Rattan Lal Kataria (19 December 1951 – 18 May 2023) was an Indian politician from

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

. He served as the Minister of State in the

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and

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till 7 July 2021. He was a member of the

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. He was elected to 16th Lok Sabha from

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as a candidate of the

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with 612,121 votes out of 1,220,121 total, defeating INC candidate Raj Kumar Balmiki. Previously, he was elected to 13th Lok Sabha from Ambala as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was also a member of the

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from 1987 to 1991, representing the

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. He was born on 19 December 1951, and educated at

Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (KUK) is a university established on 11January 1956 in Kurukshetra, in the Indian state of Haryana, from the capital, Delhi. It is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities. History The univers ...

Career

In May 2019, Kataria became Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Social Justice and Empowerment. He served as the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Haryana unit from 2000 to 2003 and during his tenure the party started its own magazine ''Bhajpa Ki Baat'' in October 2000.

Electoral record

Personal life and death

Kataria was married and had three children. He died from pneumonia at PGI Chandigarh, on 18 May 2023, at the age of 71.

References

1951 births 2023 deaths Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Haryana India MPs 1999–2004 India MPs 2014–2019 India MPs 2019–2024 Kurukshetra University alumni Lok Sabha members from Haryana Narendra Modi ministry People from Ambala Haryana MLAs 1987–1991 {{Haryana-BJP-politician-stub