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Ashok Gehlot
13th Chief Minister of Rajasthan
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 December 2018
GovernorKalyan Singh
Kalraj Mishra
DeputySachin Pilot
Preceded byVasundhara Raje
Additional ministries
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 December 2018
Ministry and Departments
  • Finance
  • Taxation
  • Home & Justice
  • DOP
  • GAD
  • Cabinet Secretariat
  • NRI
  • IT & Communication
  • Rajasthan State Investigation Bureau
  • DIPR
Preceded byVasundhara Raje
In office
13 December 2008 (2008-12-13) – 12 December 2013 (2013-12-12)
Preceded byVasundhara Raje
Succeeded byVasundhara Raje
In office
1 December 1998 (1998-12-01) – 8 December 2003 (2003-12-08)
Preceded byBhairon Singh Shekhawat
Succeeded byVasundhara Raje
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 December 1999
Preceded byMan Singh Deora
ConstituencySardarpura
General Secretary (Organisation) of
AICC
In office
December 2017 – January 2019
Succeeded byK. C. Venugopal
Union Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation
In office
31 December 1984 – 26 September 1985
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi / Rajiv Gandhi
Deputy Union Minister for Sports
In office
7 February 1984 – 31 October 1984
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Textiles
In office
21 June 1991 – 18 January 1993
Prime MinisterP. V. Narasimha Rao
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1991–1999
ConstituencyJodhpur
In office
1980–1989
ConstituencyJodhpur
Personal details
Born (1951-05-03) 3 May 1951 (age 73)[1][2]
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India[1]
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseSunita Gehlot
Children2
Residence(s)Resident of Daron Ka Bas, Mahamandir, Jodhpur
OccupationPolitician

Ashok Gehlot (born 3 May 1951) is an Indian politician serving as the current Chief Minister of Rajasthan.[3] He held this position from December 1998 to 2003, and from 2008 to 2013, and again from 17 December 2018.[1] He represents Sardarpura constituency of Jodhpur as Member of Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan.

He was a national General secretary of Congress Party, in-charge of organisations and training from March 2018 to 23 January 2019. He was also made in-charge of Gujarat state during 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election.[4]

Personal life

Ashok Gehlot is the son of Laxman Singh Gehlot, a magician who used to travel around the country to show his magic tricks.[5] [6][7][8] Gehlot came from a humble Sainik Kshatriya Mandorva Rajput family background with no connection in politics. He is a science and law graduate, he also holds an MA degree in economics. He is married to Sunita Gehlot and has a son and a daughter.[1] His son Vaibhav Gehlot is a politician who contested in the Lok Sabha elections of 2019 from Jodhpur.[9]

He is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) party. He was influenced by the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi at a very young age and was actively engaged in social political work even as a student. During the East Bengali refugees crisis in 1971, he served in the refugee camps in the eastern states of India. It is there when former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first identified his organizational skills during one of her visits to the refugee camps. Gehlot was later appointed the first State President of National Students' Union of India and successfully organised Congress's Student Wing in the state.[10] Gehlot is a staunch Gandhiite and he lived in Wardha to adapt his lifestyle as a Gandhiite. He eats before sunset and is a pure vegetarian and enjoys Satvik Meals. He is also a teetotaler.[5]

Political career

Sonia Gandhi and Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot, launching the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), at Banswara, Rajasthan

He contested his first election for Rajasthan Legislative assembly in 1977 for Sardarpura constituency and lost by a margin of 4426 votes to his closest opponent Madhav Singh of the Janata Party. Gehlot had to sell his motorcycle to contest his first election. In 1980 he contested Lok Sabha election from Jodhpur and won by a margin of 52,519 votes. In 1984 he was appointed as the Union Minister. In 1989 he lost the election from Jodhpur.[11]

When the Congress party returned to power in 1991 he was appointed as Union Minister again by then Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao. He was discharged from his duty in 1993 and headed towards his home state Rajasthan to manage Congress political affairs. In 1998, Congress won a landslide victory by winning 153 out of 200 seats. Ashok Gehlot was appointed as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan for the first time.[11]

In 2003, Congress lost Rajasthan and won merely 56 seats. In 2008 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election Congress was short of a majority by 4 seats and Gehlot who was a well-known troubleshooter in Congress was appointed as the Chief Minister to prevent instability and thus he was sworn in for the second time as Chief Minister.[12]

Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot meeting the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Jyotiraditya Scindia, in New Delhi on 8 January 2013.

In 2013, Congress suffered its worst-ever defeat by only winning 21 seats in 200 member assembly. Gehlot was then appointed as AICC General Secretary in 2013.[13] He remained at the position till 2018 and after 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, when Congress returned to power he was appointed as the Chief Minister for the third time despite the strong candidacy of Sachin Pilot due to his role in the revival of Congress after its worst-ever defeat in Legislative Elections. Sachin Pilot was appointed as Deputy Chief Minister.[14]

In 2022, it was reported that Sonia Gandhi supports Gehlot leading Congress in the next Indian general election.[15]

Positions held

Year Position
1980–84 Elected to the 7th Lok Sabha
  • Member – Public Accounts Committee 1980–82
  • Deputy Minister for Tourism 1982–84
  • Deputy Minister for Civil Aviation 1982–83
  • Deputy Minister for Sports 1984–84
1984–89 Elected to the 8th Lok Sabha
  • Union Minister of State for Tourism 1984–85
  • Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation 1984–85
1991–96 Elected to the 10th Lok Sabha
  • Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Textiles 1991–93
  • Member – Consultative Committee on Communication 1991–96
  • Member – Standing Committee on Railway 1991–96
1996–98 Elected to the 11th Lok Sabha
  • Member – Standing Committee on Railway 1996–98
  • Member – Consultative Committee on Communication 1996–98
1998–99 Elected to the 12th Lok Sabha
1999–2003 Member, Eleventh Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Elected in by-election)
  • Chief Minister, Rajasthan
2003–08 Member, Twelfth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
2008–13 Member, Thirteenth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
  • Chief Minister, Rajasthan
2013–18 Member, Fourteenth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
2018–Cont. Member, Fifteenth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
  • Chief Minister, Rajasthan
Sources:[16][17][18]

Other positions held

Year Position
1974–79 President, Rajasthan NSUI
1979–82 President, City District Congress Committee, Jodhpur
1982 General Secretary, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee
1985–89 President, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee
1994–97
1997–99
2004–08 General Secretary, All India Congress Committee
2017–2019 General Secretary, All India Congress Committee
Sources:[19][10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Chief Minister, Rajasthan". Rajassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ^ "अशोक गहलोत के जन्मदिन पर समर्थकों ने किया शक्ति प्रदर्शन". Dainik Jagaran (in Hindi). 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Sachin Pilot vs Ashok Gehlot: Your guide to Rajasthan political crisis in 10 points". India Today. 13 July 2020. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. ^ PTI (26 April 2017). "Ashok Gehlot Appointed Congress General Secretary In-Charge For Gujarat". NDTV. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b Kidwai, Rashid. "Ashok Gehlot: The Magician in Rajasthan Congress". thewire. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. ^ "What Makes Ashok Gehlot Congress' Top Choice as Party President After Gandhis?". the quint. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  7. ^ "5 reasons why Rahul Gandhi picked Ashok Gehlot over Sachin Pilot". The Print. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  8. ^ "What is Ashok Gehlot's secret to survival?". India Today. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  9. ^ Siddiqui, Imran Ahmed. "moochh-ki-ladai-gehlots-son-in-prestige-fight". Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020. The biggest factor, however, remains the caste arithmetic. The BJP is banking on the support of the Rajputs, the dominant caste in Jodhpur, Brahmins and Jats. Gehlot is eyeing the OBC votes, especially the Mali community to which he belongs, as well as Muslims and SC/STs.
  10. ^ a b "Ashok gehlot :political career". Election.in. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  11. ^ Tewari, Ruhi (8 December 2008). "Congress comes up tops in Rajasthan with 96 seats". Mint. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  12. ^ Parihar, Rohit (8 December 2013). "Rajasthan: BJP's win is the biggest ever for any party, Congress's loss is the worst". Indiatoday. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Ashok Gehlot sworn in as Rajasthan chief minister, Sachin Pilot as deputy CM". The Times of India. 17 December 2018. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  14. ^ Singh, Darpan (24 August 2022). "How Ashok Gehlot, not Rahul Gandhi, could be better off leading Congress into 2024". India Today. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Biographical Sketch : Ashok Gehlot". loksabhaph.nic.in. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Ashok Gehlot Biography". OneIndia. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  17. ^ Goswami, Rakesh (14 December 2018). "Ashok Gehlot: The low-profile leader who plays political magic". HindustanTimes. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Ashok Gehlot Biography". elections.in. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
Lok Sabha
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Jodhpur
1980–1989 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Jodhpur
1991–1999 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Chief Minister of Rajasthan
1 December 1998 – 8 December 2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Minister of Rajasthan
12 December 2008 – 13 December 2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Minister of Rajasthan
17 December 2018 – present 		Succeeded by
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