Arti Singh Rao

Arti Singh Rao was born in the royal family of Ahirwal region in 1979. She is a daughter of Indian politician & Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh and Manita Singh. She is an International Skeet Shooter and has won multiple medals finishing best with a Gold Medal at the 2005 Asian Games. She started practicing shooting in 1998 and played her first international competition in 1999.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-21 |title=Arti Singh RAO, ISSF Athletes Database |url=https://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/SHINDW0307197901 |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=ISSF |language=en}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=October 2024}} She is the granddaughter of Maharaja Rao Birender Singh, the former Chief Minister of Haryana. Her uncles, Rao Ajit Singh and Rao Yaduvendra Singh, are also politicians.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Arti Rao started practicing shooting in 1998 and played her first competition in 1999. She has won multiple medals at Asian Games, finishing best with Gold Medal at 2005 Asian Games. She has won four medals at the Asian Games, a gold in 2005, two silver in 2003 and 2009, and a bronze in 2004. She made two Skeet Shooting World Cup Final appearances in 2001 Doha and 2012 Maribor finishing ninth rank both times. She achieved the best rank of 20 at the World Championships in 2009 Maribor. Thomas Sunny was her national coach.{{fact|date=January 2025}}

Belonging to a well-established political family, her debut in politics was inevitable. Although she was active in the political sphere since the early 2010s, she was denied a ticket to Haryana Legislative Assembly seat earlier by BJP,{{Cite web |date=2024-09-21 |title=‘Despite being Rao Inderjit Singh’s daughter, I did not get a ticket for 10 years… I am here to work’: Arti Singh Rao |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/rao-inderjit-singh-daughter-ticket-haryana-assembly-polls-9577016/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} but was offered one from Ateli constituency in 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, a constituency in southern Haryana, where Rao Inderjit Singh has a very strong foothold. She defeated the BSP candidate Atar Lal{{Cite web |date=2024-10-08 |title=Ateli Election Result 2024 LIVE Update: BJP's Arti Singh Rao A Winner After Close Fight With BSP's Attar Lal |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/ateli-election-result-2024-live-update-9077355.html |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=News18 |language=en}} and became the member of assembly for the first time. In the Second Saini ministry, she was sworn in as a cabinet minister and allotted Health ministry portfolio. She is also the Minister of Medical Education & Research and the Minister of Ayush.{{Cite news |date=2024-10-21 |title=Haryana's new ministers get portfolios: CM Nayab Singh Saini keeps home, Anil Vij heads energy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/haryanas-new-ministers-get-portfolios-cm-nayab-singh-saini-keeps-home-anil-vij-heads-energy/articleshow/114409346.cms |access-date=2024-10-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

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