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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Chhavi Rajawat<br />
| image = Chhavi Rajawat at the World Economic Forum on India 2012.jpg<br />
| caption = Chhavi Rajawat at the World Economic Forum on India 2012<br />
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1977}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Rajasthan]]<br />
| residence = Todaraisingh, [[Rajasthan]]<br />
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| constituency = Soda<br />
| office = [[Sarpanch]]<br />
| term =<br />
| predecessor = Narendra Singh Rajawat,Harsh Chauhan<br />
| successor =<br />
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| spouse = <br />
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'''Chhavi Rajawat''' was the [[Sarpanch]] of her village [[Soda, Rajasthan|Soda]], {{convert|60|km|mi}} from [[Jaipur]]. Though holding an elected post, Chhavi is not affiliated to any political party. The Panchayats are officially supposed to be non-partisan and Panchayat elected representatives thereby, do not fit into the bracket of mainstream politics.<ref name="toi"/> She has been reported to be the youngest person to hold the office of ''sarpanch''.<ref name="NDTV - 21 March 2011 - Chhavi Rajawat, an MBA graduate, is India's youngest sarpanch">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chhavi-rajawat-an-mba-graduate-is-indias-youngest-sarpanch-451335|title=Chhavi Rajawat, an MBA graduate, is India's youngest sarpanch|date=21 March 2011|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=1 January 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Rajawat was born in [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]. She is from a small village called Soda in Malpura tehsil, [[Tonk district]]. She is an alumna of [[Rishi Valley School]], [[Mayo College Girls School]] and [[Lady Shri Ram College]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/hotshot-sarpanch-brings-bschool-finesse-fizz-to-a-smalltown-named-soda/article7346421.ece|title=Hotshot Sarpanch brings B-school finesse, fizz to a small-town named Soda|work=@businessline|access-date=2018-03-13|language=en}}</ref> and MBA From [[Balaji Institute of Modern Management Pune]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/youngest-mba-sarpanch-visits-kolkata/articleshow/57069707.cms|title=Youngest MBA sarpanch visits Kolkata - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihars-chhavi-rajawat-has-a-family-of-14k-to-care-for/articleshow/57068948.cms|title=Bihar's Chhavi Rajawat has a family of 14,000 to care for - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-03-13}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Chhavi Rajawat divides her time between her village, Soda, and Jaipur where she lives with her parents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/people/chhavi-rajawat-the-woman-sarpanch-who-transformed-her-village/woman-who-transformed-her-village/slideshow/19577611.cms|title=Chhavi Rajawat: The woman sarpanch who transformed her village - Woman who transformed her village|website=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-03-13}}</ref><br />
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Chhavi Rajawat, studied at Rishi Valley School in Andhra Pradesh; Mayo College Girls’ School in Rajasthan and [[Lady Shri Ram College for Women]] in Delhi. After her MBA from Sri Balaji Society Pune, she worked for companies such as Times of India, Carlson Group of Hotels, Airtel, etc. Today, she is the Sarpanch (elected head of the Village Council) in Soda village, Tonk district, Rajasthan and, is the first woman Sarpanch in India with an MBA degree.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Career==<br />
Rajawat left her corporate job and city life to help develop rural India. She became the Sarpanch (Head of a Village) of [[Soda, Rajasthan|Soda]], a village sixty kilometers from Jaipur, Rajasthan. Her grandfather Brig <br />
Raghubir Singh had been Sarpanch of the same village 20 years prior to Chhavi's elections.<br />
She is very good in meeting with people and she is taking a lead in development of Soda village. After becoming the Sarpanch of the village, she has implemented many projects successfully i.e. rain water harvesting, toilets facilities in most of the houses, etc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/639146/indias-youngest-woman-sarpanch-puts.html|title=India's youngest woman 'sarpanch' puts focus on roads, toilets and power|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=2018-03-13}}</ref><br />
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[[The Times of India]], a leading English newspaper in India, credits her as the changing face of rural Rajasthan.<ref name="toi"/><br />
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On 25 March 2011, Rajawat made a well-received address to delegates at the 11th [[Infopoverty]] World Conference held at the [[United Nations]].<ref name="mumbaimirror"/><br />
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On late President of India [[APJ Abdul Kalam]] at the Technology Day function at [[New Delhi]].<ref name="outlookphotogallery"/><br />
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Chhavi Rajawat was honoured "Young Indian Leader" by [[IBNLive]].<ref name="ibn_youngindianleader" /><br />
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==References==<br />
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<ref name="toi">{{cite news<br />
|title=LSR Grad quits job to be Sarpanch<br />
|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5655761.cms<br />
|work=News Daily<br />
|publisher= [[The Times of India]]<br />
|date= 8 March 2010<br />
|access-date=28 March 2011}}</ref><br />
<ref name="mumbaimirror">{{cite news<br />
|title=Indian Sarpanch dazzles at UN Meet<br />
|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/articleshow/16113215.cms<br />
|work=[[Mumbai Mirror]]<br />
|publisher= [[The Times Group]]<br />
|date= 28 March 2011<br />
|access-date=28 March 2011}}</ref><br />
<ref name="outlookphotogallery">{{cite news<br />
|title=Former President APJ Abdul Kalam honours Chhavi Rajawat<br />
|url=http://photogallery.outlookindia.com/default.aspx?pt=3&ptv=0&pyr=0&date=5/11/2011&photono=34&pn=1&pgid=40111<br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029211550/http://photogallery.outlookindia.com/default.aspx?pt=3&ptv=0&pyr=0&date=5%2F11%2F2011&photono=34&pn=1&pgid=40111<br />
|url-status=dead<br />
|archive-date=29 October 2013<br />
|publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]<br />
|date=11 May 2011<br />
|access-date=11 May 2011<br />
}}</ref><br />
<ref name="ibn_youngindianleader">{{cite news<br />
|title=Young Indian Leader<br />
|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/india/yil-chhavi-rajawat-351309.html<br />
|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]<br />
|date=2010}}</ref><br />
<!-- unused ref <ref name="toi_chhavi_attacked">{{cite news<br />
|title=Sarpanch Chhavi Rajawat attacked over land dispute, seven arrested<br />
|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Jaipur/Sarpanch-Chhavi-Rajawat-attacked-over-land-dispute-seven-arrested/articleshow/38003327.cms<br />
|work=News Daily<br />
|publisher= [[The Times of India]]<br />
|date= 8 July 2014<br />
|accessdate= 8 July 2014}}</ref>--><br />
}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Twitter}}<br />
* [http://villagesoda.org Official website]<br />
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