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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{distinguish|Krishan Kumar (police officer)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Krishan Kumar Vishnoi
| image = KK Vishnoi.jpg
| caption = K.K. Vishnoi
| office = [[Minister of State]], [[Government of Rajasthan]]
| term_start = 30 December 2023
| predecessor = [[Ashok Chandna]]
| governor = [[Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Bhajan Lal Sharma]]
| 2blankname = Ministry and Departments
| 2namedata = {{Collapsible list|
* Industry & Commerce
* Sports & Youth Affairs
* Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship
* Policy Making
}}
| office1 = [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 3 December 2023
| predecessor1 = [[Hemaram Choudhary]]
| constituency1 = [[Gudha Malani (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Gudamalani]]
| office2 = [[State Secretary]] of [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Rajasthan]]
| term_start2 = 2020
| term_end2 = 2023
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|08|08}}
| birth_place =
| alma_mater = [[Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University]], Ajmer
| education = B.A. from Marwad College, Kuchaman City (2021)
| occupation = Politician
| party = {{flagicon image|BJP flag.svg}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| parents = Ladu Ram (father)
}}

'''Krishan Kumar "KK" Vishnoi''' (born 18 August 1976) is an Indian politician from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) who is serving as a Minister of State in the [[Government of Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Member Profile – Rajasthan Legislative Assembly |url=https://raj.neva.gov.in/Member/Details/1782?AssemblyID=16 |access-date=19 May 2025 |website=National eVidhan Application (NeVA)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/barmer/news/kk-vishnoi-will-contest-elections-for-the-first-time-gets-ticket-from-gudamalani-132088645.html |title=केके विश्नोई पहली बार लड़ेंगे चुनाव, गुड़ामालानी से मिला टिकट |website=Bhaskar |language=hi |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref> He represents the [[Gudha Malani (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Gudha Malani]] constituency in the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="rajasthan.ndtv.in">{{Cite web |url=https://rajasthan.ndtv.in/rajasthan-news/who-is-kk-vishnoi-new-agriculture-minister-of-rajasthan-is-already-the-minister-of-4-departments-6033191 |title=Who is KK Vishnoi? New Agriculture Minister of Rajasthan is already the minister of 4 departments |website=NDTV Rajasthan |language=hi |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Vishnoi obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marwad College, Kuchaman City, affiliated with [[Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University]], Ajmer, in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.myneta.info/Rajasthan2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=208 |title=Krishan Kumar Vishnoi – Candidate Affidavit |website=MyNeta.info |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref>

==Political career==
Vishnoi has been associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan and served as the State Secretary of the party's Rajasthan unit from 2020 to 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rfc.rajasthan.gov.in/home/mla-detail/178/0 |title=Krishan Kumar Vishnoi – Rajasthan Government Profile |website=Rajasthan Government |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref>

In the [[2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]], he contested the Gudha Malani seat as a BJP candidate. He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly, defeating Congress candidate Sonaram Choudhary by a margin of 15,217 votes.<ref name="timesofindia">{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/rajasthan/constituency-show/gudhamalani |title=Gudhamalani Election Result 2023 |website=Times of India |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/story/gudha-malani-rajasthan-assembly-election-results-2023-live-1830525-2023-12-03 |title=Gudha Malani Election Result 2023 Live: बीजेपी के कृष्ण कुमार विश्नोई जीते |website=Aaj Tak |date=3 December 2023 |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/gudhamalani-election-result-2023-live-updates-and-highlights-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-8687332.html |title=Gudhamalani Election Result 2023 Live Updates: KK Vishnoi of BJP wins |website=News18 |date=3 December 2023 |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref>

===Minister===
Vishnoi was inducted into the [[Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry]] on 30 December 2023 as a Minister of State with independent charge of the departments of Industry & Commerce, Sports & Youth Affairs, Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship, and Policy Making.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajasthan Cabinet: 22 MLAs sworn in as ministers in Bhajanlal Sharma govt |url=https://www.business-standard.com/politics/rajasthan-cabinet-22-mlas-sworn-in-as-ministers-in-bhajanlal-sharma-govt-123123000482_1.html |website=Business Standard |date=30 December 2023 |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref> In May 2024, he was additionally assigned the Agriculture portfolio.<ref name="rajasthan.ndtv.in"/>

==Electoral record==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%; text-align: center;"
|+Election results
!Year
!Office
!Constituency
!colspan=2|Party
!Votes (KK Vishnoi)
!%
!Opponent
!colspan=2|Opponent Party
!Votes
!%
!Result
!Ref
|-
|[[2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
|[[Gudha Malani (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Gudha Malani]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:Bharatiya Janata Party (icon).svg|21px]]
|107,632
|48.85
|Sonaram Choudhary
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|21px]]
|92,415
|41.95
|{{Won}}
|<ref name="timesofindia"/>
|}

==External links==
* [https://x.com/kkvishnoibjp Krishan Kumar Vishnoi on X (formerly Twitter)]
* [https://www.facebook.com/kkvishnoibjp Krishan Kumar Vishnoi on Facebook]
* [https://www.youtube.com/@KKVishnoiBJP Krishan Kumar Vishnoi on YouTube]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:1976 births]]

{{Rajasthan-BJP-politician-stub}}

KK Vishnoi - Revision history

FredrickGreig at 10:43, 22 April 2026