Shatrughan Gautam 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 ...

. He is a member of 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 ...

, representing the Kekri constituency in

Ajmer district Ajmer district is a district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is part of the Ajmer division–one of the seven List of districts of Rajasthan#Divisions, administrative divisions of Rajasthan. The city of Ajmer is the district headquarters. ...

, Rajasthan. He previously served as an MLA from 2013 to 2018 and was re-elected in the 2023 assembly elections.

Political career

Shatrughan Gautam began his political journey at the grassroots level, serving as the sarpanch of Devgaon village. Shatrughan Gautam is a member of the

(BJP) and has been elected twice to the

from the Kekri constituency in

, Rajasthan. He was first elected as an MLA in the 2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections, defeating the incumbent Raghu Sharma of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

(INC). During his tenure from 2013 to 2018, he served under the leadership of Chief Minister

Vasundhara Raje Vasundhara Raje Scindia (born 8 March 1953) is an Indian politician, who has held two terms as the chief minister of Rajasthan. She was previously a minister in the Union Cabinet of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and was India's first Minister of Small ...

. In the 2018 elections, he lost the seat to Raghu Sharma but regained it in the 2023 assembly elections, once again defeating Sharma. Gautam's political career reflects a continued rivalry with Raghu Sharma, with both having alternated as MLA from Kekri over the past decade.

Electoral record

External links

Shatrughan Gautam on Facebook

Shatrughan Gautam on X (formerly Twitter)

References

Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan Rajasthan MLAs 2013–2018 Rajasthan MLAs 2023–2028 People from Ajmer district Year of birth missing (living people) {{Rajasthan-BJP-politician-stub