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Who is Gajendra Singh Shekhawat?

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

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Who is Gajendra Singh Shekhawat?

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has been a Member of Parliament from the Jodhpur constituency in the Lok Sabha since 2014, affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Currently, he is serving as Minister of Culture and Minister of Tourism from 2024. Shekhawat has a huge following on the social media platform Quora. Here are some key aspects about him:
 
Early Life and Education: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat was born on October 3, 1967, in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. His father, Shankar Singh Shekhawat, was a senior government officer. Gajendra pursued a Master of Philosophy from Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, in Rajasthan.

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Chalo India campaign will energise diaspora ambassadors: Gajendra Shekhawat

Chalo India initiative was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year to support members of the Indian diaspora

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Updated On : 12 Nov 2024 | 10:43 AM IST

Uttarakhand: CM Dhami meets Union Minister Shekhawat to boost tourism

"I had a cordial meeting with the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami ji today. He is a visionary. He has an effective roadmap of development for Devbhoomi," Shekhawat said

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Updated On : 28 Oct 2024 | 8:21 AM IST

Six-time MLA Suryakanta Vyas dies at 87; former Raj CM Gehlot pays tribute

Suryakanta Vyas, a six-time BJP MLA from Sursagar and old Jodhpur seats, passed away on Wednesday morning. She was not feeling well for a long time and was admitted to Mahatma Gandhi Hospital

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Updated On : 25 Sep 2024 | 10:58 AM IST

Assam CM thanks PM for Moidams' inclusion in Unesco World Heritage List

Sarma also thanked Union Culture Minister Gajendra Shekhawat who called to give him the news while the chief minister was addressing a press conference here

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Updated On : 26 Jul 2024 | 2:20 PM IST

India will get world's largest museum in 2025: Minister Shekhawat

Shekhawat was speaking to the media in his Jodhpur Lok Sabha constituency after arriving here for the first time since taking the oath as a Union cabinet minister

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Updated On : 30 Jun 2024 | 9:59 PM IST

2024 Lok Sabha elections: Chasing water dreams in Rajasthan hamlets

Jal Jeevan Mission progress has been slow in Jodhpur; even in villages having pipe water connections, taps are running dry

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Updated On : 25 Apr 2024 | 11:07 PM IST

Congress indulged in corruption, did not carry out water works: Shekhawat

He charged that former chief minister Ashok Gehlot wanted to implicate him in one or the other case and get him arrested somehow

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Updated On : 07 Apr 2024 | 11:54 AM IST

LS polls: BJP will win all 25 seats in Rajasthan, says Gajendra Shekhawat

Echoing Shekhawat's sentiments, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma underscored the significance of the upcoming elections in shaping a developed India by 2047

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Updated On : 20 Mar 2024 | 6:38 AM IST

Union min Shekhawat ensures inquiry into Rajasthan fake recruitment scam

On Monday, fifteen trainee Rajasthan Police sub-inspectors, including the one who topped the recruitment exam, were detained for allegedly clearing the test in 2021 by using unfair means, police said

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Updated On : 07 Mar 2024 | 12:34 PM IST

Ashok Gehlot only did work of delaying schemes, says Gajendra Shekhawat

Shekhawat said that in the year 2019, only 16 percent of the rural homes in the country had access to water through pipelines and 19 crore 40 lakh families in the country live in rural areas

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Updated On : 26 Feb 2024 | 7:32 AM IST

Ethanol blending benefits passed on to sugarcane farmers: Govt tells LS

He said at present the blending of ethanol stands at 12 per cent and the government plans to take it to 20 per cent as desired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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Updated On : 08 Feb 2024 | 1:39 PM IST

Modi govt successfully changed life of poor in past one decade: Shekhawat

The Union minister said 3.5 times more work was done in the water sector in the last four years than what was done during the 72 years of Independence

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Updated On : 07 Feb 2024 | 2:48 PM IST

Drinking water access have reached 72% households in India: Union minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged that each household will be provided with drinking water facilities and 'we are committed to ensure this by December 2024', Singh said

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Updated On : 07 Jan 2024 | 5:14 PM IST
Updated On : 25 Dec 2023 | 10:57 AM IST

Will again discuss SYL canal issue with Punjab, Haryana: Shekhawat

On December 14, Haryana CM Khattar said that Shekhawat had called the meeting of both the CMs over the SYL issue on December 28 in Chandigarh

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Updated On : 16 Dec 2023 | 5:29 PM IST

From Raje to Balaknath: Who are the top CM contenders for Rajasthan?

Vasundhara Raje, Mahant Balaknath, Diya Kumari, Kirodi Lal Meena, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and CP Joshi emerge as strong contenders for the CM post

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Updated On : 04 Dec 2023 | 1:49 PM IST

As focus shifts to CM candidate for Rajasthan, here are the top contenders

The party, which didn't project a CM face, fought the Rajasthan elections collectively under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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Updated On : 04 Dec 2023 | 8:03 AM IST

HC asks not to arrest Shekhawat or file chargesheet without its approval

While providing liberty to the agency to continue to investigate the matter, the court directed it to issue notice to Shekhawat at least 20 days before if he is required for investigation

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Updated On : 24 Nov 2023 | 10:57 PM IST

Focused on inflation, unemployment, and reducing wealth gap: CM Gehlot

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that the Congress government is working on curbing inflation, lowering unemployment, reducing the wealth gap and creating brotherhood within religions

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Updated On : 10 Nov 2023 | 2:39 PM IST

Rajasthan polls 2023 LIVE: CM Gehlot addresses rally, Owaisi slams Congress

Rajasthan state Assembly elections LIVE: Catch all the latest updates of Rajasthan elections 2023 here

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Updated On : 09 Nov 2023 | 5:03 PM IST