Shanti Kumar Dhariwal

Shanti Dhariwal
Minister of Local Self Government, Urban Development & Housing Department, Law & Legal Affairs and Legal Consultancy Office, Parliamentary Affairs Department
Government of Rajasthan
In office
17 December 2018 – December 2023
Chief MinisterAshok Gehlot
Preceded byShrichand Kriplani
Succeeded byJogaram Patel
Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of
Kota North
Assumed office
December 2018
Preceded byPrahlad Gunjal
In office
December 2008 – December 2013
Preceded byOm Birla
Succeeded byPrahlad Gunjal
In office
December 1998 – December 2003
Preceded byLalit Kishore Chaturvedi
Succeeded byOm Birla
Member of Parliament in 8th Lok Sabha
Kota
In office
December 1984 – November 1989
Preceded byKrishana Kumar Goyal
Succeeded byDau Dayal Joshi
Personal details
Born (1943-10-29) 29 October 1943 (age 80)
Kota, Kota State, British India
Nationality Indian
Political party Indian National Congress
SpouseKomal Dhariwal
ParentRikhavchand Dhariwal[1]
Residence(s)4, Main Building, Hospital Marg, Jaipur
Alma materB.A. & L.L.B. from University of Rajasthan
OccupationMLA
ProfessionPolitician[1]

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 Indian National Congress.[2][3][4][5] In 2023, he defeated Prahlad Gunjal of BJP by 2486 votes to retain the Kota North seat.[6]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Candidate affidavit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Kota north Constituency Election Results 2018 Winner Congress Shanti Kumar Dhariwal". InKhabar (in Hindi). 11 December 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Rajasthan minister Shanti Dhariwal and 22 others file nominations". Economictimes. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  4. ^ Sushant Parikh (25 October 2019). "राजस्थान: निकाय चुनाव पर मंत्री शांति धारिवाल का बयान, कहा-BJP फैला रही भ्रम". Zee News (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Shanti Kumar Dhariwal Biography". www.elections.in. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Kota North Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: INC retains Kota North seat, Shanti Dhariwal wins with 94899 votes". India Today. Retrieved 7 December 2023.