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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office1 = [[Minister of State]], Government of Haryana
| term_start1 = 17 October 2024
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Nayab Singh Saini]]
| successor1 =
| governor1 = [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[Nayab Singh Saini]]
| subterm1 = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice1 =
| 2blankname1 = [[Second Saini ministry|Ministry and Departments]]
| 2namedata1 = * Youth Empowerment & Entrepreneurship (IC)
* Sports (IC)
* Law & Legislative (Attached)
| office2 = Member of [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency2 = [[Palwal Assembly constituency]]
| term_start2 = 8 October 2024
| term_end2 =
| profession = Politician
| predecessor2 = [[Deepak Mangla]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Rinki Gautam
}}
'''Gaurav Gautam''' is an Indian politician from Haryana. He is currently serving as a [[minister of state]] Youth Empowerment & Entrepreneurship (IC) Sports (IC) Law & Legislative (Attached) Department, [[Government of Haryana]]. He is member of the [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] from [[2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|2024]], representing [[Palwal Assembly constituency]] as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-08 |title=Palwal, Haryana Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Gaurav Gautam wins Palwal with 109118 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/palwal-haryana-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-aelb-2612860-2024-10-08 |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-08 |title=Palwal Election Result 2024 LIVE Update: BJP's Gaurav Gautam Wins Comfortably Against Congress' Karan Singh Dalal |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/palwal-election-result-2024-live-update-9077371.html |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="A look at Haryana’s 40 first-time MLAs">{{cite news|title=A look at Haryana's 40 first-time MLAs|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/haryana-first-time-mlas-9702131/|accessdate=4 July 2025|publisher=The Indian Express|date=2 December 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704171938/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/haryana-first-time-mlas-9702131/|archivedate=4 July 2025|language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and background ==
Born in 1988, Gaurav Gautam comes from a middle-class family in Haryana. His father, Shri Hari Prakash Gautam, was a vice chairman in the Labor Department of the Haryana government. His mother, Ratan gautam, initially worked as an Anganwadi worker in the Women and Child Development Department of Haryana before becoming a homemaker.

=== Education ===
Gautam holds a PhD in journalism, demonstrating his academic commitment to understanding communication and social dynamics.[[File:Gaurav Gautam file photo.jpg|thumb]]

== Political career ==

=== Early Political Involvement ===
Gautam's political journey began in 2014 when he started working as a representative of Member of Parliament [[Krishan Pal Gurjar]] from the Faridabad parliamentary constituency. During this period, he gained significant recognition for addressing local issues and connecting with the public.

==== Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Leadership ====
His leadership capabilities led to his appointment as the in-charge of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) in several states, including:

- Chhattisgarh

- Maharashtra

- Gujarat

In these roles, he was instrumental in connecting youth to the party's ideology and expanding the party's grassroots support.

=== Mentorship ===
Rajya Sabha MP [[Anil Jain (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Anil Jain]] was Gautam's political mentor, who significantly influenced his political approach and organizational skills.

=== 2024 Legislative Assembly Elections ===
In the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly elections, Gautam contested from the Palwal constituency. He won a historic victory against five-time MLA [[Karan Singh Dalal|Chaudhary Karan Singh Dalal]], who was considered a prominent leader in South Haryana.

=== Ministerial Position ===
Following his electoral success, Gautam was appointed a minister of state (independent charge) in the Haryana government under Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, handling the portfolios of Sports, Youth Affairs, and Law.

Gaurav Gautam's political journey made him an emerging leader in Haryana's political landscape.

== See also ==
* [[2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election]]
* [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Palwal Assembly constituency|Palwal Assembly Constituency]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Haryana MLAs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Haryana]]
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