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Adding local short description: "Indian politician", overriding Wikidata description "Rajasthani politician" (Shortdesc helper)

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Otaram Dewasi(Bhopaji)
| image =
| caption =
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|10|10}}
| birth_place = [[Mundara]], [[Rajasthan]]
| residence = [[Mundara]], [[Rajasthan]]
| height = 1.80 m
| occupation = [[Priest]], [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]
| education = [[Secondary education|Secondary]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| order =
| office = [[Minister (government)|Minister - Gaupalan Department]], [[Government of Rajasthan]]
| term = 2013 - 2018
| predecessor =
| successor =
| office2 = Member of the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
| term2 = 2008 - 2018
| constituency2 = [[Sirohi]]
| predecessor2 = Sanyam Lodha
| successor2 = Sanyam Lodha
| relatives =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = {{marriage|Amia Devi|1980}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.otaramdewasi.com}}
| footnotes =
| parents = Hemaram Dewasi
| date =
| year =
| source =
}}

'''Otaram Dewasi''' (born 10 October 1964) is member of [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]. He was elected to the assembly from [[Sirohi]] in 2008 and again in 2013 as a candidate of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rajassembly.nic.in/MembersPage.asp?DivNo=19 |title=Members Page |website=Rajassembly.nic.in |date=1980-03-14 |accessdate=2016-11-08}}</ref> He has served as the chairman of Rajasthan Livestock Board and is now serving as the first cow minister of India.

Otaram Dewasi is a resident of Mundara village which lies under Bali assembly constituency. The devotee of Mother Chamunda, Otaram Dewasi was a cop in Rajasthan Police. Later, he left the job due to health issues. He believes by the grace of Mother Chamunda his health got back to normal & thus he became the supreme devotee of Mother Chamunda and serve as “Mahant” at Mundara Mata Temple.

Otaram Dewasi belongs to Dewasi society associated with animal husbandry and a great leader of them in western Rajasthan.

Mr. Om Prakash Mathur, a senior BJP leader, presented him with Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat a former Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Then, Otaram Dewasi had helped in getting the votes of Dewasi society to Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, a BJP candidate from the Bali, (Pali, Rajasthan) assembly. After this, in the Government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Otaram Dewasi was appointed as Chairman of the National Seeds Corporation Limited, Delhi, giving status of Union Minister of State.

Then after he met with Vasundhara Raje. In the previous Government she made him the State Minister & offered the Chairman position of the Animal Husbandry Welfare Board. In the last assembly elections, He was the candidate from Sirohi assembly constituency and Live up to expectations of Vasundhara Raje by winning those election & again gave victory to BJP by 25,000 votes in 2014-15 elections. And he is now serving as Minister- Gaupalan Department, Government of Rajasthan in current Vasundhara Raje Government.

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[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Rajasthani politicians]]
[[Category:People from Sirohi district]]
[[Category:Members of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan]]

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