Govind Singh Dotasra

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Govind Singh Dotasra
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President
Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee
Assumed office
14 July 2020
Preceded bySachin Pilot
Minister of State for Primary & Secondary Education
Government of Rajasthan
In office
28 December 2018 – 20 November 2021
Preceded byVasudev Devnani
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
11 December 2018
ConstituencyLaxmangarh
In office
8 December 2013 – 11 December 2018
ConstituencyLaxmangarh
In office
8 December 2008 – 8 December 2013
Preceded byParasram Mordiya
ConstituencyLaxmangarh
Pradhan
Laxmangarh
In office
2005–2008
Personal details
Born (1964-10-01) 1 October 1964 (age 59)
Laxmangarh, Rajasthan, India
Political partyCongress
Children2
ResidenceSikar, Rajasthan
ProfessionMLA, Politician, Lawyer

Govind Singh Dotasra (born 1 October 1964) is the president of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee.[1] He was appointed as Minister of State for primary and secondary education(Independent Charge), Tourism and Devasthan in 2018 Government of Rajasthan.[2] Later on 20th November 2021 he resigned from his ministry post respecting Party's one man one post policy.[3] He is a member of 15th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and a former chief whip of the Indian National Congress party in that Assembly.[4][5] He is representing the Laxmangarh constituency of Sikar district of Rajasthan since 2008 and has been a member of the INC since 1981.

Dotasra was appointed chairman of media and communication committee ahead of 2018 Rajasthan polls on 5 October 2018.[6] He served as vice president of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee from 2014 to 2020 and president of District Congress Committee, Sikar, for 7 years (July 2011 to May 2018).[7]

Rajasthan Legislative Assembly results[edit]

SI No. Year Legislative Assembly Constituency Margin Party Post
1. 2008 13th Laxmangarh 34 Indian National Congress
2. 2013 14th Laxmangarh 10,723 Indian National Congress Chief Whip of the Congress Legislative Party (CLP)
3. 2018 15th Laxmangarh 22,052 Indian National Congress Minister of State

Education and early life[edit]

Govind Singh Dotasra was born to Mohan Singh Dotasra and Rupi Devi on 1 October 1964 in the village of Kripa Ram Ji ki Dhani, Sutod, Laxmangarh in Sikar District of Rajasthan. His father was a government teacher. His schooling took place in the native village and after that, he did B.Com., B.Ed. and LL.B. degrees at the University of Rajasthan. On 4 March 1984, he married Sunita Devi, a teacher. They have two sons.[8][9] After graduation, he started practicing law in the Sikar Court.

Politics[edit]

Dotasra was elected as Pradhan of the Laxmsngath Panchayat Samiti in 2005.[10]

In 2008, he contested the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election for the first time and won the seat of Laxmangarh by a close margin of 34 votes against independent candidate Dinesh Joshi.[citation needed]

He defeated former union minister of state and 3 time MP Subhash Maharia by a margin of 10,723 votes in the 2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election. In this election his party Congress had lost 160+ seats in the state.[11] He is also a member of Public Accounts Committee of Rajasthan Assembly 2015–16.[12]

In the Assembly, Dotasra has in particular raised issues related to farmers and weaker sections of society.[13]

He won the 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election - his third win of the Laxmangarh seat - with a margin of 22052 votes, which was the highest in Sikar district.[14]

Other Activity[edit]

Dotasra represented Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in 24th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Seminar from 27 May – 1 June 2013 in Singapore.[15] Dotasra participated in 16th and 17th All India Whips’ Conference in Goa and Visakhapatnam.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Govind Singh Dotasra Appointed as Rajasthan Congress Chief". ndtv.com.
  2. ↑ "Govind Singh Dotasra Education Minister". indianexpress.com.
  3. ↑ "Govind Singh Dotasra Resigns as Minister". economictimes.indiatimes.com.
  4. ↑ "Govind Singh Dotasra Whip INC". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  5. ↑ "Opposition Walkout from assembly: Govind Singh Dotasra, Whip INC". zeenews.india.com.
  6. ↑ "Lakshmangarh legislator Govind Singh Dotasra will helm the media and coordination committee". business-standard.com.
  7. ↑ "Govind Singh Dotasra appointed as VP of PCC". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  8. ↑ "Member Bio-Data of 15th Legislative assembly: Govind Singh Dotasra". rajassembly.nic.in.
  9. ↑ ADR. "GOVIND SINGH DOTASRA(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- Lachmangarh(Sikar) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "PANCHAYAT SAMITI WISE DETAILS OF ELECTED PRADHANS (Page 89): Govind Singh Dotasra" (PDF). www.rajsec.rajasthan.gov.in.
  11. ↑ "Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2013 data(page 56)" (PDF). www.eci.nic.in.
  12. ↑ "Public accounts committee, Rajasthan (2015-16): Govind Singh Dotasra". rasjassembly.nic.in.
  13. ↑ "Govind Singh Dotasra in Vidhansabha". rajasthanpatrika.patrika.com.
  14. ↑ "Lachmangarh". News18. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  15. ↑ "Govind Singh Dotasra Foreign Visit". localmla.com.
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