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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ramcharan Bohra
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|7|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = 17 May 2014
| term_end =
| constituency = [[Jaipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jaipur]]
| predecessor = [[Mahesh Joshi]]
| term =
| occupation = Agriculturist<ref name="LS"/>
| successor =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Lalita Bohra
| parents =
| children = 2
| alma_mater =
| website = http://ramcharanbohra.com
| footnotes =
| date =
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}}
'''Ramcharan Bohra''' (born 1 July 1956) is an Indian politician who has been representing the [[Jaipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jaipur]] constituency of Rajasthan in the [[Lok Sabha]] since [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]. He belongs to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].

In 1995, Bohra was elected as zilla parishad of the [[Jaipur district]]. In 2014, he was elected to the Lok Sabha by defeating [[Mahesh Joshi]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] party. Since then, he has been a member of various parliamentary committees.

==Early life==
Bohra was born 1 July 1956 at [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]] to Motilal and Shanti Devi Bohra. He has studied until higher secondary.<ref name="LS">{{cite web |title=Bohra, Shri Ramcharan |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4656 |publisher=Lok Sabha |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref>

==Political career==
===Early political career===
In 1983, Bohra joined the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]].<ref name="RB"/> Between 1995 and 2000, he served as zilla pramukh of [[Jaipur district]].<ref name="HT"/>

===16th Lok Sabha===
On 17 May 2014, Bohra was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] as a candidate of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] from [[Jaipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jaipur constituency]] after defeating [[Mahesh Joshi]] of the [[Indian National Congress]], his nearest rival by a margin of approximately 539,000 votes. His win was credited to the erstwhile [[Narendra Modi|Modi]] wave and the factionalism within the Congress party. He won by the largest margin in the state of [[Rajasthan]] in the [[2014 Indian general election|general election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Results: Ramcharan Bohra wins by largest margin in the country |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Election-Results-Ramcharan-Bohra-wins-by-largest-margin-in-the-country/articleshow/35225538.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=24 June 2019 |date=17 May 2014}}</ref> After getting elected, he completed all the formalities to nominate [[Jaipur]] as a potential [[Smart Cities Mission|Smart City]]. He started meeting citizens at his house to remove their grievances. He utilised {{INR convert|20.05|m}} from his [[Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme|MPLADS]] fund to buy an Auto Hooper car and jetting machine to improve the city's garbage collection system. Funds were also utilised to build [[public toilet]]s and [[bus stand]]s in his city. In order to reduce pollution, he made the government approve a {{INR convert|1600|m}} water pollution prevention plant.<ref name="RB">{{cite web |title=जयपुर शहर लोकसभा सीट : बीजेपी ने बोहरा पर फिर जताया विश्वास | trans-title = Jaipur City Lok Sabha seat: BJP re-asserted at Bohra |url=https://viratpost.com/rajasthan/jaipur/jaipur-city-lok-sabha-seat-bjp-re-asserted-at-bohra/ |publisher=Virat Post |accessdate=24 June 2019 |language=hi |date=22 March 2019}}</ref>

During Bohra's first stint in the parliament, he served as a member of a [[Standing committee (India)|standing committee]] on urban development and of standing committee on tourism, transport and culture. He was also a member of the consultative committee for the ministry of railways. Bohra asked 312 questions and participated in 110 debates in the Lok Sabha.<ref name="HT">{{cite web |title=Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Jaipur MP Ramcharan Bohra banks on his clean image |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019-jaipur-mp-ramcharan-bohra-banks-on-his-clean-image/story-z4pvdxTAT1Tl5Vbx1M2zVI.html |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |accessdate=24 June 2019 |date=2 April 2019}}</ref>

===17th Lok Sabha===
In [[2019 Indian general election|2019]], the party renominated Bohra for the upcoming election.<ref name="RB"/> He won for the second time on 23 May, and defeated his nearest rival, Jyoti Khandelwal of the Congress party by a margin of 430,626 votes.<ref>{{cite web |title=जयपुर नतीजे / शहर से बोहरा 43 हजार और ग्रामीण में राज्यवर्धन राठौड़ 3,93171 वोटों से विजयी रहे |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/jaipur/news/jaipur-elections-results-2019-live-updates-lok-sabha-chunav-parinam-tally-trends-leads-tra-01551343.html |publisher=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |accessdate=24 June 2019 |language=hi |date=23 May 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
On 9 March 1974, Bohra married Lalita Bohra. They have two sons.<ref name="LS"/>

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://RamcharanBohra.com/}}

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{16th LS members from Rajasthan |state=expanded}}
{{17th LS members from Rajasthan}}

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