Chandresh Kumari Katoch: Difference between revisions

'''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>