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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Hemant Meena
| image = Hemant Meena.jpg
| office = Cabinet Minister, [[Government of Rajasthan]]
| term_start = 30 December 2023
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Ramlal Jat]]
| successor =
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Bhajan Lal Sharma]]
| 2blankname = Ministry and Departments
| 2namedata = {{Collapsible list|
* Revenue
* Colonization}}
| governor = [[Kalraj Mishra]]<br/>[[Haribhau Bagade]]
| office1 = [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 3 December 2023
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Ramlal Meena]]
| successor1 =
| constituency1 = [[Pratapgarh, Rajasthan Assembly constituency|Pratapgarh]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Sarika Meena
| children = 3
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|03|11}}
| birth_place = Gopalpura, [[Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan]], India
| occupation = Agriculturist
| education = [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Rajasthan]]
| parents = [[Nand Lal Meena (born 1946)|Nand Lal Meena]] (father)
}}

'''Hemant Meena''' (born 11 March 1980) is an Indian politician currently serving as a [[Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry|Cabinet Minister]] of Revenue and Colonization Department in the Government of Rajasthan. He is a member of the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Pratapgarh, Rajasthan Assembly constituency|Pratapgarh]] constituency and represents the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].

==Political career==
Following the [[2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]], he was elected as an MLA from the Pratapgarh Assembly constituency. He defeated the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) candidate Ramlal Meena with a margin of 25,109 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/pratapgarh-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470787-2023-12-03|title=Pratapgarh Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BJP's Hemant Meena wins Pratapgarh with 87644 votes|website=India Today|date=3 December 2023|access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/rajasthan-assembly-election/Pratapgarh-172|title=Pratapgarh Assembly Rajasthan Election 2023 Results Live: Rajasthan constituency Results, Winner list and vote share|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/rajasthan-assembly-election/pratapgarh-constituency/|title=Pratapgarh Election 2023: Get Latest News Updates of the Pratapgarh Constituency Seat in Rajasthan Assembly Election 2023.|website=The Indian Express|access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref>

On 30 December 2023, Meena was sworn in as a [[Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry#Cabinet Ministers|Cabinet Minister]] in the presence of [[Governor of Rajasthan|Governor]] [[Kalraj Mishra]], Deputy Chief Minister [[Diya Kumari]], and [[Prem Chand Bairwa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/jaipur-news/rajasthan-cabinet-news-live-updates-ministries-full-list-bhajan-lal-diya-kumari-prem-chand-bairwa-news-dec-30-101703920696442.html|title=Rajasthan cabinet news highlights: 22 ministers take oath, 17 of them first-timers|website=Hindustan Times|date=30 December 2023|access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rajasthan.ndtv.in/rajasthan-news/chat-mla-pat-minister-know-who-is-hemant-meena-who-got-the-revenue-department-his-father-has-also-been-a-minister-4805872|title=चट विधायक-पट मंत्री, जानें कौन हैं हेमंत मीणा जिन्हें मिला राजस्व विभाग, पिता भी रह चुके हैं मंत्री|website=NDTV Rajasthan|language=hi|access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/rajasthan/state/pratapgarh/first-time-mla-hemant-meena-became-cabinet-minister-in-new-rajasthan-government/rj20231230181852339339939|title=पहली बार विधायक बने हेमंत मीणा बने कैबिनेट मंत्री, बीजेपी प्रदेशाध्यक्ष सीपी जोशी के हैं करीबी|website=ETV Bharat News|date=30 December 2023|access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rajasthan.ndtv.in/rajasthan-news/first-time-mla-who-became-minister-know-who-is-hemant-meena-to-whom-bjp-gave-big-responsibility-4770106 |title=पहली बार विधायक बने Hemant Meena को BJP ने दी बड़ी जिम्मेदारी, जानिए कौन हैं ये |website=NDTV Rajasthan |publisher=NDTV |language=hi |date=30 December 2023 |access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/pratapgarh/news/hemant-meena-became-mla-for-the-first-time-and-became-a-minister-132367616.html |title=हेमंत मीणा पहली बार विधायक बने और बन गए मंत्री |website=दैनिक भास्कर |language=hi |access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/rajasthan/pratapgargh/rajasthan-cabinet-hemant-meena-got-revenue-department-father-nandlal-meena-was-minister-for-20-years/2045749 |title=राजस्थान कैबिनेट: हेमंत मीणा को मिला राजस्व विभाग, पिता नंदलाल मीणा 20 साल रहे मंत्री |website=Zee News Hindi |language=hi |date=30 December 2023 |access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref>

==Electoral record==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%; text-align: center;"
|+Election results
!Year
!Office
!Constituency
!colspan=2|Party
!Votes (Hemant Meena)
!%
!Opponent
!colspan=2|Opponent Party
!Votes
!%
!Result
!Ref
|-
|[[2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
|rowspan=2|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
|rowspan=2|[[Pratapgarh, Rajasthan Assembly constituency|Pratapgarh]]
|rowspan=2|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|rowspan=2|[[File:Bharatiya Janata Party (icon).svg|21px]]
|87,644
|40.03
|Ramlal Meena
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|21px]]
|62,535
|28.56
|{{Won}}
|<ref name="toi">{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/rajasthan/constituency-show/pratapgarh |title=Pratapgarh Constituency Election Results 2023: Pratapgarh Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |website=The Times of India |access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/story/pratapgarh-rajasthan-assembly-election-results-2023-live-1830558-2023-12-03 |title=Pratapgarh Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 Live |website=Aaj Tak |publisher=India Today Group |date=3 December 2023 |access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref>

|-
|[[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|83,945
|43.12
|Ramlal Meena
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|21px]]
|100,625
|51.69
|{{Lost}}
|<ref name=toi />
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://twitter.com/HemantMeenaBJP Hemant Meena on Twitter]

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meena, Hemant}}
[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Rajasthan]]
[[Category:1980 births]]

Hemant Meena - Revision history

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