Rohit Bohra (born 30 May 1966) is an Indian politician from Rajasthan. He represents the Rajakhera Assembly constituency in

Dholpur district Dholpur District is a district of Rajasthan state in Northern India. The town of Dholpur is the district headquarters. Dholpur District is a part of Bharatpur Divisional Commissionerate. It was carved out from the erstwhile Bharatpur District ...

in the

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as a member of the

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. He was elected as a

Member of the Legislative Assembly A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. S ...

from the

Rajakhera Rajakhera is a city and a municipality in Dholpur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Geography Rajakhera is located at . It has an average elevation of 153 metres (505 feet). Rajakhera is on the border of Rajasthan state. It i ...

constituency in the

2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election The Indian National Congress became the single largest party with 100 seats, short of majority by 1 seat. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 73 seats, much lower compared to the previous election in which it won an absolute majority of 163 seats. The ...

for the first time. He was re-elected as MLA from the Rajakhera Assembly constituency in the

2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Rajasthan on 25 November 2023 to elect 199 of the 200 members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. The results were declared on 3 December 2023. The election for the Karanpur seat was adjourned follow ...

. Currently, he serves as the General Secretary of the

Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (RPCC) is the Pradesh Congress Committee (state wing) of the Indian National Congress (INC) serving in the state of Rajasthan.

. He is also an elected member of the

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. In the past, he has held various positions, including President of the District Congress Committee in

Dholpur Dholpur is a city in the Dholpur district in Rajasthan state of India. It is situated on the left bank of the famous Chambal river. The city is the administrative headquarters of Dholpur District and was formerly seat of the Dholpur (princel ...

(2010–2013) and Secretary of the

(2013–2019).

Personal life

Bohra is the son of Shri Padhyumn Singh, a former Finance Minister in the

Government of Rajasthan The Government of Rajasthan is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Rajasthan, a judiciary and a legislative. Jaipur is the capital of R ...

, and Shobhna Bohra. His father is a well-known politician who served seven terms as a

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from the Rajakhera Assembly constituency and is currently serving as the President of the 16th State Finance Commission of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

. He is well-educated and an alumnus of reputed educational institutions. He holds an

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and a

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degree. He successfully runs his family business, which is spread across

Political career

Bohra has a strong political background and played an active role in electoral strategy and political campaigning for his father during assembly elections. He started his political career as the President of the District Congress Committee in

(2010–2013) and was later promoted to Secretary of the

(2013–2019). He was elected as a

for the first time from the Rajakhera Assembly constituency in the

, where he defeated his rival

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. Since 2014, it has been the List of ruling p ...

candidate

Ashok Sharma Ashok Sharma is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Rajnandgaon, Madhya Pradesh as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a p ...

by 14,991 votes. He is known for developing a personal connection with every voter and party worker. During his first term, he focused on the development of healthcare, sanitation, water, and infrastructure in the

constituency. As a first-term MLA, he worked actively to deliver government schemes to the public in his assembly constituency, as implemented by the

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. He was credited and praised by

Ashok Gehlot Ashok Gehlot (born 3 May 1951) politician serving as the current Chief Minister of Rajasthan. He held this position from December 1998 to 2003, and from 2008 to 2013, and again from 17 December 2018. He represents Sardarpura constituency of Jod ...

for saving the

government during the

2022 Rajasthan political crisis On 25 September 2022 at around 9 PM (IST), 82 MLAs of the Indian National Congress supporting Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister of Rajasthan suddenly went to Speaker of the House, C. P. Joshi's residence in Jaipur and gave their resignation to opp ...

. Later, he was elevated to the post of General Secretary of the

. He was re-elected as an MLA from the Rajakhera Assembly constituency in the

, defeating his rival

candidate Neerja Sharma, who is the wife of

, by 15,230 votes. This victory marked his second consecutive win from the Rajakhera Assembly constituency.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bohra, Rohit Living people 1966 births Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan Rajasthan MLAs 2023–2028

Personal life

Political career

See also

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