This is the alphabetical categorised list of statewide,regional and local political families involved in the politics and various elections of Rajasthan state of India at state and National level.
Kalyan Singh Kalvi is an Indian politician.
Lt. Col. Maharaja Manabendra Shah was a member of the 2nd,3rd,4th,10th,11th,12th,13th and 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Tehri Garhwal constituency of Uttarakhand and was a member of the Indian National Congress before joining the Bharatiya Jan Sangh and later the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party. He became one of the BJP's longest-serving members. Shah was ambassador to Ireland from 1980 to 1983.
Maharana Mahendra Singh Mewar was an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha. He was the eldest son of Maharana Bhagwat Singh Mewar. Mahendra was the 76th Maharana of the House of Sisodia and the titular head of the erstwhile Kingdom of Mewar. The seat was disputed with his younger brother Arvind and he is possibly his successor.
Rameshwar Lal Dudi is an Indian politician,farmer leader from Bikaner,Rajasthan. He served as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. He served as the Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha from Bikaner from 1999 to 2004,but he lost the seat to Dharmendra Deol in 2004. He is a member of the Indian National Congress.
The Rajasthan Film Festival Award ceremony is a set of awards presented annually to honour both artistic and technical excellence of artistes in Rajasthani cinema as well as in other Regional Cinema of India. 12th Edition of Rajasthan film festival award ceremony was held on 28th September,2024 at Deep Smriti Auditorium,Jaipur. Arbaaz Khan and Smita Bansal hosted the award ceremony.
Karni Sena,known as Karni Sena,abbr.:KS),is an organisation based in Rajasthan,India. Founded by Lokendra Singh Kalvi,Pratap Singh Kalvi,Dr Raj Shekhawat and others. It takes its name from Karni Mata,who is believed to be incarnation of Hinglaj by her followers.
Ravana Rajput is an Indian upper caste. Ravana Rajputs,a sub-set of Rajput clan and they are culturally similar to Rajput but have historically faced caste discrimination. They are among the castes known as Darogas. It is the only caste to protect the princely states of the warrior race,which is known as Ravana Rajput. This name came to existence in 1912 in the Jodhpur city progeny under the patronage of Sir Pratap Singh Rai Bahadur,the regent of the Marwar state.
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.
Anand Pal Singh was an Indian gangster mainly active in the cities of Rajasthan. He was a most-wanted gangster with a reward of ₹10 lakh on his head. He was accused of multiple murders as well as extortion.
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Rajasthan on 25 November 2023 to elect 199 of the 200 members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. The results were declared on 3 December 2023. The election for the Karanpur seat was adjourned following the death of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Kooner.
Rajkumar Roat is an Indian politician and a two-time MLA from the Chorasi constituency and MP from Banswara Lok Sabha Constituency. He is the founder and a member of the Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP). In the 2024 general election,he was elected as a Member of Parliament for the Banswara Lok Sabha constituency,defeating Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya by a margin of 2,47,054 votes.
Onkar Singh Lakhawat is an Indian lawyer,politician,writer,and a senior BJP leader from Rajasthan. He is serving as the Chairman of Rajasthan Heritage Conservation and Promotion Authority. He is a former Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha (1997–2000). He was a Minister of State in the Second Raje ministry (2014-2019). He was also the Vice-President of the BJP in Rajasthan.
Thakur Akshay Singh Ratnu was a Rajasthani,Brajbhasha and Hindi poet from Rajasthan. His penned poems criticising the British policies of divide &rule. He is considered as one of the modern traditionalist poets. He was a scholar of Hindi,Rajasthani,Dingal(Old Rajasthani),Urdu,Sanskrit and Prakrit. He has been awarded with epithets of 'Sahitya Bhushan','Sahitya Ratna',and 'Kavi Ratna'.
Thakur Zorawar Singh Barhath was an Indian revolutionary and independence activist. He is known for the assassination attempt on the Viceroy of India,Lord Hardinge,by throwing a bomb at him during a procession in New Delhi.
Lawrence Bishnoi is an Indian gangster who has been imprisoned since 2014. He faces multiple criminal charges,including those for extortion and murder;however,he has denied all allegations. His gang is reportedly linked to over 700 shooters operating across the world.
Surendra Singh Jadawat is an Indian politician and former Chairman of Rajasthan Heritage Conservation and Promotion Authority. He was a Minister of State in the Third Ashok Gehlot ministry. He has also represented Chittorgarh Assembly constituency in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly between 1998 and 2003 and 2008–2013. He is a member of All India Congress Committee.
Narayan Bareth is an veteran Indian journalist,political analyst and the former State Information Commissioner of Rajasthan. As a journalist,he has been associated with various news groups including BBC,The Asian Age,and The Pioneer. He has served as Professor of Journalism at both the University of Rajasthan's Centre for Mass Communication and Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Maharana Vishvaraj Singh Mewar is an Indian politician and 77th Maharana of Mewar. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected as MLA from Nathdwara constituency. He defeated incumbent C.P. Joshi,five-term incumbent MLA and former Speaker of the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha.
Sukhavant Singh is an Indian politician from Rajasthan. He is a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly since 2024,representing Ramgarh Assembly constituency as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
