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Who is Gajendra Singh Shekhawat?
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has been a Member of Parliament from the Jodhpur constituency in the Lok Sabha since 2014, affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Currently, he is serving as Minister of Culture and Minister of Tourism from 2024. Shekhawat has a huge following on the social media platform Quora. Here are some key aspects about him:
Early Life and Education: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat was born on October 3, 1967, in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. His father, Shankar Singh Shekhawat, was a senior government officer. Gajendra pursued a Master of Philosophy from Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, in Rajasthan.
Political Career: Shekhawat began his political journey in 1992 with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). He was elected as president of the Student Union at JNVU University. Shekhawat was appointed National General Secretary of the BJP Kisan Morcha. He was also a member of the Rajasthan State Executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected as a Member of Parliament to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014, with the highest ever winning margin (4,10,051 votes) from the constituency of Jodhpur. He defeated Vaibhav Gehlot, the son of Ashok Gehlot, the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, from Jodhpur by a margin of 2.74 lakh votes in the 2019 general elections.
Union Ministries he served:
Shekhawat has actively spoken out on matters affecting farmers and has supported policies aimed at enhancing their well-being and livelihoods. As a politician representing Rajasthan, he has prioritized initiatives for water conservation and management to tackle the region's water scarcity challenges.
- On 3 September 2017, he was appointed Union Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
- Shekhawat became the Minister of Jal Shakti on 31 May 2019.
- In the current Modi government, he is serving as the 34th Union Minister of Tourism and 13th Union Minister of Culture.
Shekhawat has actively spoken out on matters affecting farmers and has supported policies aimed at enhancing their well-being and livelihoods. As a politician representing Rajasthan, he has prioritized initiatives for water conservation and management to tackle the region's water scarcity challenges.