Chandresh Kumari Katoch ( Rathore; born 1 February 1944) is an Indian politician belonging to the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

party. She is a former Minister of Culture in India's central government. She was a Member of Parliament in the

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(the lower house of parliament), representing Jodhpur constituency. Katoch was sworn in as Cabinet Minister in the

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on 28 October 2012, and was given the portfolio of the

Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture may refer to: * Ministry of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports (Albania) * Ministry of Culture (Algeria) * Ministry of Culture (Argentina) * Minister for the Arts (Australia) * Ministry of Culture (Azerbaijan)Ministry o ...

. She is daughter of

Maharaja Maharaja (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj; ; feminine: Maharani) is a royal title in Indian subcontinent, Indian subcontinent of Sanskrit origin. In modern India and Medieval India, medieval northern India, the title was equivalent to a pri ...

Hanwant Singh Hanwant Singh I of Marwar (16 June 1923 – 26 January 1952) was the last ruler of the third largest Indian Kingdom of Marwar. He succeeded his father as the Maharaja of Jodhpur of the Rathore dynasty of Marwar on 9 June 1947 and held the ti ...

of Jodhpur and

Maharani Maharaja (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj; ; feminine: Maharani) is a royal title in Indian subcontinent of Sanskrit origin. In modern India and medieval northern India, the title was equivalent to a prince. However, in late ancient India ...

Krishna Kumari and is married into the royal family of Kangra with Raja Aditya Dev Chand Katoch, in

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...

. She contested but lost the

2014 Indian general election General elections were held in India in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014 to elect the members of the 16th Lok Sabha. With 834 million registered voters, they were the largest-ever elections in the world until being surpassed by the 2019 ...

Positions held

*1972–77 Member,

Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The seat of the Assembly is at Shimla, the capital of the state. There are 68 Members of Legislative Assembly, al ...

( from Dharamshala constituency) *1977 Deputy Minister,

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*1982–84 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (second term from Dharamshala constituency) *1984 (for 9 Months) Minister of State, Tourism, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh *1984 Elected to

8th Lok Sabha The 8th Lok Sabha ran from 31 December 1984 to 27 November 1989. Politicians were elected in December 1984, taking office by the end of the month. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the bicameral Parliament of India. 9 si ...

from

Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency) Kangra Lok Sabha constituency is one of the four Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Himachal Pradesh state in northern India. Assembly segments Kangra Lok Sabha constituency presently comprised the following 17 Vidhan Sabha (legislati ...

*1996 Elected to

Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is the upper house of the Parliament of India and functions as the institutional representation of India’s federal units — the states and union territories.https://rajyasabha.nic.in/ It is a key component o ...

*1998–1999 Deputy Chief Whip, Congress Party in Rajya Sabha *1999-03 President,

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*2003–07 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (third term from Dharamshala constituency) *2003–2004 Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh *2009 Re-elected to

15th Lok Sabha Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee.Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 44 more seats than the previous 14t ...

from

Jodhpur Jodhpur () is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023, the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and ...

(2nd term) *2012 Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Cultural, Government of India.

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