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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Babulal Kharadi
| caption = Kharadi in 2024
| office = [[Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry|Cabinet Minister]], [[Government of Rajasthan]]
| term_start = 30 December 2023
| predecessor = [[Arjun Singh Bamniya]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Bhajan Lal Sharma]]
| 2blankname = Ministry and Departments
| 2namedata = {{Collapsible list| * Tribal Regional Development | * Home Defense}}
| governor = [[Kalraj Mishra]]<br/>[[Haribhau Bagade]]
| office1 = Member of the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 2018
| constituency1 = [[Jhadol Assembly constituency|Jhadol]]
| predecessor1 = Heeralal Darangi
| term_start2 = 2008
| term_end2 = 2013
| constituency2 = Jhadol
| successor2 = Heeralal Darangi
| term_start3 = 2003
| term_end3 = 2008
| constituency3 = [[Jhadol Assembly constituency|Phalasia]]
| predecessor3 = Kuber Singh
| office4 = Pradhan, [[Kotra tehsil|Panchayat Samiti Kotra]]
| term_start4 = 2000
| term_end4 = 2003
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|08|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Nichlathala, [[Kotra tehsil|Kotda]], [[Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]
| parents = Phagana Kharadi (father)<br>Harki Devi (mother)
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Mani Devi and Tej Devi
| children = 8
| occupation = Politician
| profession = Agriculture
}}

'''Babulal Kharadi''' (born 15 August 1967) is an Indian politician from Rajasthan. He is serving as a Cabinet Minister in the [[Government of Rajasthan]], overseeing the Tribal Regional Development and Home Defense departments in the [[Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry]]. He is a member of the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] representing the [[Jhadol Assembly constituency]] as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Takkar |first=Jatin |date=2023-12-30 |title=22 ministers take oath in Rajasthan, 17 of them first-timers |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rajasthan-cabinet-expansion-kirodi-lal-meena-rajyavardhan-rathore-among-22-mlas-sworn-in-as-ministers/articleshow/106403045.cms |access-date=2023-12-31 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajasthan Adivasi leaders criticize tribal minister Babulal Kharadi's call for delisting converted tribals |url=https://en.themooknayak.com/tribal-news/rajasthan-adivasi-leaders-criticize-tribal-minister-babulal-kharadis-call-for-delisting-converted-tribals |access-date=2023-12-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Babulal Kharadi who has two wives lives in raw house, became cabinet minister |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/rajasthan/jaipur/babulal-kharadi-who-has-two-wife-live-in-raw-house-became-cabinet-minister-in-bhajanlal-government/articleshow/106422045.cms?story=3 |access-date=2023-12-31}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Kharadi began his political career with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] youth wing in the late 1980s. He contested his first election in 1995 for the Zila Parishad and was elected as the Pradhan of Panchayat Samiti Kotra in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=झोपड़ी में रहने वाले मंत्री बाबूलाल खराड़ी सादगी की मिसाल, 4 बार से विधायक |url=https://rajasthan.ndtv.in/rajasthan-news/babulal-kharadi-who-became-a-minister-in-rajasthan-government-is-an-example-of-simplicity-jhadol-mla-still-lives-in-a-hut-4773267 |website=NDTV Rajasthan |date=31 December 2023 |access-date=12 May 2025 |language=hi}}</ref>

In 2003, he was elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from the Phalasia constituency. He subsequently represented the restructured Jhadol constituency in 2008, 2018, and 2023. He lost the 2013 election but returned in the next term.<ref>{{Cite web |title=राजस्थान के मंत्री बाबूलाल खराड़ी 2 कमरों के कच्चे घर में रहते हैं |url=https://www.aajtak.in/rajasthan/story/rajasthan-minister-babulal-kharadi-lives-in-a-2-room-mud-house-his-simplicity-is-discussed-lcls-1853760-2024-01-06 |website=Aaj Tak |date=6 January 2024 |access-date=12 May 2025 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=राजस्थान: कौन हैं कच्चे घर में रहने वाले बाबूलाल खराड़ी, जो बने कैबिनेट मंत्री |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/rajasthan/udaipur/babulal-kharadi-became-cabinet-minister-in-bhajanlal-government/2036249 |website=Zee News Hindi |date=30 December 2023 |access-date=13 May 2025 |language=hi}}</ref>

He was appointed a Cabinet Minister on 30 December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meena |first=Prem Narayan |date=31 December 2023 |title=कौन है बाबूलाल खराड़ी? राजस्थान के दो पत्नियों वाले भजनलाल के मंत्री; झोपड़ी में रहते हैं |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/rajasthan/story-who-is-babulal-kharadi-rajasthan-two-wife-bhajanlal-minister-live-in-a-hut-9138525.html |website=Live Hindustan |language=hi |access-date=13 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=डेस्क |first=एबीपी स्टेट |title=कच्चे मकान में रहने वाले 4 बार के विधायक इस बार बने कैबिनेट मंत्री, जानें कौन हैं बाबूलाल खराड़ी |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/rajasthan/rajasthan-cm-bhajan-lal-sharma-cabinet-expansion-bjp-made-mla-babulal-kharadi-cabinet-minister-2573741 |website=ABP Live |date=31 December 2023 |access-date=12 May 2025 |language=hi}}</ref>

In 2021, he received the "Best Legislator" award from the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for his contributions in the House.<ref>{{Cite web |title=राजस्थान सरकार के मंत्री बाबूलाल खराड़ी का स्टाइल है सबसे अलग |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/state/rajasthan-government-cabinet-minister-babulal-kharadi-style-is-unique-due-to-these-reasons-he-is-in-the-headlines-rjs24052304574 |website=ETV Bharat |date=23 May 2024 |access-date=12 May 2025 |language=hi}}</ref>

== Electoral record ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align: center;"
|+ '''Election results'''
! Year !! Office !! Constituency !! Candidate (Party) !! Votes !! % !! Opponent (Party) !! Opponent Votes !! Opponent % !! Result !! Ref
|-
| 2023 || rowspan="6" | [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] || rowspan="4" | Jhadol || rowspan="6" | Babulal Kharadi ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]) [[File:Bharatiya Janata Party (icon).svg|20px]] || 76,537 || 34.99 || Heera Lal Darangi (INC) [[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|20px]] || 70,049 || 32.02 || '''Won''' || [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/rajasthan/constituency-show/Jhadol TOI]
|-
| 2018 || 87,527 || 44.52 || Sunil Kumar Bhajat (INC) [[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|20px]] || 74,580 || 37.93 || '''Won''' || [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/rajasthan/constituency-show/Jhadol TOI]
|-
| 2013 || 62,670 || 39.20 || Heeralal Darangi (INC) [[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|20px]] || 67,354 || 42.13 || '''Lost''' || [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/rajasthan/constituency-show/Jhadol TOI]
|-
| 2008 || 46,654 || 37.37 || Heeralal Darangi (INC) [[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|20px]] || 39,335 || 31.51 || '''Won''' || [https://www.electiontak.in/polls/rajasthan/constitueny/jhadol-2008-S20_150]
|-
| 2003 || rowspan="2" | Phalasia || 37,671 || 37.8 || Kuber Singh (INC) [[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|20px]] || 26,192 || 26.3 || '''Won''' || [https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2003/rajasthan/phalasia/14/25339/165]
|-
| 1998 || 23,920 || 32.18 || Kuber Singh (INC) [[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|20px]] || 33,651 || 45.27 || '''Lost''' || [https://www.electiontak.in/polls/rajasthan/constitueny/phalasia-1998-S20_147]
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.instagram.com/mla_babulal.kharadi/ Babulal Kharadi on Instagram]

{{Rajasthan MLAs 2023–2028}}
{{Bharatiya Janata Party}}

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[[Category:Indian agriculturalists]]

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Abesh Purkait at 01:48, 7 April 2026