Shanti Kumar Dhariwal (born 29 October 1943) is an Indian politician and Former Cabinet minister in Ashok Gehlot ministry and also member of 11th, 13th and 15th and 16th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan. He also served as Member of Parliament of Kota (1984–89). And currently he represents Kota North (Assembly constituency) as a member of

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. In 2023, he defeated Prahlad Gunjal of BJP by 2486 votes to retain the Kota North seat.

Early life and education

Dhariwal was born 29 October 1943 in the

Kota district Kota District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Kota is the administrative headquarters of the district. During the period around 12th century AD, Rao Deva, a Hada Chieftain conquered the territory and fou ...

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

to his father Rikhavchand Dhariwal. He married Komal Dhariwal. He completed his

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in 1964 and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in 1966 at the

University of Rajasthan The University of Rajasthan, informally known as Rajasthan University (RU, ISO: Rājasthān Viśvavidyālaya), is a public state university located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1947 by an Act of the State Legislative Assembl ...

Political career

Dhariwal was MLA for three strength term from Kota North and Member of Parliament for one term from Kota Lok Sabha as a member of

. In 15th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan (2018) elections, he defeated his nearest rival candidate Prahlad Gunjal ( BJP) by a margin of 17,945 votes. In December 2018, he was appointed Cabinet Minister in third Ashok Gehlot ministry with portfolios of Urban Development & Housing Department, Law & Legal Affairs and Legal Consultancy Office, Parliamentary Affairs Department. In 2023, he retained the Kota North seat.

Posts held

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