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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gopal Singh Shekhawat<br/>गोपाल सिंह शेखावत
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| birth_date = 17 January 1951
| birth_place = Edwa, [[Nagaur]], [[Rajasthan]].
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| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Rajsamand (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajsamand]]
| term_start = 2009
| term_end = 2014
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2024- Present)
| other_party = [[Indian National Congress]] (till 2024)
| spouse = Ganesh Kanwar
| children = 5
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'''Gopal Singh Shekhawat''', also known as '''Gopal Singh Idwa''' is an Indian politician and the former [[Lok Sabha]] member,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://firstindianews.com/news/rajasthan-scroll-may-ndr-riya-1695267701|title=मेड़तासिटी : पूर्व सांसद एंव पीसीसी के वरिष्ठ उपाध्यक्ष गोपाल सिंह शेखावत का दौरा,रियांबड़ी व मेड़तासिटी में अनेक निजी कार्यक्रमों में की शिरकत,कांग्रेस कार्यकर्ताओं ने किया जगह जगह भव्य स्वागत,चित्तौड़गढ़ लोकसभा से कांग्रेस प्रत्याशी है गोपाल सिंह शेखावत|website=firstindianews.com}}</ref> who represented [[Rajsamand (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajsamand constituency]] of [[Rajasthan]] state as the Member of the [[Bhartiya Janata Party]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/gopal-singh-shekhawat-jugal-kabra-made-working-presidents-of-congress-in-rajasthan/articleshow/25591457.cms?from=mdr|title=Gopal Singh Shekhawat, Jugal Kabra made working presidents of Congress in Rajasthan|date=11 November 2013|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref name="auto1">[https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4413 Bio data] archive.india.gov.in {{dead link|date=November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prsindia.org/mptrack/15loksabha/gopalsinghshekhawat|title=Gopal Singh Shekhawat|date=25 October 2016|website=PRSIndia|access-date=12 February 2020|archive-date=22 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422150942/https://www.prsindia.org/mptrack/15loksabha/gopalsinghshekhawat|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/rajsamand-mp-denied-ticket-bjp-picks-former-royal-diya-kumari-for-2019-lok-sabha-elections/story-FsBEU8GW8xFjJDWjfQiMSK.html|title=Rajsamand MP denied ticket, BJP picks former royal Diya Kumari for 2019 Lok Sabha elections|date=17 April 2019|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

==Education ==
Gopal Sungh has completed his [[Bachelor of Arts]] from [[Jaipur National University]] in 1971. Later, in 1974, he did his [[Bachelor of Laws]] from [[University of Rajasthan]] and [[Secondary education]] from [[Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan]] in 1966.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=2457|title=Gopal Singh Shekhawat(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- RAJSAMAND(RAJASTHAN) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|website=myneta.info}}</ref>

==Life and background==
Gopal Singh, vice-president and party in-charge of Congress Chittorgarh district unit<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Automation |first1=Bhaskar |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/zila-news/news/rajasthan-news-district-candidate-from-gopal-singh-idwa-chittor-for-six-years-congress-candidate-061118-4229090.html|title=छह साल से जिला प्रभारी गोपालसिंह इड़वा चित्तौड़ से कांग्रेस प्रत्याशी|date=30 March 2019|website=Dainik Bhaskar}}</ref> was born on 17 January 1951 in Edwa village of [[Nagaur district]] of [[Rajasthan]]. He is married to "Ganesh Kanwar" and are blessed with three sons and two daughters. From 2009 - 2014, Singh served as the member of parliament elections held during the [[15th Lok Sabha]] session. He is son of "Narayan Singh" and "Dariao Kanwar", where Dariao Kanwar is the mother of Gopal.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/>

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[[Category:1951 births]]
[[Category:Rajasthani people]]
[[Category:Politicians from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan]]

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