Kirodi Lal Meena

{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1951)}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Kirodi Lal Meena

| image = Kirodi Lal Meena.jpg

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| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1951|11|3}}

| birth_place = Khohra, Rajasthan, India

| death_date =

| death_place =

| office = Cabinet Minister
Government of Rajasthan

| term_start = 30

December 2023

| termend =

| predecessor = Lalchand Kataria

| successor =

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = Bhajan Lal Sharma

| 2blankname = Ministry and Departments

| 2namedata ={{Collapsible list| * Agriculture & Horticulture

• Rural Development
• Disaster Management, Relief & Civil Defense
• Public Charge Resolution}}

| governor = Kalraj Mishra

| term_start1 = December 2003

| term_end1 = December 2007

| predecessor1 =

| successor1 =

| 2blankname1 = Ministry and Departments

| 2namedata1 ={{Collapsible list| * Food & Civil Supplies

• Disaster Management & Assistance
• Labor & Planning}}

| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata1 = Vasundhara Raje

| office2 = Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

| term_start2 = 6 December 2023

| term_end2 =

| successor2 =

| predecessor2 = Danish Abrar

| constituency2 = Sawai Madhopur

| constituency3 = Lalsot

| term_start3 = 2013

| term_end3 = 2018

| constituency4 = Todabhim

| term_start4 = December 2008

| term_end4 = 2013

| constituency5 = Sawai Madhopur

| term_start5 = 2003

| term_end5 = 2008

| constituency6 = Bamanwas

| term_start6 = 1998

| term_end6 = 2003

| constituency7 = Mahuwa

| term_start7 = 1985

| term_end7 = 1990

| office8 = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

| constituency8 = Rajasthan

| term_start8 = 4 April 2018

| term_end8 = 06 December 2023

| successor8 = Madan Rathore

| predecessor8 = Narendra Budania, INC

| successor7 =

| office9 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| term_start9 = 2009

| term_end9 = 18 May 2014

| predecessor9 = Sachin Pilot

| successor9 = Harish Chandra Meena

| constituency9 = Dausa

| term_start10 = 2 December 1989

| term_end10 = 13 March 1991

| predecessor10 = Ram Kumar Meena

| successor10 = Kunji Lal Meena

| constituency10 = Sawai Madhopur

| office11 = District Head Dausa

| term_start12 = 1995

| term_end12 = 1998

| spouse = Golma Devi Meena

| parents =

| residence = Dausa

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| otherparty = National People's Party (India)

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| education = Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

| occupation = MLA

| profession = Doctor
Agriculture

| alma_mater = Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner

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Kirodi Lal Meena (born 3 November 1951) is an Indian politician, and physician who served as cabinet minister in Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-05 |title=Importance of being Kirodi Lal Meena: BJP rebel for all seasons, in govt or Opp |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/importance-kirodi-lal-meena-bjp-rebel-seasons-govt-opp-9433377/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} He is known for his influence in eastern Rajasthan’s tribal communities, particularly the Meena community. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he currently serves as the cabinet minister of Agriculture, Horticulture, and Rural Development in the Government of Rajasthan and represents the Sawai Madhopur constituency as a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (MLA). With a political career spanning decades, Meena has been elected as an MLA six times and as a Member of Parliament (MP) twice in the Lok Sabha (9th and 15th terms) from Sawai Madhopur and Dausa, alongside a stint in the Rajya Sabha from 2018 to 2023. He is known as “Baba” among his supporters.{{cite web |title=Kirodi |url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/Home/GoogleSearch?query=Kirodi}}{{Cite web |date=2024-05-22 |title=As Kirodi Lal Meena drops another bombshell, why the BJP leader is on the warpath against his own govt |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/as-kirodi-lal-meena-drops-another-bombshell-why-the-bjp-leader-is-on-the-warpath-against-his-own-govt-9343560/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}