Rajendra Singh Rathore
{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Namankan sabha Taranagar 2023.jpg
| office1 = Leader of the Opposition
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
| term_start1 = 6 April 2023
| term_end1 = 4 December 2023
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = Ashok Gehlot
| predecessor1 = Gulab Chand Kataria
| successor1 = Tika Ram Jully
| office2 = Minister of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj
Government of Rajasthan
| term_start2 = 10 December 2016
| term_end2 = 17 December 2018
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = Vasundhara Raje
| predecessor2 = Surendra Goyal
| successor2 =
| office3 = Minister of Health & Family Welfare
Government of Rajasthan
| term_start3 = 21 December 2013
| term_end3 = 10 December 2016
| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata3 = Vasundhara Raje
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 = Kali Charan Saraf
| office4 = Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Government of Rajasthan
| term_start4 = 21 December 2013
| term_end4 = 17 December 2018
| 1blankname4 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata4 = Vasundhara Raje
| predecessor4 =
| successor4 =
| office5 = Minister of Public Works Department
Government of Rajasthan
| term_start5 = 31 May 2004
| term_end5 = 10 December 2008
| 1blankname5 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata5 = Vasundhara Raje
| predecessor5 = Gulab Chand Kataria
| successor5 =
| office6 = Minister of Health & Family Welfare
Government of Rajasthan
| term_start6 = 11 December 1993
| term_end6 = 30 November 1998
| 1blankname6 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata6 = Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
| predecessor6 =
| successor6 =
| office7 = Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
| term_start7 = 2013
| term_end7 = 2023
| predecessor7 = Hazi Maqbool
| successor7 = Harlal Saharan
| constituency7 = Churu
| term_start8 = 2008
| term_end8 = 2013
| predecessor8 = Chandra Shekhar Baid
| successor8 = Jai Narayan Poonia
| constituency8 = Taranagar
| term_start9 = 1990
| term_end9 = 2008
| predecessor9 = Hamida Begum
| successor9 = Hazi Maqbool
| constituency9 = Churu
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|4|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Harpalsar, Rajasthan, India
| spouse = {{marriage|Chand Kanwar|1978}}
| children = 1
| father =
| mother =
| alma_mater = University of Rajasthan
Dungar College{{cite web | title=Dungar College official notable alumni list | url=https://www.dungarcollege.ac.in/files/48/All-Categories/325/Alumini-list.pdf | access-date=5 April 2025}}
| occupation = Politician
| residence = Jaipur
| source = https://assembly.rajasthan.gov.in/Containers/Archives/MemberBioData_Former.aspx
}}
Rajendra Rathore (born 21 April 1955) is an Indian politician who served as leader of opposition in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. He is a former Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Churu.{{Cite web|last=Nandi|first=Palak|date=12 November 2018|title=Rajendra Rathore, 6-time MLA, faces toughest test in his career|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/rajendra-rathore-6-time-mla-faces-toughest-test-in-his-career/articleshow/66584634.cms|access-date=27 February 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}} He lost 2023 Rajasthan Assembly Elections to Narendra Budhania of Congress party.{{Cite web |last=Mahan |first=Rajan |date=2024-03-15 |title=In Rajasthan's Churu, a Long-Drawn Jat-Rajput Battle and a New Political Hotspot |url=https://www.thequint.com/opinion/churu-polls-2024-rahul-kaswan-joins-congress-faction-in-bjp-jat-votes-jaichand-barbs-lok-sabha-elections |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=तारानगर सीट पर कांग्रेस के नरेंद्र बुढ़ानिया की जीत, बीजेपी के राजेंद्र राठौड़ को 10345 वोटों से हराया |url=https://www.jansatta.com/elections/rajasthan-elections-2023-taranagar-assembly-seat-result-bjp-rajendra-rathore-congress-narendra-budania/3087366/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Jansatta |language=hi}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Rajendra Rathore(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- CHURU(CHURU ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/rajasthan2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=207 |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=www.myneta.info}}
Political career
Rajendra Rathore has been a prominent face of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan, for past 3 decades. He has emerged from numerous crises and has a strong grip on Rajput voters in the state; he enjoys huge popularity in Churu, Rajasthan. For over a decade and a half, Rathore along with the late Dr. Digamber Singh dominated the party in the state, while batting for Vasundhara Raje’s leadership in the state. After, Digamber Singh’s death in 2017, Rathore distanced himself from Raje. And post the 2018 Rajasthan election has appeared as a viable party leader for the state - heading into the 2023 assembly elections.
= Membership of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly =
| class = "wikitable sortable" |
| Assembly
! Tenure ! Constituency ! colspan=2|Party |
|---|
| 9th
| 1990 - 1993 | rowspan=4|Churu |{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}} |
| 10th
| 1993 - 1998 |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=6}} |
| 11th
| 1998 - 2003 |
| 12th
| 2003 - 2008 |
| 13th
| 2008 - 2013 |
| 14th
| 2013 - 2018 | rowspan=2|Churu |
| 15th
| 2018 - 2023 |
= Positions held in Government of Rajasthan =
| class ="wikitable" |
| 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 | 2019 - 2023 |
| 7.
| MLA | Leader of the Opposition | 2023 |
References
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2. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/crisis-ploy-to-buy-power-from-pvt-firms-rathore/articleshow/91192983.cms. The Times of India 30 April 2022
4. https://www.abplive.com/states/rajasthan/rajasthan-bjp-leader-rajendra-rathore-object-congress-mlas-being-made-board-president-2060307. ABP Live 12 Feb 2022
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