Jethu Singhji Rajpurohit (23 August 1921 – 23 August 2011) was an Indian politician and member of 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 ...

from

Bali, Rajasthan Bali is a town and a municipality in Pali district in the Indian state of Rajasthan, on the left bank of the Mithari River. Geography Bali is located at near the Aravalli Range. It is a constituency of Pali district. It has an average elevat ...

. He was the first

sarpanch A sarpanch, gram pradhan, mukhiya, or president is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the gram sabha (village government) in India. The sarpanch, together with other elected panchay ...

in the

Rajpurohit Rajpurohit is a martial race of Brahmin origin residing in South Asia natively in western Rajasthan of India. Their ancestors belonged to the family line of Saptarshi, SaptRishis. They maintain traditions that are similar to both Brahmins and Raj ...

community He was the Sarpanch of Barwa,a village in

Pali district Pali district is a district in Rajasthan, India. The city of Pali is its administrative headquarters. Pali is also known as the Industrial/Textile City and has been a hub for merchant activities for centuries. It has a rich heritage and culture ...

of Rajasthan, and later was elected as

pradhan Pradhan (Devanagari: प्रधान) is generally ministerial title of Sanskrit origin used in the Indian subcontinent. The Sanskrit ''pradhāna'' translates to "major" or "prime"; however, the more modern Hindi definitions provided by the Oxf ...

from Bali

panchayat samiti Panchayat samiti or block panchayat is a rural local government ( panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) or block level in India. It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. It has b ...

. He served as a sarpanch for 30 years and was Pradhan for 5 years. He fought 1990 assembly elections from Bali and claimed 18604 votes, but lost to Amrutlal Parmar with a near margin of 184 votes.

Personal

Jethu Singhji Rajpurohit was the youngest of the three sons of Samarth Singhji Rajpurohit, a farmer.

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External links

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{{India-politician-stub 1921 births 2011 deaths Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan Rajasthani politicians