Yunus Khan (politician)

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Yunus Khan (born 1 August 1964), also known as Yoonus Khan, [1] is an Indian politician from Rajasthan. He was a cabinet minister in the government of Rajasthan led by Vasundhara Raje and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. He represented the Nagaur district's Didwana in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. He was a minister of Public Works and Transport Department.

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Personal life

Khan was born to Taju Khan. [2] He is post graduate and did his Master of Commerce from Rajasthan University, Jaipur in 1986. [2] Khan is a farmer by profession. [2]

Political career

In 2018, Rajasthan Assembly Election, Yunus Khan is fielded against Sachin Pilot from Tonk, and lost the elections. Pilot got 109,040 votes and Khan got 54,861.

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References

  1. "Rajasthan elections: Tonk no longer simple arithmetic for Sachin Pilot as BJP's Yoonus Khan gains momentum". Firstpost. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Yunus Khan(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- DEEDWANA(NAGAUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 10 February 2021.