Chhotu Singh Bhati | |
|---|---|
| Member of the 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Rooparam |
| Constituency | Jaisalmer |
| In office 2008–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sang Singh |
| Succeeded by | Rooparam |
| Constituency | Jaisalmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1955 Poonam Nagar, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Geeta Kunwar ( m. 1985) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Agriculturalist |
Chotu Singh Bhati (born 19 January 1955) is an Indian politician and a member of 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing the Jaisalmer constituency of Rajasthan.[1][2] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3][1] He was also a member of the 13th and the 14th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.[1]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Bhati was born on 19 January 1955 to Karan Singh Bhati and Chand Kunwar in the Poonam Nagar village of Jaisalmer district.[4] He completed intermediate education from S.S School, Rajasthan in Ajmer in the year 1973–74.[5] Singh married Geeta Kunwar on 13 March 1985, with whom he has two sons.[4] Singh is an agriculturalist by profession.[5]
Political career[edit | edit source]
Bhati won from the Jaisalmer constituency in the 2008 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party, and repeated it again in 2013, becoming a member of the 13th and the 14th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly respectively.[1]
In the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, Bhati again representing Bharatiya Janata Party, went on to defeat rival and incumbent Rooparam of Indian National Congress by a margin of 18,687 votes, regaining the Jaisalmer constituency seat in the process.[1][2][6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Das, Shankar (3 December 2023). "Jaisalmer Chunav Result 2023: जैसलमेर सीट से भाजपा प्रत्याशी छोटू सिंह भाटी ने तीसरी बार जीत कर बनाया रिकॉर्ड". Zee News (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ↑ "State Assembly Election 2023 Notification" (PDF). Rajasthan Gazette. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "श्री छोटू सिंह". Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Chhotu Singh(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Jaisalmer (Jaisalmer) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". MyNeta. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ↑ "General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results Dec-2023 Assembly Constituency 132 - Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)". Election Commission of India.