Krishan Kumar Vishnoi (also known as KK Vishnoi) is an Indian politician from 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 ...
(BJP) who is serving as a Minister of State in the
Government of Rajasthan
The Government of Rajasthan is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its districts of Rajasthan, 41 districts. It consists of an executive branch, led by the governor of Rajasthan, as well as judiciary and legis ...
. He represents the
Gudamalani constituency in the
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, also known as the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha, is the unicameral legislature of the state of Rajasthan. It is a vital part of the state government, responsible for making and implementing laws.
The assembly meets ...
.
Early life and education
Krishan Kumar Vishnoi was born on 8 August 1976 in Gudamalani, Barmer district, Rajasthan. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marwad College, Kuchaman City, affiliated with Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer, in 2021.
Political career
Vishnoi has been associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan and served as the State Secretary of the party's Rajasthan unit from 2020 to 2023.
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 ...
, he contested from the
Gudamalani seat as a BJP candidate. He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly, defeating Congress candidate Sonaram Choudhary by a margin of 15,217 votes.
Minister
Vishnoi was inducted into the
Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry on 30 December 2023 as a Minister of State with independent charge of the departments of Industry & Commerce, Sports & Youth Affairs, Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship, and Policy Making. In May 2024, he was additionally assigned the Agriculture portfolio.
Electoral record
External links
Krishan Kumar Vishnoi on X (formerly Twitter)
References
Living people
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan
Rajasthan MLAs 2023–2028
1976 births
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