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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Distinguish|Chaudhary Rahim Khan|text=[[Chaudhary Rahim Khan]], Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Faridabad}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| office = Cabinet Minister, [[Government of Karnataka]]
| predecessor =
| successor =
| governor = [[Thawarchand Gehlot]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Siddaramaiah]]
| subterm = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice = [[Second Siddaramaiah ministry]]
| 2blankname = Ministry and Departments
| 2namedata = *'''Municipal Administration'''
*'''Hajj'''
| term_start = 27 May 2023<ref>{{Cite web|title= Rahim Khan sworn as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka|url= https://thecognate.com/karnataka-bidar-mla-rahim-khan-takes-oath-as-cabinet-minister-in-siddaramaiah-govt/|access-date= 31 May 2023|archive-date= 31 May 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230531172900/https://thecognate.com/karnataka-bidar-mla-rahim-khan-takes-oath-as-cabinet-minister-in-siddaramaiah-govt/|url-status= dead}}</ref>
| office1 = Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 2016
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli]]
| successor1 =
| constituency1 = [[Bidar Assembly constituency|Bidar]]
| term_start2 = 2009
| term_end2 = 2013
| predecessor2 = [[Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli]]
| successor2 = [[Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli]]
| constituency2 = [[Bidar Assembly constituency|Bidar]]
| office3 = Minister of State for Youth Empowerment and Sports of Karnataka
| term_start3 = 22 December 2018
| term_end3 = 8 July 2019
| predecessor3 = [[Pramod Madhwaraj]]
| successor3 = [[K. S. Eshwarappa]]
| constituency =
| prime_minister1 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|05|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bidar]], Mysuru State (Present-day [[Karnataka]]), India
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| education = [[Pre-university course|PUC]]
| spouse = Ayesha Begum
Seema Aiman<br />(m. 1998)
| website =
}}
'''Rahim Khan''' (born 1 May 1964) is an Indian politician from [[Karnataka]]. He is a three-time MLA and he served as a Cabinet Minister in the [[Government of Karnataka]] and as a Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Bidar (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Bidar]].<ref name="Karnataka elections: BJP wrests one seat each from Congress and JD(S) in Bidar">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=13 May 2023 |title=Karnataka elections: BJP wrests one seat each from Congress and JD(S) in Bidar |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/karnataka-elections-bjp-wrests-one-seat-each-from-congress-and-jds-in-bidar/article66846973.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420083136/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/karnataka-elections-bjp-wrests-one-seat-each-from-congress-and-jds-in-bidar/article66846973.ece |archive-date=20 April 2025 |access-date=20 April 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref>

He was the [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|Minister of State for Youth Empowerment and Sports]] of Karnataka from 22 December 2018 to 8 July 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Desai |first=Rishikesh Bahadur |date=2016-02-17 |title=Bidar's MLA-elect comes from a humble background |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bidars-mlaelect-comes-from-a-humble-background/article8246590.ece |accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/190216/khandre-campaign-won-bidar-seat-for-his-good-friend-rahim-khan.html | title=Khandre campaign won Bidar seat for his 'good friend' Rahim Khan | work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] | access-date=25 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Kumaraswamy inducts 8 Ministers; 7 of them are from north Karnataka">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=22 December 2018 |title=Kumaraswamy inducts 8 Ministers; 7 of them are from north Karnataka |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kumaraswamy-inducts-8-ministers-7-of-them-are-from-north-karnataka/article25810045.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117165619/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kumaraswamy-inducts-8-ministers-7-of-them-are-from-north-karnataka/article25810045.ece |archive-date=17 January 2025 |access-date=17 January 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Career ==
Khan is a three-time MLA from [[Bidar Assembly constituency|Bidar Constituency]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/bidar.html | title=Bidar (Karnataka) Elections and Results | work=elections.in | accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/528816/voting-byelection-bidar-north-smooth.html | title=Voting for byelection of Bidar North smooth | work=deccanherald.com | accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref> He represents the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Congress wins in Bidar, BJP takes Hebbal and Deodurg |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/counting-of-votes-for-karnataka-legislative-assembly-polls/article8244209.ece?homepage=true |accessdate=25 May 2016 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election defeating Suryakanth Nagamarpalli of Janata Dal (S) by a margin of 10,780 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bidar (Karnataka) Elections Results 2023 LIVE: Constituency Details, List of Candidates, Last Winner and more |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/karnataka-vidhan-sabha-election-results-2023/bidar |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=NDTV.com |language=en}}</ref> He won the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election as MLA from the Bidar seat for the second time representing Indian National Congress. In 2018, he defeated Surayakanth Nagmarpalli of BJP by a margin of 10,245 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karnataka Election Constituencies List 2018 |url=https://indianexpress.com/section/elections/karnataka-election-constituencies-list-2018/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> In 2016 by-poll, Khan won the Bidar seat for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=reddy |first=k n |date=2016-02-19 |title=Khandre campaign won Bidar seat for his good friend' Rahim Khan |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/190216/khandre-campaign-won-bidar-seat-for-his-good-friend-rahim-khan.html |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref> Rahim Khan has been appointed as Chairman for Karnataka Warehousing Corporation in 2016.<ref name="21 MLAs to head boards, corporations">{{cite news |date=2 November 2016 |title=21 MLAs to head boards, corporations |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/21-MLAs-to-head-boards-corporations/article16091341.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250423075123/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/21-MLAs-to-head-boards-corporations/article16091341.ece |archive-date=23 April 2025 |access-date=23 April 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:People from Yadgir district]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:1967 births]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023]]

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