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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jyoti Khandelwal
| image =
| birth_date = 13 November 1974
| birth_place = Nawalgarh, Rajasthan
| office = [[Mayor (India)|Mayor]], [[Jaipur Municipal Corporation]]
| term = 2009 - 2014
| party = {{flagicon image|}}
[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse =
| children =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| education = M.sc in Mathematics, [[Rajasthan University]]
}}

'''Jyoti Khandelwal''' is an Indian politician who was elected mayor of [[Jaipur Municipal Corporation]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/congress-sweeps-mayoral-elections-in-rajasthan/article55130.ece | title=Congress sweeps mayoral elections in Rajasthan | newspaper=The Hindu | date=26 November 2009 | agency=PTI | accessdate=28 February 2014}}</ref> Jyoti joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in October 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-28 |title=Former Jaipur Mayor, Congress leaders join BJP in Rajasthan ahead of Assembly polls |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/rajasthan-assembly/former-jaipur-mayor-congress-leaders-join-bjp-in-rajasthan-ahead-of-assembly-polls/article67470786.ece |access-date=2023-10-29 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-28 |title=Denied Congress tickets, two Sachin Pilot confidants join BJP |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/denied-congress-tickets-two-sachin-pilot-confidants-join-bjp-9003710/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

In her tenure she has courted many controversies,<ref name="controversy2">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Mayor-hails-Vasundhara-Raje-courts-another-controversy/articleshow/28360195.cms | title=Mayor hails Vasundhara Raje, courts another controversy | newspaper=Times of India | date=4 January 2014 | accessdate=9 February 2014}}</ref> often sparring with opposition councillors.<ref name="controversy">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Mayor-MP-fights-taking-toll-on-Cong-prospects-in-Jaipur/articleshow/22131917.cms | title=Mayor-MP fights taking toll on Cong prospects in Jaipur | newspaper=Times of India | date=29 August 2013 | accessdate=9 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://jaipur.patrika.com/experience/jaipur-news/jmc-meet-ruckus-mayor-sits-on-dharna-gets-low-spirited-support/ | title=JMC meet ruckus: Mayor sits on Dharna, gets low-spirited support | work=Patrika | date=22 September 2012 | agency=Rajasthan Patrika Pvt Ltd | accessdate=28 February 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303212627/http://jaipur.patrika.com/experience/jaipur-news/jmc-meet-ruckus-mayor-sits-on-dharna-gets-low-spirited-support/ | archive-date=3 March 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> During her tenure as Mayor, she criticized the Congress led state government for sheltering "corrupt".<ref name="cong_crit">{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-mayor-jyoti-khandelwal-alleges-babus-in-congress-led-government-sheltered-corrupt-1962445 | title=Mayor Jyoti Khandelwal alleges babus in Congress-led government sheltered 'corrupt' | work=DNA India | date=15 February 2014 | agency=DNA India | accessdate=28 February 2014}}</ref>

In 2019, Khandelwal became the first woman candidate in 48 years to contest the [[Lok Sabha election]] from [[Jaipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jaipur]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-12|title=Jaipur Elecation Results 2019: First woman candidate in 48 years from Rajasthan's constituency|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/constituency-watch/april-12-lok-sabha-elections-2019-first-woman-candidate-in-48-years-from-rajasthans-jaipur-constituency/story-CmewNSudGNAouj0LoZqmON.html|access-date=2021-06-08|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> According to her, she enjoys popular women support in Jaipur because of her active involvement with the women in social, cultural and religious events in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jyoti Khandelwal: First Woman Candidate From Jaipur In 57 years - SheThePeople TV|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/jyoti-khandelwal-woman-candidate-jaipur/|access-date=2021-06-08|language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links ==
*{{cite AV media | url=http://www.firstpost.com/topic/place/seoul-interview-of-jyoti-khandelwal-mayor-of-jaipur-video-193D8pX6jo0-1277-1.html | title=Interview of Jyoti Khandelwal, Mayor of Jaipur | people=Edouard Joubeaud, Jyoti Khandelwal}}

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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan]]
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[[Category:Rajasthan municipal councillors]]
[[Category:Mayors of places in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Women mayors of places in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan]]

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