Zakir Hussain Gesawat

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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2013}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Zakir Hussain Gesawat

| image = Zakir Hussain Gesawat (cropped).jpeg

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|5 July 1970}}

| birth_place = Makrana, Nagaur

| death_date =

| death_place =

| constituency = Makrana, nagaur

| office1 =

| term_start = 3 December 2023

| term_end =

| predecessor1 = Roopa Ram

| successor1 =

| office2 =

| term_start2 = {{start date|df=y|2008|12|10}}

| term_end2 = {{end date|df=y|2013|12|13}}

| predecessor2 = Bhanwar Lal Rajpurohit

| successor2 = Shreeram Bhincher{{cite web |title=List of MLA of Makrana |url=http://www.elections.in/rajasthan/assembly-constituencies/makrana.html}}

| office3 = President, Nagaur District Congress Committee{{cite web |title=List, District President – Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee, Rajasthan |url=http://rajasthanpcc.com/dcc-presidents.php |website=rajasthanpcc.com |access-date=23 September 2018}}

| term_start3 = {{start date|df=y|2016|02|11}}

| term_end3 =

| party = Indian National Congress

| spouse = Tabassum Praveen

| children =

| education =

| office = Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

}}

Zakir Hussain Gesawat (born 5 July 1970) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Makrana, Nagaur. {{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2023-10-31 |title=Congress announces fourth list of 56 candidates for Rajasthan polls |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/rajasthan-assembly/congress-announces-fourth-list-of-56-candidates-for-rajasthan-polls/article67481714.ece |access-date=2024-05-23 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} He is president of the District Congress Committee, Nagaur since 2016. He was previously elected to the Rajasthan Assembly in 2008 from same constituency. He is a member of the Indian National Congress.{{Cite web |last=ADR |title=Zakir Husain Gesawat(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- MAKRANA(NAGAUR) – Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=http://myneta.info/rajasthan2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=134 |access-date=2016-02-13 |website=myneta.info}}

Political career

Gesawat was elected as MLA in Rajasthan Assembly 2008 election.{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/rj2008/candidate.php?candidate_id=349|title=ZAKIR HUSSAIN(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- Makrana(Nagaur) – Affidavit Information of Candidate:|last=ADR|website=myneta.info|access-date=2018-09-02}} He was elected as MLA. He was defeated by Shreeram Bhincher in Rajasthan Assembly Election 2013 with a huge margin difference. He is candidate for Indian National Congress from Makrana Assembly of Rajasthan (113) for Assembly Election 2018 of Rajasthan.{{cite web |title=Press Release – List of 152 party candidates for the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan |url=https://www.inc.in/en/media/press-releases/press-release-list-of-152-party-candidates-for-the-legislative-assembly-of-rajasthan |website=Indian National Congress |publisher=Mukul Wasnik |access-date=16 November 2018}}

= Rajasthan Assembly Election 2023 =

He won 2023 Rajasthan Assembly elections by defeating BJP candidate Sumita Bhincher by a margin of 29,314 votes.https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/candidateswise-S20113.htm

= Rajasthan Assembly Election 2018 =

He got Indian National Congress ticket for Rajasthan Assembly election 2018 from Makrana but lost to Roopa Ram of Bhartiya Janta Party by a margin of 1072 votes.{{cite news |title=मकराना से रूपाराम मुरावतिया 1072 वोट से जीते |url=https://www.patrika.com/nagaur-news/win-by-1072-votes-from-makarana-to-ruparam-muravatia-3827027/ |work=patrika.com |language=hi}}

Membership in Committees

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  • Member, Committee on Petitions (2010–2011)
  • Member, Committee on Petitions (2009–2010)
  • Member, Committee on Petitions (2011–2012)
  • Member, Committee on Estimates "A" (2010–2011)
  • Member, Committee on Estimates "A" (2011–2012)
  • Member, Committee on Welfare of Minorities (2012–2013)
  • Member, Committee on Welfare of Minorities (2013–2014)

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