Kataria is an Indian and Pakistani surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Joshi is a surname used by the Brahmin (caste) in India and Nepal. Joshi is also sometimes spelled as Jyoshi. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word Jyotishi meaning "astrologer" or a person who practices jyotisha. Jyotisha refers to Hindu astrology and astronomy and is derived from jyotish.
Varmā, Verma, Varman, or Burman are surnames found in India and Southeast Asia. These surnames are commonly used by people of different castes and ethnic groups across the region. The surname is used in North India by some of the groups among cluster of castes called Kayasthas. However, in the same region along with Central India, it can also be found among castes like Lodhi rajputs, Prajapats, Kurmis and Koeris.
Chaturvedi is a Hindu surname of Indian origin. The name "Chaturvedi" literally means "Knower of the Four Vedas."
Pathania is a surname of Indian origin. It is also the name of a Rajput clan from northern India; the royal family of the Nurpur kingdom belonged to this clan.
Chaudhary is a common surname in the Indian subcontinent, originally derived from an Indian hereditary title. "Chaudhary" is a term adapted from the Sanskrit word caturdhara, literally "holder of four". 'Chaudhary' was first bestowed by the various rulers of the Delhi Sultanate, and the custom was continued by the breakaway Bengal Sultanate. Later, the Mughals and the Nawabs conferred the same title in great numbers. Chaudharies were "local magnates" responsible for land taxes alongside an amil and a karkun (accountant) in the local-level administrative units known as parganas.
Gulab Chand Kataria is an Indian politician who is serving as the 27th Governor of Assam since 15 February 2023. He was a minister in the Government of Rajasthan from 2013 till 2018, 2003 to 2008 and from 1993 to 1998. He is a senior leader of BJP in Rajasthan and is also a member of central working committee of the party. He hails from Udaipur and has represented it in 9th Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian Parliament from Udaipur from 1989 to 1991. He was booked by the C.B.I. in the Sheikh fake encounter killing. He was also the Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 2019 till 2023, 2013 to 2013 and from 2002 to 2003. He was the President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan state unit from 1999 to 2000.He was also the member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Udaipur from 2003 to 2023 and from 1977 to 1986 and from Bari Sadri from 1993 to 2003.
Tripathi or Tripathy is a Hindu Brahmin family name in India and Nepal. Trivedi and Tiwari are variants of the name.
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.
Krishan is a given name and surname. Notable persons with that name include:
Lalchand Kataria is an Indian politician belonging to the Party. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, from Jaipur Rural, Rajasthan in 2009. He was the Minister of State for Defense in the Second Manmohan Singh ministry. He was later elected as a Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Amer Constituency in 2003, a position he currently holds. He has been the cabinet minister of Rajasthan from the year 2018.
Rattan Lal Kataria was an Indian politician from Haryana. He served as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment till 7 July 2021. He was a member of the 16th Lok Sabha. He was elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Ambala as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 612,121 votes out of 1,220,121 total, defeating INC candidate Raj Kumar Balmiki. Previously, he was elected to 13th Lok Sabha from Ambala as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was also a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from 1987 to 1991, representing the Radaur Assembly constituency. He was born on 19 December 1951, and educated at Kurukshetra University.
Nath is an Indian surname, commonly found among Bengali Hindus and Assamese Hindus. 'Nath' community belongs to the Yogi-Nath group and are listed as Other Backward Class in West Bengal. Prior to independence, census statistics rarely included the caste name Nath. 19th-century British sources mentioned that castes known as jogis or jugis existed in Bengal, Punjab and Rajputana. The Naths, however, were one of the six subgroups of Jogi in the Rajasthan Hindi census. Some sources claim that Jogis held a low position during the 19th century. They appear to be particularly linked to failed ascetics and weavers who are often of lower status. In Assam, Yogi (nath) were historically known for drumming, now agriculture is their main occupation. In the state of Himachal Pradesh they are classified as Scheduled Caste under India's Reservation system.
Golma Devi Meena is a member of the 14th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. She represents the Rajgarh Laxmangarh constituency of Alwar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. In the 2013 state assembly elections, she defeated Surajbhan Dhanka of the Samajwadi Party with a margin of 8,128 votes. She was an independent candidate in 2008 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election from Mahwa and minister of state for Khadi and village industries in the government headed by Ashok Gehlot in 2009 but quit the post after four months. She left the party because in her opinion its leaders in the state repeatedly humiliated her husband, Kirodi Lal Meena. Kirodi himself is a former Bharatiya Janata Party politician who was a cabinet minister holding the portfolio of food and civil supplies. As of 2016, he is a member of National People's Party.. She was a BJP candidate from Sapotara in the 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, but she was defeated by Ramesh Chand Meena of the Indian National Congress.
Jhunjhunwala is an Indian toponymic Marwari surname from Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan, India. They belong to Marwari community hailing from Rajasthan. Jhunjhunwalas follow Marwari traditions and are pure vegetarian community. Dialect that can be commonly heard by people belonging to this town is Marwari.They are the worshippers of deity Rani Sati in Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan.
Murmu is a surname indicating a particular clan of the Santals found in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
Ramesh Chand Meena is an Indian politician and has Former Cabinet Minister Panchayati Raj & Rural development Government of Rajasthan and also member of 13th, 14th and 15th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan. He currently represents Sapotra as a member of Indian National Congress.
On 12 July 2020, around 19 members of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, as claimed by the then Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot, flew to Delhi after disputes over different offices between rival factions of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee, starting a governmental crisis in the state of Rajasthan.
Arjun Lal Jingar is an Indian politician of Rajasthan state belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is an elected member from Kapasan assembly constituency.
Rathva is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ganga Devi Verma is an Indian politician from Rajasthan. She is a two-time MLA from Bagru Assembly Constituency of Jaipur District which is reserved for SC community. She represents Indian National Congress Party. She won the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections in 2008 and 2018.