Chotu Singh Bhati (born 19 January 1955) is an Indian politician and a member of

16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly The Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan was constituted after the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections which were concluded in November 2023 and the results were declared on 3 December 2023. Composition * In the 2023 Rajasthan ...

representing the

Jaisalmer Jaisalmer , nicknamed ''The Golden city'', is a city in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, located west of the state capital Jaipur, in the heart of the Thar Desert. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Jaisalmer district ...

constituency of

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. He is a member of the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...

. He was also a member of the

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and the 14th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.

Personal life

Bhati was born on 19 January 1955 to Karan Singh Bhati and Chand Kunwar in the Poonam Nagar village of

Jaisalmer district Jaisalmer district is the largest district in the Indian state of Rajasthan, and the third largest district in India. Located in Marwar (Jodhpur Division), the city of Jaisalmer is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is around ...

. He completed

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from S.S School, Rajasthan in

Ajmer Ajmer () is a city in the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Ajmer district and Ajmer division. It lies at the centre of Rajasthan, earning it the ...

in the year 1973–74. Singh married Geeta Kunwar on 13 March 1985, with whom he has two sons. Singh is an agriculturalist by profession.

Political career

Bhati won from the

constituency in the

2008 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Indian state of Rajasthan on 4 December 2008. Results were announced on 8 December. The incumbent ruling party BJP lost to Congress. Results Party-wise list of elected MLAs Elected members ...

, representing the

, and repeated it again in

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, becoming a member of the

and the 14th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly respectively. In the

2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Rajasthan on 2023 elections in India, 25 November 2023 to elect List of constituencies of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, 199 of the 200 members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. The results were ...

, Bhati again representing Bharatiya Janata Party, went on to defeat rival and incumbent Rooparam of

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by a margin of 18,687 votes, regaining the Jaisalmer constituency seat in the process.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhati, Chotu Singh 1955 births Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan Rajasthan MLAs 2023–2028 People from Jaisalmer People from Ajmer