Shanti Kumar Dhariwal

Shanti Kumar Dhariwal is an Indian politician and current Cabinet minister in Ashok Gehlot ministry and also member of 11th, 13th and 15th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan. He also served as Member of Parliament of Kota (1984–89). And currently he represents Kota North (Assembly constituency) as a member of Indian National Congress.[2][3][4][5]

Shanti Dhariwal
Minister of Local Self Government, Urban Development & Housing Department, Law & Legal Affairs and Legal Consultancy Office, Parliamentary Affairs Department
Government of Rajasthan
Assumed office
17 December 2018
Chief MinisterAshok Gehlot
Preceded byShrichand Kriplani
Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of
Kota North
Assumed office
December 2018
Preceded byPrahlad Gunjal
In office
December 2008 – December 2013
Preceded byOm Birla
Succeeded byPrahlad Gunjal
In office
December 1998 – December 2003
Preceded byLalit Kishore Chaturvedi
Succeeded byOm Birla
Member of Parliament in 8th Lok Sabha
Kota
In office
December 1984 – November 1989
Preceded byKrishana Kumar Goyal
Succeeded byDau Dayal Joshi
Personal details
Born (1943-10-29) 29 October 1943
Kota, Kota State, British India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseKomal Dhariwal
ParentRikhavchand Dhariwal[1]
Residence(s)4, Main Building, Hospital Marg, Jaipur
Alma materB.A. & L.L.B. from University of Rajasthan
OccupationMLA
ProfessionPolitician[1]

Early life and education

Dhariwal was born 29 October 1943 in the Kota district of Rajasthan to his father Rikhavchand Dhariwal. He married Komal Dhariwal. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in 1964 and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in 1966 at the University of Rajasthan.[6][1]

Political career

Dhariwal was MLA for three strength term from Kota North and Member of Parliament for one term from Kota Lok Sabha as a member of Indian National Congress.

In 15th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan (2018) elections, he defeated his nearest rival candidate Prahlad Gunjal (BJP) by a margin of 17,945 votes.[7]

In December 2018, he was appointed Cabinet Minister in third Ashok Gehlot ministry with portfolios of Urban Development & Housing Department, Law & Legal Affairs and Legal Consultancy Office, Parliamentary Affairs Department.[8][9][10]

Posts held
# From To Position Comments
1 2018 Incumbent Cabinet Minister in Government of Rajasthan
2 MLA, 15th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan
3 2008 2013 MLA, 13th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan
4 1998 2003 MLA, 11th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan
5 1984 1989 Member of Parliament, Kota

References
  1. "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. "Kota north Constituency Election Results 2018 Winner Congress Shanti Kumar Dhariwal". InKhabar (in Hindi). 11 December 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. "Rajasthan minister Shanti Dhariwal and 22 others file nominations". Economictimes. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  4. Sushant Parikh (25 October 2019). "राजस्थान: निकाय चुनाव पर मंत्री शांति धारिवाल का बयान, कहा-BJP फैला रही भ्रम". Zee News (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  5. "Shanti Kumar Dhariwal Biography". www.elections.in. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  6. "About Shanti Dhariwal". www.contactwala.com. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  7. "Kota North Assembly Constituency Election Result". resultuniversity.com. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  8. PTI (27 December 2018). "Rajasthan ministers allocated portfolios; Gehlot keeps 9, including home and finance". The Economic Times. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  9. PTI (25 December 2018). "18 first-timers take oath as Ministers in Rajasthan". The Pioneer. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  10. India Today Web Desk (24 December 2018). "Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot's ministers take oath, lady luck smiles on 22 Congress MLAs, 1 from RLD". India Today. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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