Jodhpur is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023,the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and Jodhpur division. It is historic capital of the Kingdom of Marwar,founded in 1459 by Rao Jodha,a Rajput chief of the Rathore clan. On 11 August 1947 four days prior to the Indian independence,Maharaja Hanwant Singh the last ruler of Jodhpur state signed the Instrument of Accession and merged his state in Union of India. On 30 March 1949,it became part of the newly formed state of Rajasthan,which was created after merging the states of the erstwhile Rajputana Agency.
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.
Jodhpur district is a district in the State of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Jodhpur is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Jai Narain Vyas University is an educational institution in Jodhpur,Rajasthan,India. The institution is the only residential university in the state,catering mainly to the needs of students of western Rajasthan (Marwar). Many of its research and development activities focus on the heritage,society,and challenges of the Thar Desert region,in which it is located. As the westernmost university of the country,research is conducted in border areas with Pakistan.
Colonel Sonaram Choudhary is an Indian politician,and a member of the Indian National Congress since 2014. He represented Barmer constituency in Rajasthan,India,in Lok Sabha for Indian National Congress,winning elections in 1996,1998,1999. He lost 2004 Lok Sabha elections to BJP's Manavendra Singh. Later,he left Congress and joined Bhartiya Janta Party before 2014 Indian general elections. He was declared candidate of BJP from Barmer instead of veteran BJP leader Jaswant Singh,and won 2014 elections.
Manvendra Singh Jasol is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India from 2004-2009 representing the Barmer-Jaisalmer constituency of Rajasthan.
Barmer Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Rajasthan state in western India. It is the second largest parliamentary constituency covering an area of 71,601 km2,over twice the size of Belgium. Jaisalmer and Barmer,the third and fifth largest districts in India,both fall under this Lok Sabha seat.
Sheo or Shiv is a village in Barmer district of Rajasthan state of India. It is a tehsil headquarters. It is also spelled as Shiv,although Sheo is the preferred way of writing the name. The village is located in the Thar desert.
Kailash Bhansali was an Indian politician who served as a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from the Jodhpur constituency in Rajasthan from 2008 to 2014 and again from 2015 to 2018.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat is an Indian politician who is serving as Minister of Culture and Minister of Tourism since 2024. He is a member of parliament from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) representing Jodhpur in the Lok Sabha.
Hanuman Beniwal is an Indian politician and farmer leader from Nagaur,Rajasthan. He is serving as Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha,the lower house of the parliament representing Nagaur. He is founder and president of Rashtriya Loktantrik Party. He has been elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for four-terms from Khinvsar constituency since 2008. He is also a two term member of Lok Sabha,the lower house of the parliament from Nagaur.
Manisha Panwar is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress and a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing the Jodhpur assembly constituency of Rajasthan.
Kishna Ram Vishnoi is a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Indian national congress and represents the Lohawat in Jodhpur District.
Bhanwar Singh Bhati is former Indian politician who is former Minister of State for Power,IGNP,Water Resource Department,Government of Rajasthan. As member of the Indian National Congress party,he has represented the Kolayat assembly seat of Rajasthan since 2013.
Shakti Dan Kaviya was a poet,writer,critic,and scholar from Rajasthan,India. Kaviya had served as the department head of Hindi as well as Rajasthani section multiple times at Jai Narain Vyas University. He was considered an authority in Dingal (Rajasthani) literature as well as a great scholar of Hindi and Braj-Bhasha. Kaviya was also a Sahitya Akademi Award recipient for his work 'Dharti Ghani Rupali'
Jalam Singh Rawlot is an Indian politician who is a former MLA of Sheo. He is a former district president of Bharatiya Janata Party Barmer. He is a national level leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was born in Satto village of Jaisalmer district. He was the student union president of Jai Narayan vyas University,Jodhpur in 1989.
Madan Prajapat is an Indian politician from Rajasthan who has served in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly since 2018. He previously served in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2013. Prajapat represents Pachpadra as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Samajik Nyay Manch (SNM) was a political party in India. Founded in 2003 by Lokendra Singh Kalvi and Devi Singh Bhati,it was established as a social-cum-political organization just before the assembly election. It was more active in Indian states Rajasthan and Haryana.
Anshuman Singh Bhati is an Indian politician currently serving as a member of 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly,representing the Kolayat Assembly constituency. He is a member of the Bhartiya Janta Party.
Aiyub Khan( born on 1 July 1967)is Professor of Mathematics in Jai Narain Vyas University,and politician in Rajasthan from Indian national congress of Soorsagar constituency Jodhpur candidate in 2018. Khan is member of Rajasthan Public Service Commission,
