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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Rafeek Khan<br />
| image =<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|2|24|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]<br />
| father = Chhotu Khan<br />
| office = Chief Whip of the Congress Legislative Party,<br>[[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start = 29 July 2024<br />
| governor = [[Haribhau Bagade]]<br />
| 1blankname = [[Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]<br />
| 1namedata = [[Vasudev Devnani]]<br />
| office1 = Member of [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start1 = 2018<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Ashok Parnami]]<br />
| constituency1 = [[Adarsh Nagar, Rajasthan Assembly constituency|Adarsh Nagar]]<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| occupation = Politician<br />
}}<br />
'''Rafeek Khan''' (born 24 February 1966) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Chief Whip of the Congress Legislative Party in the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]. He represents the [[Adarsh Nagar, Rajasthan Assembly constituency|Adarsh Nagar]] Assembly constituency in Jaipur district as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]].<br />
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== Political career ==<br />
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Rafeek Khan began his political journey with the [[Indian National Congress]] and became actively involved in party organization and public outreach in Jaipur. In the [[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]], he was nominated as the Congress candidate from the [[Adarsh Nagar, Rajasthan Assembly constituency|Adarsh Nagar]] seat. He won the election by defeating senior [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) leader and former state party president [[Ashok Parnami]], securing a victory margin of over 12,000 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adarsh Nagar Assembly Election Results 2018: Congress' Rafeek Khan beats BJP's Ashok Parnami by 12553 votes |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/rajasthan-election/article/adarsh-nagar-assembly-constituency-election-2018-polls-rajasthan-vasundhara-raje-bharatiya-janata-party-bjp-congress-sachin-pilot-ashok-parnami-rateeq/319629 |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=www.timesnownews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=झुंझुनूं के रफीक खान ने जयपुर की आदर्श नगर सीट से BJP के पूर्व प्रदेशाध्यक्ष अशोक परनामी को हराया |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/jhunjhunu/news/rafiq-khan-of-jhunjhunun-defeated-bjp39s-former-state-president-ashok-paranami-from-the-adarsh-nagar-seat-of-jaipur-023038-3399417.html |website=Bhaskar.com |publisher=दैनिक भास्कर |language=hi |access-date=2025-04-30 |date=11 December 2018}}</ref><br />
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He was re-elected from the same constituency in the [[2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]], increasing both his vote share and victory margin. In July 2024, he was appointed the Chief Whip of the Congress Legislative Party in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, a key position responsible for coordinating the party's floor strategy and maintaining legislative discipline.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian National Congress Party |url=https://www.rajpcc.com/rafeekkhan |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=www.rajpcc.com}}</ref><br />
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== Electoral record ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align: center;"<br />
|+ '''Election results'''<br />
! Year !! Office !! Constituency !! Candidate (Party) !! Votes !! % !! Opponent (Party) !! Opponent Votes !! Opponent % !! Result !! Ref<br />
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| 2018 || [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] || [[Adarsh Nagar, Rajasthan Assembly constituency|Adarsh Nagar]] || Rafeek Khan ([[Indian National Congress|INC]]) [[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|20px]] || 88,541 || 50.78 || Ashok Parnami ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]) [[File:Bharatiya Janata Party (icon).svg|20px]] || 75,988 || 43.58 || '''Won''' || [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/rajasthan/constituency-show/adarsh-nagar TOI]<br />
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| 2023 || MLA || Adarsh Nagar || Rafeek Khan ([[Indian National Congress|INC]]) [[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|20px]] || 103,421 || 52.18 || Ravi Kumar Nayyar ([[BJP]]) [[File:Bharatiya Janata Party (icon).svg|20px]] || 89,348 || 45.08 || '''Won''' || [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/rajasthan/constituency-show/adarsh-nagar TOI]<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:1966 births]]<br />
[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 2018–2023]]<br />
[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 2023–2028]]<br />
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Politicians from Jaipur]]<br />
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