Onkar Singh Lakhawat

Shri
Onkar Singh Lakhawat
Chairman of Rajasthan Heritage Conservation and Promotion Authority (RHCPA)
Government of Rajasthan
Assumed office
February 2024
Chief MinisterBhajanlal Sharma
Preceded bySurendra Singh Jadawat
In office
2014-2019
Chief MinisterVasundhara Raje
Succeeded bySurendra Singh Jadawat
In office
2007-2008
Chief MinisterVasundhara Raje
Minister of State
In office
2014-2019
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
1997-2000
Preceded byMahesh Chandra Sharma
Succeeded bySantosh Bagrodia
ConstituencyRajasthan
Personal details
Born (1949-04-01) 1 April 1949 (age 75)
Tehla, Nagaur, Rajasthan
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Children3
Parents
  • Shri Ashkaranji Lakhawat (father)
  • Shrimati Ratan Kanwar (mother)
EducationBachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Legislative Law
Occupation
Known forRajasthan Heritage Conservation and Development
AwardsKavi Kag Award (2014)
WebsiteOnkar Singh Lakhawat on Twitter
Onkar Singh Lakhawat
Notable worksNaharidas Barhath
Hinglaj Shaktipeeth
Bol Sansad Bol-Yug Charan Bankar Bol

Onkar Singh Lakhawat (born 1 April 1949) is an Indian lawyer, politician, writer, and a senior BJP leader from Rajasthan.[1] He is serving as the Chairman of Rajasthan Heritage Conservation and Promotion Authority.[2][3] He is a former Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha (1997–2000).[4] He was a Minister of State in the Second Raje ministry (2014-2019).[5] He was also the Vice-President of the BJP in Rajasthan.[6]

  1. ^ "PM Modi to address rally in Ajmer on Saturday, kick off Rajasthan assembly poll campaign". Hindustan Times. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ^ Desk, India com News (6 October 2018). "Modi in Ajmer: PM Bats For Hindu-Muslim Unity, Says Country Shouldn't be Divided on Communal Lines". India News, Breaking News | India.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "Lakhawat is chief of heritage body". The Times of India. 8 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  4. ^ Sabha, India Parliament Rajya (2003). Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches, 1952-2003. Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
  5. ^ Lakhawat, Onkar Singh (2021). "About Chairman". Government of Rajasthan, Art and Culture Portal. Retrieved 10 October 2021. Sh. Onkar Singh Lakhawat, Former Member of Parliament has been appointed as Chairman of Rajasthan Heritage Protection and Promotion Authority, Jaipur. Sh. Onkar Singh Lakhawat is awarded rank of State Minister. He is a leading advocate and a prominent historian.
  6. ^ India Today. Thomson Living Media India Limited. 2005.