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'''Rameshbhai Katara''' (born 4 May 1975)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Rameshbhai Katara, BJP MLA from Fatepura - Our Neta |url=https://ourneta.com/neta/rameshbhai-katara/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |language=en}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Gujarat]]. He is a member of the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from Fatepura Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community, in [[Dahod district]]. He won the [[2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Live |first=A. B. P. |date=2022-12-08 |title=Fatepura Election 2022 Final Results LIVE: BJP Candidate KATARA RAMESHBHAI BHURABHAI wins from Fatepura , Details Inside |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/fatepura-election-result-2022-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-result-winner-loser-tally-bjp-congress-aap-gujarat-assembly-election-result-news-1568276 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Who are the 19 new ministers in Gujarat cabinet? Know here3">{{cite news |date=21 October 2025 |title=Who are the 19 new ministers in Gujarat cabinet? Know here |url=https://english.gujaratsamachar.com/news/gujarat/who-are-the-19-new-ministers-in-gujarat-cabinet-know-here |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251021020536/https://english.gujaratsamachar.com/news/gujarat/who-are-the-19-new-ministers-in-gujarat-cabinet-know-here |archivedate=21 October 2025 |accessdate=21 October 2025 |work=english..com |publisher=Gujarat Samachar |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Gujarat Cabinet reshuffle: 3 women ministers, but none given Cabinet rank">{{cite news |date=17 October 2025 |title=Gujarat Cabinet reshuffle: 3 women ministers, but none given Cabinet rank |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-cabinet-reshuffle-3-women-ministers-but-none-given-cabinet-rank-10313006/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251021021332/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-cabinet-reshuffle-3-women-ministers-but-none-given-cabinet-rank-10313006/ |archive-date=21 October 2025 |access-date=21 October 2025 |publisher=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Who are the 19 new ministers in Gujarat cabinet? Know here">{{cite news |date=21 October 2025 |title=Who are the 19 new ministers in Gujarat cabinet? Know here |url=https://english.gujaratsamachar.com/news/gujarat/who-are-the-19-new-ministers-in-gujarat-cabinet-know-here |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251021020536/https://english.gujaratsamachar.com/news/gujarat/who-are-the-19-new-ministers-in-gujarat-cabinet-know-here |archivedate=21 October 2025 |accessdate=21 October 2025 |work=english..com |publisher=Gujarat Samachar |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Katara is from Hingla village, Fatepura taluk, Dahod district, Gujarat.<ref name=":0" /> He is the son of Bhurabhai Katara. He did a diploma in agricultural science in 1997 at Vasana Margia, Kheda district.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Katara Rameshbhai Bhurabhai(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- FATEPURA (ST)(DAHOD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/Gujarat2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=6101 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> He married Gayatriben Katara.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Katara won from [[Fatepura Assembly constituency]] representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He polled 59,581 votes and defeated his nearest rival, [[Govindbhai Parmar]] of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]], by a margin of 19,531 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenDec2022/ConstituencywiseS06129.htm?ac=129 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131170749/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenDec2022/ConstituencywiseS06129.htm?ac=129 |archive-date=31 January 2023 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=results.eci.gov.in |url-status=live }}</ref> He first became an MLA winning the [[2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]] defeating Ditabhai Machchhar of the [[Indian National Congress]] by a margin of 6,264 votes.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=Fatepura Election Result 2022 LIVE: Katara of BJP in lead, check winners, losers, vote margin, news updates - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/gujarat-election-result-2022-fatepura-legislative-assembly-election-winner-losers-vote-margin-news-updates-15358081.htm |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref> He retained the seat in the [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]] for the BJP again defeating Machchhar by a margin of 2,711 votes.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fatepura Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Katara Rameshbhai Bhurabhai Of BJP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/elections/fatepura-election-result-2022-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-6563599.html |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> He won for a third time in 2022.

=== Controversy ===
During the 2019 Lok Sabha election campaign in his constituency, Katara was accused of threatening voters, allegedly saying that those who voted for Congress would be identified.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-17 |title=PM Modi has put cameras in booths, is watching: BJP MLA warning in Gujarat |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/gujarat-bjp-mla-pm-modi-has-installed-cameras-in-booths-5678912/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Dahod collector and district election officer V.L. Kharadi issued a show-cause notice to the MLA, who denied the allegations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BJP MLA Ramesh Katara warns people to vote for party, says PM Narendra Modi has installed cameras in booths |url=https://zeenews.india.com/lok-sabha-general-elections-2019/bjp-mla-ramesh-katara-warns-people-to-vote-for-party-says-pm-narendra-modi-has-installed-cameras-in-booths-2196111.html |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Zee News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-04-17 |title=PM Modi’s cameras noting your vote: BJP’s Fatehpura MLA Ramesh Katara |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections/gujarat/news/pm-narendra-modis-cameras-noting-your-vote-bjps-fatehpura-mla-ramesh-katara/articleshow/68913678.cms |access-date=2025-01-25 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-17 |title=BJP MLA Ramesh Katara tells people in Dahod that Narendra Modi has installed CCTV cameras in polling booths, will record their vote |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/bjp-mla-ramesh-katara-tells-people-in-dahod-that-narendra-modi-has-installed-cctv-cameras-in-polling-booths-will-record-their-vote-6463851.html |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref>

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[[Category:1975 births]]
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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Gujarat MLAs 2012–2017]]
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[[Category:Gujarat MLAs 2022–2027]]
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