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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Distinguish|Gajendra Singh Shaktawat}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
| image = The Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat addressing a press conference, at Asansol, in West Bengal on June 03, 2018.JPG
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|10|3|df=y}}<ref name="LSMB" >{{cite news |url =http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4670|title =Members Bioprofile|publisher =[[Lok Sabha Secretariat]]|website =loksabhaph.nic.in|access-date =20 August 2020}}</ref>
| birth_place = Mehroli village , [[Sri Madhopur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| education = [[Jai Narain Vyas University]] ([[Master of Arts|M.A]] and [[master of philosophy|M.Phil]])
| occupation = Politician
| spouse = {{marriage|Nonand Kanwar|24 November 1993}}
| children = 3
| office = [[Ministry of Jal Shakti|Minister of Jal Shakti]]
| term_start = 30 May 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = '' Position Established ''
| successor =
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| office1 = [[Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare|Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare]]
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| minister1 = [[Radha Mohan Singh]]
| predecessor1 = [[S. S. Ahluwalia]]
| successor1 = [[Kailash Choudhary]]
| term_start1 = 3 September 2017
| term_end1 = 30 May 2019
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency2 = [[Jodhpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jodhpur]]
| term_start2 = 16 May 2014
| predecessor2 = [[Chandresh Kumari Katoch]]
}}

'''Gajendra Singh Shekhawat''' (born 3 October 1967)<ref>{{cite news |url =https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-is-gajendra-singh-shekhawat-4826549/|title =Who is Gajendra Singh Shekhawat?|publisher =[[The Indian Express]]|location =New Delhi|date =3 September 2017|website =indianexpress.com|access-date =15 July 2020}}</ref> is an Indian [[politician]] from [[Rajasthan]] who is currently serving as Union Cabinet Minister in Ministry of Jal Shakti.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Report|first1=TOI|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cabinet-rejig-meet-modis-formidable-force-in-run-up-to-2019-general-elections/articleshow/60354407.cms|title=Cabinet rejig: Meet Modi's formidable force in run-up to 2019 general elections}}</ref> He is a [[Member of Parliament (India)|member of parliament]] from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) representing [[Jodhpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jodhpur]] in the [[Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2014.htm?ac=14 |title=Constituencywise-All Candidates |publisher=Eciresults.nic.in |access-date=17 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216091422/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2014.htm?ac=14 |archive-date=16 February 2014 }}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
He was born in Mahroli village of [[Shrimadhopur]] tehsil of [[Sikar]] district in the Indian state of [[Rajasthan]]. His father, Shankar Singh Shekhawat, was a senior government officer in the public health department and travelled on frequent assignments across the state, so Shekhawat was educated at several different schools. He received a [[Master of Arts]] and [[master of philosophy]] from [[Jai Narain Vyas University]], Jodhpur.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cabinet-reshuffle-dedicated-party-veterans-ex-bureaucrats-in-modis-chosen-nine/articleshow/60345622.cms|title=Cabinet reshuffle: Dedicated party veterans, ex-bureaucrats in Modi's chosen nine - Times of India|date=4 September 2017|work=The Times of India|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref>

==Political career==
Shekhawat began his political career in student politics when in 1992 he was elected as president of the Student Union at JNVU University, gaining more votes than any other previous [[Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad]] supporter.<ref name=":0" /> Shekhawat was appointed as National General Secretary of the BJP Kisan Morcha, the farmers wing of the Bharatiya Janta Party.<ref name="TOI Report">{{cite news|last1=Report|first1=TOI|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-kisan-morcha-names-office-bearers-says-will-work-for-farmers/articleshow/59056492.cms|access-date=15 July 2017|agency=PTI|title=BJP Kisan Morcha names office bearers, says will work for farmers}}</ref> He was also a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan|Rajasthan State Executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="LSMB" />

He was elected as a member of parliament to the [[16th Lok Sabha]] in 2014, with the highest ever winning margin (4,10,051 votes) from the constituency of [[Jodhpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jodhpur]]. One of his major achievements during his tenure as an MP has been the expansion of the Jodhpur Airport, a demand that had continuously been raised during the last 18 years.{{Citation needed|date=March 2018}}

Known for his use of social media, Shekhawat is the most followed Indian politician on [[Quora]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Report|first1=TOI|title=On right track|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/this-jodhpur-mp-is-on-the-right-track/articleshow/58230925.cms|access-date=15 July 2017|agency=PTI}}</ref> His Quora profile has more than 73,380 followers and his answers on the social media platform have been viewed 6.5 million times.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.quora.com/profile/Gajendra-Singh-Shekhawat-6|website=Quora|access-date=15 July 2017|title=Profile: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat}}</ref> He also served as the Chairperson of the Fellowship Committee, member of the All India Council of Sports (AICS)<ref name=":0" /> and member of the Standing Committee on Finance.{{Citation needed|date=March 2018}}

===Union Minister===
On 3 September 2017 he was appointed as [[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare|Union Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare]] . He defeated Vaibhav Gehlot, the son of [[Ashok Gehlot]], the [[Chief Minister]] of [[Rajasthan]] from [[Jodhpur]] by a margin of 2.74 lakh votes in [[2019 Indian general elections]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/vaibhav-gehlot-gajendra-singh-shekhawat-ashok-gehlot-1533810-2019-05-24|title=Election results 2019: Modi wave drowns Ashok Gehlot's son in Jodhpur|first1=Rohit|last1=Parihar|date=24 May 2019|website=India Today|access-date=20 September 2020}}</ref> Shekhawat became the [[Minister of Jal Shakti]] on 31 May 2019.<ref>{{citation |title=Govt forms 'Jal Shakti' Ministry by merging Water Resources and Drinking Water Ministries |url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-forms-jal-shakti-ministry-by-merging-water-resources-and-drinking-water-ministries-119053100711_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=31 May 2019 |agency=Press Trust of India }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 }}</ref> On 20 August 2020, Shekhawat tested positive for [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jal-shakti-minister-gajendra-singh-shekhwat-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/article32401757.ece|title=Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat tests positive for COVID-19|date=20 August 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

==Social works==
Before entering electoral politics, Shekhawat held many positions in many forums and organisations; he was the co-convener of the [[Swadeshi Jagaran Manch]], the economic wing of the [[Sangh Parivar]] and the General Secretary of Seema Jan Kalyan Samiti, an organisation dedicated to strengthening national security by developing border towns and villages.
.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/9036653_Gajendra-Singh-Shekhawat--A-farmer-leader.html?fromNewsdog=1|title= Gajendra Singh Shekhawat|website=www.ptinews.com/home.aspx|access-date=5 December 2019}}</ref> As General Secretary, he was instrumental in building a second line of defense that consisted of civilians residing near the border area of Rajasthan. He was also instrumental in furthering the impact of civil defence by setting up 40 schools and four hostels along the Indo-Pak border.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/gajendra-shekhawat-rajasthan-farmer-leader-finds-a-spot-in-modi-cabinet-117090300303_1.html|title= Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and his contribution|newspaper=Business Standard India|date= 3 September 2017|access-date=5 December 2019|agency= Press Trust of India}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://gajendrasinghshekhawat.com}}

{{Second Narendra Modi Cabinet}}
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