Ashok Gehlot
Ashok Gehlot | |
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| 12th Chief Minister of Rajasthan | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 17 December 2018 | |
| Governor | Kalyan Singh |
| Deputy | Sachin Pilot |
| Preceded by | Vasundhara Raje |
| Constituency | Sardarpura |
In office 13 December 2008 (2008-12-13) – 12 December 2013 (2013-12-12) | |
| Preceded by | Vasundhara Raje |
| Succeeded by | Vasundhara Raje |
In office 1 December 1998 (1998-12-01) – 8 December 2003 (2003-12-08) | |
| Preceded by | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat |
| Succeeded by | Vasundhara Raje |
| General Secretary, All India Congress Committee Incumbent | |
In office 2017 – Incumbent | |
| Union Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation | |
In office 2 September 1982 (1982-09-02) – 7 February 1984 (1984-02-07) | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi / Rajiv Gandhi |
In office 31 December 1984 – 26 September 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Deputy Union Minister for Sports | |
In office 7 February 1984 – 31 October 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Union Minister of State (Textiles) Independent Charge | |
In office 21 June 1991 – 18 January 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | P.V. Narasimha Rao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1951 (1951-05-03) (age 67)[1] Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India[1] |
| Political party |  Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Sunita Gehlot |
| Children | 2 |
Ashok Gehlot (born 3 May 1951) is an Indian politician, currently serving his third term as Chief Minister of Rajasthan since December 2018. He is Congress Party's national general secretary and in-charge of organizations and training.[2] He held this position from December 1998 to 2003 and from 2008 to 2013 and again from 17 December 2018.[1] He hails from Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He represents Sardarpura constituency of Jodhpur as Member of Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan.
Contents
1 Personal life
2 Political Career
2.1 Membership of legislature
2.2 Positions held
2.3 Other positions held
3 References
4 External links
Personal life
Ashok Gehlot, son of Babu Laxman jadugar Singh Gehlot, was born on 3 May 1951 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. A science and law graduate, he also holds an MA degree in economics. He is married to Sunita Gehlot and has a son and a daughter.[1] He is a Hindu and a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) party. He was influenced by the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi at a very young age and was actively engaged in social political work even as a student. During 1971's East Bengali refugees crisis he served in the refugee camps in the eastern states of India. It is there when former prime minister Indira Gandhi first identified his organizational skills during one of her visits to the refugee camps. Gehlot was later appointed the first state president of National Student's Union of India and successfully organised Congress's student wing in the state. Recently, his elder brother Kanwar Sen Gehlot died due to heart attack in October 2018.[3]
Political Career
Membership of legislature
| Year | Position |
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| 1980–84 | Member, Seventh Lok Sabha |
| 1984–89 | Member, Eighth Lok Sabha |
| 1991–96 | Member, Tenth Lok Sabha |
| 1996–98 | Member, Eleventh Lok Sabha |
| 1998–99 | Member, Twelfth Lok Sabha |
| 1999–2003 | Member, Eleventh Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Elected in by-election) |
| 2003–08 | Member, Twelfth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly |
| 2008–13 | Member, Thirteenth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly |
| 2013–18 | Member, Fourteenth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly |
| 2018–Cont. | Member, Fifteenth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly |
Positions held
| Year | Position |
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| 1980–82 | Member, Public Accounts Committee, Lok Sabha |
| 1982–83 | Union Deputy Minister, Department of Tourism |
| 1983–84 | Union Deputy Minister, Department of Tourism and Civil Aviation |
| 1984–84 | Union Deputy Minister, Department of Sports |
| 1984–85 | Union Minister of State, Department of Tourism and Civil Aviation |
| 1989–89 | Minister, Department of Home and PHED, Government of Rajasthan |
| 1991–93 | Union Minister of State, Department of Textiles (Independent Charge) |
| 1991–96 | Consultative Committee on Communication (Lok Sabha) |
| 1991–98 | Standing Committee on Railway (10th & 11th Lok Sabha) |
| 1996–98 | Consultative Committee on External Affairs ( Lok Sabha ) |
| 1998–2003 | Chief Minister, Rajasthan |
| 2008–13 | Chief Minister, Rajasthan |
| 2018–Cont. | Chief Minister, Rajasthan |
Other positions held
| Year | Position |
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| 1974–79 | President, Rajasthan NSUI |
| 1979–82 | President, City District Congress Committee, Jodhpur |
| 1982 | General Secretary, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee |
| 1985–89 | President, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee |
| 199497 | |
| 1997–99 | |
| 2004–08 | General Secretary, All India Congress Committee |
| 2017 – Present | General Secretary, All India Congress Committee |
References
^ abcd Chief Minister, Rajasthan. Rajassembly.nic.in. Retrieved on 13 August 2018.
^ Ashok Gehlot Appointed Congress General Secretary In-Charge For Gujarat. Ndtv.com (26 April 2017). Retrieved on 2018-08-13.
^ "अशोक गहलोत के परिवार में शोक, बड़े भाई का ह्रदयाघात से निधन". KhasKhabar (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 October 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
External links
Ashok Gehlot on Twitter
- Ashok Gehlot on TOI Ashok Gehlot took everyone by surprise earlier this month when he decided to clamp down on Pravin Togadia of the VHP. The firebrand Hindutva leader was arrested for distributing trishuls and making inflammatory speeches. In a conversation with Neelabh Mishra, the chief minister defends his government’s action: [1]
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Lok Sabha | ||
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| Preceded by R D Gattani | Member of Parliament for Jodhpur 1980 – 1989 | Succeeded by Jaswant Singh |
| Preceded by Jaswant Singh | Member of Parliament for Jodhpur 1991 – 1999 | Succeeded by Jaswant Singh Bishnoi |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | Chief Minister of Rajasthan 1 December 1998 – 8 December 2003 | Succeeded by Vasundhara Raje Scindia |
| Preceded by Vasundhara Raje Scindia | Chief Minister of Rajasthan 12 December 2008 – 13 December 2013 | Succeeded by Vasundhara Raje Scindia |
| Preceded by Vasundhara Raje Scindia | Chief Minister of Rajasthan 17 December 2018 - Present | Succeeded by Incumbent |
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