Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was an Indian politician who served as the 11th vice president of India. He served in that position from August 2002,when he was elected to a five-year term by the electoral college following the death of Krishan Kant,until he resigned on 21 July 2007,after losing the presidential election to Pratibha Patil. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan three times,from 1977 to 1980,1990 to 1992 and 1993 to 1998. He represented several constituencies in Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha from 1952 to 2002. He was also awarded Padma Bhushan in the year 2003.
Although India is a parliamentary democracy,the country's politics has become dynastic or with high level of nepotism,possibly due to the absence of party organizations,independent civil-society associations which mobilize support for a party,or centralized financing of elections. The dynastic phenomenon is present at the national,state,regional,and district level. The Nehru–Gandhi family has produced three Indian prime ministers,and family members have largely led the Congress party since 1978. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also has several dynastic leaders. In addition to the major national parties,other national and regional parties such as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK),Shiromani Akali Dal,Shiv Sena,Samajwadi Party,Rashtriya Janata Dal,Janata Dal Secular,Jharkhand Mukti Morcha,Kerala Congress,Jammu &Kashmir National Conference,Indian Union Muslim League,AIMIM,and the Nationalist Congress Party are all dominated by families,mostly those of the party founders.
This is the alphabetical categorised list of statewide,regional and local political families involved in the politics and various elections of Rajasthan,at state and National level.
Suraj Bhan was an Indian politician who was elected to the Lok Sabha for four terms from Ambala. He also served as the Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha from July 1996 to December 1997. He served as governor of Uttar Pradesh,Himachal Pradesh,and Bihar.
Sunder Lal Patwa was an Indian politician,who served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and a cabinet minister in the Government of India. He was Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh twice,from 20 January 1980 to 17 February 1980 and from 5 March 1990 to 15 December 1992.
C. P. Joshi is an Indian politician and a five-time MLA from Nathdwara,Rajasthan. He was born in a Brahmin family in Nathdwara,Rajasthan and he is a member of the Indian National Congress. He has previously served as Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. Previously,he was the Member of Parliament of India from Bhilwara in the 15th Lok Sabha. He was one of the first 19 members of India's new cabinet sworn in on 22 May 2009,despite being a first-time member of the Lok Sabha. As a union minister,Joshi held key portfolios like Road Transport and Highways,and Rural Development and Panchayati Raj in the Second Manmohan Singh ministry. Moreover,he was also a Cabinet Minister of the Government of Rajasthan from 1998 to 2003.
Politics of Rajasthan is mainly dominated by two parties,the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Indian National Congress. The current government in Rajasthan is that of the Bhartiya Janata Party and Bhajan Lal Sharma is the Chief Minister.
Pushpendra Singh is an Indian politician who was a Minister in the BJP led Rajasthan Government. He is a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elected from Bali in Pali district in Rajasthan state. He has won all of the assembly elections in this district since 2002,winning his sixth term in 2023. He has been elected on the ticket of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Elections in Rajasthan have been held since 1952 to elect members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and of Lok Sabha. There are 200 assembly constituencies and 25 Lok sabha constituencies. In 2018,Legislative assembly election in Rajasthan were held on 7 December 2018.
Govind Singh Dotasra is an Indian politician. He is the president of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee. He was appointed Minister of State for primary and secondary education,Tourism and Devasthan in 2018 Government of Rajasthan. Later on 20 November 2021 he resigned from his ministry post respecting Party's one man one post policy. He is a member of 15th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and a former chief whip of the Indian National Congress party in that Assembly. He is representing the Lachhmangarh constituency of Sikar district of Rajasthan since 2008 and has been a member of the INC since 1981.
Ganganagar,also called Sri Ganganagar,Vidhan Sabha seat is one of the constituencies of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly,in India. It is a segment of Ganganagar.
Bharatiya Janata Party,Rajasthan is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan. Madan Rathore is the current president of the BJP Rajasthan,succeeding Chandra Prakash Joshi who served the position from 2023–2024. Vasundhara Raje was the previous Chief Minister of Rajasthan during 2013–2018,previously she served in the same post from 2003 to 2008. She was the first female Chief Minister of Rajasthan. And the former president of the BJP Rajasthan.
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat became Chief Minister of Rajasthan,India for second time in 1990 as leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal alliance. In 1990 election to Rajasthan Legislative Assembly out of total 200 seats Bharatiya Janata Party won 85 and Janata Dal won 50 seats. Shekhawat was sworn in as chief minister on 4 March 1990. Here are the names of the ministers:
Ramvir Singh Bidhuri is the current Member of Parliament for South Delhi Lok Sabha 2024,having won by a large margin on a BJP ticket in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. He was a four-time MLA from Delhi's Badarpur seat. He served as the Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Vidhan Sabha from 2020 to 2024,and he was a member of the Badarpur Vidhan Sabha in Delhi from 1993 to 1998,2003 to 2008,2013 to 2015,and 2020 to 2024. In 2024,he was nominated the BJP's candidate for the South Delhi constituency in Delhi,succeeding two-time MP Ramesh Bidhuri.
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas 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.
Amber is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India. It is in Jaipur district and is one of the eight assembly segments of Jaipur Rural.
Ashok Chandna is an Indian politician currently serving as a member of the 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly,representing the Hindoli constituency. He previously served as a member of the 14th and 15th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly,representing the same constituency. Chandna is a member of the Indian National Congress party. He served as the Minister of State for the Youth Affairs &Sports Department,Skill,Employment &Entrepreneurship,Transport,and Soldier Welfare in the Government of Rajasthan from 2018 to 2023.
Gopichand Meena is an Indian politician currently serving as a member of the 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly,representing the Jahazpur constituency. He previously served as an MLA from 2018 to 2023,also representing the same constituency.
Kishna Ram Nai is an Indian politician,elected member from the Dungargarh constituency of Rajasthan three times.
Bhairav Lal Meena,popularly known as Kala Badal,was an Indian tribal freedom fighter,poet,politician and folk hero who belonged to the Meena tribe. He has been a member of the 1st,2nd,3rd,5th and 6th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and the Minister of State for Ayurveda in the Government of Rajasthan.
