Rajendra Singh Rathore

Chand Kanwar

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(m. 1978)​

Rajendra Singh Rathore
Leader of the Opposition Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office 6 April 2023 –4 December 2023
Children	1
Residence	Jaipur
Alma mater	University of Rajasthan Dungar College [1]
Occupation	Politician
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Rajendra Rathore (born 21 April 1955) is an Indian politician who served as leader of opposition in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. He is a former Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Churu. ^[2] He lost 2023 Rajasthan Assembly Elections to Narendra Budhania of Congress party. ^{[3] [4]}

Early life and education

Rathore was born on 21 April 1955 in Harpalsar village, Sardarshahar, District Churu, Rajasthan. He was born to Uttam Singh Rathore, an RAS officer. He was schooled in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, and then obtained his M.A. in 1980, D.L.L. in 1978, L.L.B. in 1977 at Rajasthan University, Jaipur. He was elected as the president of the Student Union at Rajasthan University in 1979. ^[5]

Political career

Rajendra Rathore has been a prominent face of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan, for past 3 decades. He has emerged from numerous crises and has a strong grip on Rajput voters in the state; he enjoys huge popularity in Churu, Rajasthan. For over a decade and a half, Rathore along with the late Dr. Digamber Singh dominated the party in the state, while batting for Vasundhara Raje’s leadership in the state. After, Digamber Singh’s death in 2017, Rathore distanced himself from Raje. And post the 2018 Rajasthan election has appeared as a viable party leader for the state - heading into the 2023 assembly elections.

Membership of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Assembly	Tenure	Constituency	Party
9th	1990 - 1993	Churu		Janata Dal
10th	1993 - 1998			Bharatiya Janata Party
11th	1998 - 2003
12th	2003 - 2008
13th	2008 - 2013	Taranagar
14th	2013 - 2018	Churu
15th	2018 - 2023

Positions held in Government of Rajasthan

SI No.	Post	Department or Ministry	Tenure
1.	MLA	Deputy Chief Whip	1991 - 1993
2.	Minister of State	Medical and Health, Medical Services (ESI).	1993 - 1998
3.	Cabinet Minister	Public Works Department and Parliamentary Affairs.	2003 - 2008
4.	Cabinet Minister	Medical and Health Services (ESI), Medical Education, Ayurveda & Indian Medical Methods.	2013 - 2016
5.	Cabinet Minister	Rural Development & Panchayati raj and Parliamentary Affairs, Election.	2016 - 2018
6.	MLA	Deputy Leader of the Opposition	2019 - 2023
7.	MLA	Leader of the Opposition	2023

References

1. "Dungar College official notable alumni list" (PDF). Retrieved 5 April 2025.
2. Nandi, Palak (12 November 2018). "Rajendra Rathore, 6-time MLA, faces toughest test in his career". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
3. Mahan, Rajan (15 March 2024). "In Rajasthan's Churu, a Long-Drawn Jat-Rajput Battle and a New Political Hotspot". TheQuint. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
4. "तारानगर सीट पर कांग्रेस के नरेंद्र बुढ़ानिया की जीत, बीजेपी के राजेंद्र राठौड़ को 10345 वोटों से हराया". Jansatta (in Hindi). 3 December 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
5. "Rajendra Rathore(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- CHURU(CHURU ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 12 March 2025.

2. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/crisis-ploy-to-buy-power-from-pvt-firms-rathore/articleshow/91192983.cms. The Times of India 30 April 2022

4. https://www.abplive.com/states/rajasthan/rajasthan-bjp-leader-rajendra-rathore-object-congress-mlas-being-made-board-president-2060307. ABP Live 12 Feb 2022