Rohit Bohra

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Rohit Bohra
रोहित बौहरा
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Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 December 2018
Residence(s) Dholpur and Jaipur
Education MBA and Bachelor of Commerce
Alma mater University of Rajasthan  ; R. A. Podar Institute of Management  ; Commerce College, Jaipur  ; St Xavier's School, Jaipur
OccupationBusinessman
ProfessionPolitician

Rohit Bohra (born 30 May 1966) is an Indian politician from Rajasthan. He represents the Rajakhera Assembly constituency in Dholpur district in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly as a member of the Indian National Congress.

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He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Rajakhera constituency in the 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election for the first time. [1] He was re-elected as MLA from the Rajakhera Assembly constituency in the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election. [2]

Currently, he serves as the General Secretary of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee. He is also an elected member of the All India Congress Committee. [3] In the past, he has held various positions, including President of the District Congress Committee in Dholpur (2010–2013) and Secretary of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (2013–2019). [4]

Personal life

Bohra is the son of Shri Padhyumn Singh, a former Finance Minister in the Government of Rajasthan, and Shobhna Bohra. [5] His father is a well-known politician who served seven terms as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) from the Rajakhera Assembly constituency [6] and is currently serving as the President of the 16th State Finance Commission of Rajasthan. [7]

He is well-educated and an alumnus of reputed educational institutions. He holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He successfully runs his family business, which is spread across Rajasthan.

Political career

Bohra has a strong political background and played an active role in electoral strategy and political campaigning for his father during assembly elections. He started his political career as the President of the District Congress Committee in Dholpur (2010–2013) and was later promoted to Secretary of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (2013–2019). [4]

He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) for the first time from the Rajakhera Assembly constituency in the 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, where he defeated his rival Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Sharma by 14,991 votes. [1] He is known for developing a personal connection with every voter and party worker. During his first term, he focused on the development of healthcare, [8] sanitation, water, and infrastructure [9] in the Rajakhera constituency. As a first-term MLA, he worked actively to deliver government schemes to the public in his assembly constituency, as implemented by the Third Gehlot Ministry. He was credited and praised by Ashok Gehlot for saving the Indian National Congress government during the 2022 Rajasthan political crisis. [10] Later, he was elevated to the post of General Secretary of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee.

He was re-elected as an MLA from the Rajakhera Assembly constituency in the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, defeating his rival Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Neerja Sharma, who is the wife of Ashok Sharma, by 15,230 votes. [2] This victory marked his second consecutive win from the Rajakhera Assembly constituency.

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