Mohan Singh Rathore (born 1955) is an Indian politician from

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

. He is an MLA from

Bhitarwar Assembly constituency Bhitarwar Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the delimitation of the assembly constituenci ...

Gwalior District Gwalior district () is one of the 52 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The historic city of Gwalior is its administrative headquarters. Other cities and towns in this district are Antari, Bhitarwar, Bilaua, Dabra, Morar C ...

. He won the

2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Madhya Pradesh on 2023 elections in India, 17 November 2023 to elect all List of constituencies of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 230 members of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The resu ...

, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life and education

Rathore is from Bhitarwar, Gwalior District, Madhya Pradesh. He is the son of late Ulfat Singh Rathore. He passed Class 12 and later while doing his second year graduation, at a college affiliated with Jivaji University,

Gwalior Gwalior (Hindi: , ) is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; It is known as the Music City of India having oldest Gwalior gharana, musical gharana in existence. It is a major sports, cultural, industrial, and political c ...

, he discontinued his studies from 1973.

Career

Rathore won from Bhitarwar Assembly constituency in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing the

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. He polled 97,700 votes and defeated his nearest rival and sitting MLA,

Lakhan Singh Yadav Lakhan Singh Yadav is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress. He is the ex-Cabinet Minister in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry and Fishermen's Welfare. Political career Yadav started his early career in associatio ...

of the

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, by a margin of 22,354 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rathore, Mohan Singh 1955 births Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2023–2028 People from Gwalior district