Rajendra Rathore
Rathore in 2023
Leader of the Opposition, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office 2 April 2023 – 3 December 2023
Preceded by	Gulab Chand Kataria
Succeeded by	Tika Ram Jully
Member of Legislative Assembly, Rajasthan
In office 1990–2023
Succeeded by	Harlal Saharan
Constituency	Churu
Minister of State Government of Rajasthan
In office 1993–1994
Minister of PWD Government of Rajasthan
In office 2003–2008
Succeeded by	Bharat Singh, INC
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Government of Rajasthan
In office 2003–2008
Succeeded by	Shanti Kumar Dhariwal, INC
Minister of Health & Family Welfare Government of Rajasthan
In office 2013–2016
Succeeded by	Kali Charan Saraf, BJP
Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Government of Rajasthan
In office 2016–2018
Succeeded by	Sachin Pilot, INC
Personal details
Born	(1955-04-21) 21 April 1955 (age 68) Harpalsar, Rajasthan, India
Spouse	Chand Kanwar
Children	1
Residence(s)	54 Geeta Path, Suraj Nagar West, Civil Lines, Jaipur 302006
Alma mater	University of Rajasthan
Occupation	Politician

Rajendra Rathore (born 21 April 1955) is an Indian politician. He previously served as leader of opposition in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. He is a former Member of Legislative Assembly, Rajasthan from BJP representing Churu Constituency.^[1]

Early life and education

Rathore was born on 21 April 1955 in Harpalsar village, Sardarshahar, District Churu, Rajasthan. He was born to Uttam Singh Rathore, an RAS officer. He was schooled in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, and then obtained his M.A. in 1980, D.L.L. in 1978, L.L.B. in 1977 at Rajasthan University, Jaipur. He was elected as the president of the Student Union at Rajasthan University in 1979.

He married Chand Kanwar, on 23 February 1978. The couple has a son, Parakram Singh Rathore.

Political career

Rajendra Rathore has been a prominent face of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan, for past 3 decades. He has emerged from numerous crises and has a strong grip on Rajput voters in the state; he enjoys huge popularity in Churu, Rajasthan. For over a decade and a half, Rathore along with the late Dr. Digamber Singh dominated the party in the state, while batting for Vasundhara Raje’s leadership in the state. After, Digamber Singh’s death in 2017, Rathore distanced himself from Raje. And post the 2018 Rajasthan election has appeared as a viable party leader for the state - heading into the 2023 assembly elections.

Membership of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Positions held in Government of Rajasthan

Social works

• Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Medical College - In October 2018, Rathore took the unprecedented step of opening of Medical College in Churu which is now serving the medical study requirement of many students.
• Lohia Law College - Lohia College has started post graduate courses and graduate level courses.
• Churu Nature Park - In September 2018, he inaugurated the grand nature park in Churu. After Jaipur's Central Park in Rajasthan, the second largest nature park is located in Churu. It is built on 90 bighas of land and more than 10 thousand saplings of about 20 species have been planted under the Naturopathy system. It is equipped with facilities like yoga center, two acupressure tracks, sand path, open gym, watch tower, knowledge park, women park, children park and Swami Gopaldas open air theatre.
• Medical Relief Society - In 1993-98, Rathore was a pioneer in starting the Medical Relief Society while being the Minister of Medical and Health Department. This has been adopted by many Indian state governments since then.