The Meena is a tribe found mainly in the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh regions of India. Its name is also transliterated as Meenanda or Mina. The Meenas claim connection to the Matsya avatar of Vishnu,and the ancient Matsya Kingdom.
This is a partial listing of prominent political families of Rajasthan.
Gulab Chand Kataria is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the Home minister in Government of Rajasthan from 2014 till 2018. 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. He was booked by the C.B.I. in the Sheikh fake encounter killing. He is the Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.
Raghuvir Singh Meena is an Indian National Congress leader and member of Congress Working Committee (CWC),the highest decision-making body of the Indian National Congress.
Dr. C. P. Joshi is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is the current 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.
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections,2013 was held in Indian state of Rajasthan on 1 December 2013. Results were announced on 8 December. The incumbent ruling party Indian National Congress,led by the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot,lost the elections to Vasundhara Raje-led BJP,who was being touted as the next incumbent.
Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria is an Indian politician and owner of a Gurugram-based real estate group. He is currently a member of parliament after winning the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha election from Tonk-Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He defeated former member of parliament and former Indian cricket team captain Mohammad Azharuddin by a margin of 1,48,000 votes. In the recent 2019 Lok Sabha elections,he won by defeating ex-cabinet minister Namo Narayan Meena by 1,1100 votes. He was a former independent member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly in the Sohna Vidhan Sabha Constituency from 2004 to 2009. He won the Sohna seat independently by defeating political stars of the Congress Party and others.
Babu Singh is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party and a three-term member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing the Shergarh Vidhan Sabha constituency of Rajasthan.
Hari Singh Rawat is an Indian Politician and Business Man,former Member of Legislative Assembly of the 14th Vidhan Sabha from Bhim constituency,Rajasthan. He is a member of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP),and has been elected consecutively 2003,2008 and 2013 for three time as a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Bhim constituency,Rajasthan. He has also served in Indian Army from the year 1976 to 1981. He is the Former Chairman of State Magra Vikas board,Rajasthan Government.
Udaipur is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India. It is in Udaipur district and is a part of Udaipur Lok Sabha Constituency.
Ramgarh is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India. It is in Alwar district and is a segment of Alwar.
Chhabra is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India. It is in Baran district and is a segment of Jhalawar–Baran.
Gogunda Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India.
Jhadol Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India.
Kherwara Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India.
Udaipur Rural Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India.
Mavli Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India.
Vallabhnagar Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India.
Salumber Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India.
Amrit Lal Meena is an Indian politician who is an elected member from Salumber Assembly constituency in Udaipur district of Rajasthan. And he is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
