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'''Maharani Chandresh Kumari Katoch''' (born 1 February 1944) is an [[India]]n politician belonging to the [[Indian National Congress]] party. She is a former Minister of Culture in India's central government. She was a [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] (the lower house of parliament), representing [[Jodhpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jodhpur constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=2994 |title=Lok Sabha<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=28 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201161802/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=2994 |archive-date=1 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Katoch was sworn in as Cabinet Minister in the [[Government of India]] on 28 October 2012, and was given the portfolio of the [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]].<ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/jodhpur-s-chandresh-kumari-inducted-in-cabinet_808047.html Jodhpur`s Chandresh Kumari inducted in Cabinet<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She is daughter of [[Maharaja]] [[Hanwant Singh]] of Jodhpur  and [[Maharani]] [[Krishna Kumari (regent)|Krishna Kumari]] and is married into the royal family of [[Kangra district|Kangra]]  with [[Raja Aditya Dev Chand Katoch]], in [[Himachal Pradesh]].<ref>[http://www.royalkangra.com/presentfamilyandtheirbusinesses.htm Royal Kangra / Present Family and their Businesses<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722143010/http://www.royalkangra.com/presentfamilyandtheirbusinesses.htm |date=22 July 2013 }}</ref> She contested but lost in the [[2014 Indian general election]].<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-Results-Rajasthan-royals-swept-away-in-Modi-tsunami/articleshow/35225169.cms</ref>
'''Maharani Chandresh Kumari Katoch''' (born 1 February 1944) is an Indian politician belonging to the [[Indian National Congress]] party. She is a former Minister of Culture in India's central government. She was a [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] (the lower house of parliament), representing [[Jodhpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jodhpur constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=2994 |title=Lok Sabha<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=28 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201161802/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=2994 |archive-date=1 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Katoch was sworn in as Cabinet Minister in the [[Government of India]] on 28 October 2012, and was given the portfolio of the [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]].<ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/jodhpur-s-chandresh-kumari-inducted-in-cabinet_808047.html Jodhpur`s Chandresh Kumari inducted in Cabinet<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She is daughter of [[Maharaja]] [[Hanwant Singh]] of Jodhpur  and [[Maharani]] [[Krishna Kumari (regent)|Krishna Kumari]] and is married into the royal family of [[Kangra district|Kangra]]  with [[Raja Aditya Dev Chand Katoch]], in [[Himachal Pradesh]].<ref>[http://www.royalkangra.com/presentfamilyandtheirbusinesses.htm Royal Kangra / Present Family and their Businesses<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722143010/http://www.royalkangra.com/presentfamilyandtheirbusinesses.htm |date=22 July 2013 }}</ref> She contested but lost in the [[2014 Indian general election]].<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-Results-Rajasthan-royals-swept-away-in-Modi-tsunami/articleshow/35225169.cms</ref>


==Positions held==
==Positions held==

Latest revision as of 15:15, 4 January 2022


Chandresh Kumari Katoch
Chandresh Kumari Katoch.jpg
Minister of Culture
In office
2012–2014
PresidentPranab Mukherjee
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Vice PresidentHamid Ansari
Preceded byKumari Selja
Succeeded byShripad Yasso Naik[1]
Member of Parliament
In office
2009–2014
PresidentPranab Mukherjee
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Vice PresidentHamid Ansari
Preceded byJaswant Singh Bishnoi
Succeeded byGajendra Singh Shekhawat
ConstituencyJodhpur
In office
1984–1989
PresidentZail Singh
Prime MinisterRajiv Gandhi
Vice PresidentR. Venkataraman
Preceded byVikram Chand Mahajan
ConstituencyKangra
Personal details
Born
Chandresh Kumari Katoch

(1944-02-01) 1 February 1944 (age 81)
Jodhpur, Jodhpur State, British India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Aditya Katoch (1968–present)
ChildrenAishwarya Singh (born 1970)
ResidenceNew Delhi (official)
Jodhpur (private)
Alma materUniversity of Jodhpur (now Jai Narain Vyas University)

Maharani Chandresh Kumari Katoch (born 1 February 1944) is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress party. She is a former Minister of Culture in India's central government. She was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of parliament), representing Jodhpur constituency.[2] Katoch was sworn in as Cabinet Minister in the Government of India on 28 October 2012, and was given the portfolio of the Ministry of Culture.[3] She is daughter of Maharaja Hanwant Singh of Jodhpur and Maharani Krishna Kumari and is married into the royal family of Kangra with Raja Aditya Dev Chand Katoch, in Himachal Pradesh.[4] She contested but lost in the 2014 Indian general election.[5]

Positions held[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Ministries, Government of India Ministry of Culture".
  2. ↑ "Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Jodhpur`s Chandresh Kumari inducted in Cabinet
  4. ↑ Royal Kangra / Present Family and their Businesses Archived 22 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-Results-Rajasthan-royals-swept-away-in-Modi-tsunami/articleshow/35225169.cms


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