Krishan Kumar Vishnoi | |
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![]() K.K. Vishnoi | |
Minister of State, Government of Rajasthan | |
Assumed office 30 December 2023 | |
Governor | Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde |
Chief Minister | Bhajan Lal Sharma |
Ministry and Departments | List
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Preceded by | Ashok Chandna |
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 3 December 2023 | |
Preceded by | Hemaram Choudhary |
Constituency | Gudamalani |
State Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party –Rajasthan | |
In office 2020–2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Gudamalani,Barmer district,Rajasthan | 18 August 1976
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | ![]() |
Parent | Ladu Ram (father) |
Education | B.A. from Marwad College,Kuchaman City (2021) |
Alma mater | Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University,Ajmer |
Occupation | Politician |
Krishan Kumar Vishnoi (also known as KK Vishnoi) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who is serving as a Minister of State in the Government of Rajasthan. [1] [2] He represents the Gudamalani constituency in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. [3]
Krishan Kumar Vishnoi was born on 18 August 1976 [4] in Gudamalani,Barmer district,Rajasthan. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marwad College,Kuchaman City,affiliated with Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University,Ajmer,in 2021. [5]
Vishnoi has been associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan and served as the State Secretary of the party's Rajasthan unit from 2020 to 2023. [6]
In the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election,he contested from the Gudamalani seat as a BJP candidate. He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly,defeating Congress candidate Sonaram Choudhary by a margin of 15,217 votes. [7] [8] [9]
Source: [4]
Vishnoi was inducted into the Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry on 30 December 2023 as a Minister of State with independent charge of the departments of Industry &Commerce,Sports &Youth Affairs,Skill,Employment &Entrepreneurship,and Policy Making. [10] In May 2024,he was additionally assigned the Agriculture portfolio. [11]
Year | Office | Constituency | Party | Votes (KK Vishnoi) | % | Opponent | Opponent Party | Votes | % | Result | Ref | ||
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2023 | MLA | Gudha Malani | Bharatiya Janata Party | ![]() | 107,632 | 48.85 | Sonaram Choudhary | Indian National Congress | ![]() | 92,415 | 41.95 | Won | [7] |