Rajendra Singh Rathore

Rajendra Rathore (born 21 April 1955) is an Indian politician who is serving as deputy leader of opposition in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. He is a Member of Legislative Assembly, Rajasthan from the BJP representing Churu [1] Constituency.

Rajendra Rathore
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
13 January 2019
Member of Legislative Assembly, Rajasthan
Assumed office
1990
ConstituencyChuru
Minister of State
Government of Rajasthan
In office
1993–1994
Minister of PWD
Government of Rajasthan
In office
2003–2008
Succeeded byBharat Singh, INC
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Government of Rajasthan
In office
2003–2008
Succeeded byShanti Kumar Dhariwal, INC
Minister of Health & Family Welfare
Government of Rajasthan
In office
2013–2016
Succeeded byKali Charan Saraf, BJP
Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj
Government of Rajasthan
In office
2016–2018
Succeeded bySachin Pilot, INC
Personal details
Born (1955-04-21) 21 April 1955
Spouse(s)Chand Kanwar
Children1
Residence54 , Geeta Path , Suraj Nagar West, Civil Lines, Jaipur 302006
Alma materUniversity of Rajasthan
OccupationPolitician

Early life and education

Rathore was born on 21 April 1955 in Harpalsar village, Sardarshahar, District Churu, Rajasthan. He was born to Uttam Singh Rathore, an RAS officer. He was schooled in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, and then obtained his M.A. in 1980, D.L.L. in 1978, L.L.B. in 1977 at Rajasthan University, Jaipur. He was elected as the president of the Student Union at Rajasthan University in 1979.

He married Chand Kanwar, on 23 February 1978. The couple has one son, Parakram Singh Rathore.

Political career

Membership of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

SI No. Assembly Tenure Constituency Party
1. 9th Rajasthan
Legislative Assembly
.
1990 - 1993 Churu Janata Dal
2. 10th Rajasthan
Legislative Assembly
.
1993 - 1998 Churu Bharatiya Janata Party
3. 11th Rajasthan
Legislative Assembly
.
1998 - 2003 Churu Bharatiya Janata Party
4. 12th Rajasthan
Legislative Assembly
.
2003 - 2008 Churu Bharatiya Janata Party
5. 13th Rajasthan
Legislative Assembly
.
2008 - 2013 Taranagar Bharatiya Janata Party
6. 14th Rajasthan
Legislative Assembly
.
2013 - 2018 Churu Bharatiya Janata Party
7. 15th Rajasthan
Legislative Assembly
.
Incumbent Churu Bharatiya Janata Party

Positions Held in Government of Rajasthan

SI No. Post Department or Ministry Tenure
1. MLA Deputy Chief Whip 1991 - 1993
2. Minister of State Medical and Health, Medical Services (ESI). 1993 - 1998
3. Cabinet Minister Public Works Department and Parliamentary Affairs. 2003 - 2008
4. Cabinet Minister Medical and Health Services (ESI), Medical Education, Ayurveda & Indian Medical Methods. 2013 - 2016
5. Cabinet Minister Rural Development & Panchayati raj and Parliamentary Affairs, Election. 2016 - 2018
6. MLA Deputy Leader of the Opposition Incumbent

Social Works

  1. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Medical College - In October 2018 , Rathore took the unprecedented step of opening of Medical College in Churu which is now serving the medical study requirement of many students.
  2. Lohia Law College - Lohia College has started post graduate courses and graduate level courses.
  3. Churu Nature Park - In September 2018, he inaugurated the grand nature park in Churu. After Jaipur's Central Park in Rajasthan, the second largest nature park is located in Churu. It is built on 90 bighas of land and more than 10 thousand saplings of about 20 species have been planted under the Naturopathy system. It is equipped with facilities like yoga center, two accupressure tracks, sand path, open gym, watch tower, knowledge park, women park , children park and Swami Gopaldas open air theatre.
  4. Medical Relief Society - In 1993-98 , Rathore started the Medical Relief Society while being the Minister of Medical and Health Department.

References

  1. "Churu", Wikipedia, 22 December 2018, retrieved 11 January 2019


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