Pratap Singh Khachariyawas
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Pratap Singh Khachariyawas
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|05|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
| image =
| office = Minister of Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer affairs Government of Rajasthan
| termstart = November 2021
| termend = 2023
| predecessor = Ramesh Chand Meena
| successor = Sumit Godara
| office1 = Minister of Transport, Soldier Welfare, Government of Rajasthan
| governor1 = Kalraj Mishra
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = Ashok Gehlot
| constituency1 = Civil Lines, Jaipur
| termstart1 = 24 December 2018
| termend1 = November 2021
| office2 = Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
| termstart3 = 2008
| termend3 = 2013
| successor2 = Gopal Sharma
| successor3 = Arun Chaturvedi
| termstart2 = 2018
| termend2 = 2023
| constituency3 = Civil Lines
| constituency2 = Civil Lines
| parents = Laxman Singh Shekhawat (father)
Himmat Kanwar (mother)
| spouse = {{Marriage|Neeraj Kanwar|2000}}
| children = 2 sons
| party = Indian National Congress
| alma_mater = MA in political science, LLB Rajasthan University
| profession = Politician
Social Worker
| nationality = Indian
| website = www.pratapsinghkhachariyawas.in
}}
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas (प्रताप सिंह खाचरियावास; born 16 May 1969) is an Indian National Congress politician, who was former Cabinet Minister of Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer affairs in Government of Rajasthan. He is also one of the Cabinet Ministers in the government, under Ashok Gehlot. He has held the post of the spokesperson of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee and president of Jaipur Congress since 2015, previously he served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Civil Lines.
Early life
He belongs to the Rajput community.{{cite web|date=2021|title=हटाए जाने की चर्चाओं पर परिवहन मंत्री तल्ख:खाचरियावास ने कहा- प्यार से कोई मेरी गर्दन भी ले सकता है, जबरन कुछ नहीं; रोड पर रहा हूं, रोड का आदमी हूं|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/jaipur/news/rajasthan-transport-minister-pratap-singh-khachariyawas-political-statement-128750489.html|newspaper=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi}} He was born on 16 May 1969 in Jodhpur. He is the son of Laxman Singh Shekhawat and Himmat Kanwar and completed his school education from Adarsh Vidya Mandir, Kishangarh Renewal and later from Tagore Vidya Bhavan, Jaipur 9th to 11th studied in Maheshwari Higher Secondary School, Jaipur. Apart from this, he has completed MA in political science and LLB, Rajasthan college BA and MA from Rajasthan University Jaipur.
Personal life
He is the nephew of ex-vice president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.{{Cite web |date=March 11, 2004 |title=Shekhawat's nephew joins Cong |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/shekhawats-nephew-joins-cong/articleshow/552967.cms |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=The Times of India |language=en}} He is married to Neeraj Kanwar and has two sons Aditya Vardhan and Krishna Vardhan. Currently he is living at M-13 Madram Pura Civil Lines, Jaipur with his family.{{Cite web|title=Pratap Singh Biography in Hindi: About Family, Political life, Age, Photos |url=https://www.patrika.com/topic/pratap-singh-khachariyawas/|access-date=2020-08-19|website=Patrika News|language=hindi}}
Political career
He started his political career as an independent President of University of Rajasthan (1992–93); He was also a member of legislative assembly from Civil Lines, Jaipur (2008–13). Currently, he is cabinet minister in Rajasthan government and state spokesperson of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee and president of Jaipur.{{Cite web|agency=TNN|date=Aug 14, 2019|title=My family descendants of Lord Ram’s son: Pratap Singh Khachariya|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/my-family-descendants-of-lord-rams-son-minister/articleshow/70666779.cms|access-date=2020-08-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}
Membership of Legislative Assembly
- 2008–13, member Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Civil Lines Vidhan Sabha.{{Cite web |title=Civil Lines Elections Results 2018, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Civil Lines, Rajasthan |url=https://www.elections.in/rajasthan/assembly-constituencies/civil-lines.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Elections in India}}
- 2018- 2023, member Rajasthan legislative assembly from Civil Lines Vidhan Sabha.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajasthan-local-urban-body-elections-congress-victory-bjp-ashok-gehlot-1620478-2019-11-19|title=Congress sweeps Rajasthan local body elections, CM Ashok Gehlot says mandate for his govt - India News|website=India Today|date=2019-11-19|author=Dev Ankur Wadhawan|accessdate=2020-12-20}}
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Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan