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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kanhaiya Lal Choudhary
| image =
| caption = Choudhary in 2024
| office = [[Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry|Cabinet Minister]], [[Government of Rajasthan]]
| term_start = 30 December 2023
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Mahesh Joshi]]
| successor =
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Bhajan Lal Sharma]]
| 2blankname = [[Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry|Ministry and Departments]]
| 2namedata = {{Collapsible list|
* Public Health Engineering Department (P.H.E.D.)
* Ground Water
}}
| governor = [[Kalraj Mishra]]<br/>[[Haribhau Bagade]]
| constituency1 = [[Malpura Assembly constituency|Malpura]]
| office1 = Member of [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
| assembly = [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
| predecessor1 = Ranveer Pahalwan
| successor1 =
| term_start1 = 2013
| term_end1 =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Kalyanpura Jatan, [[Todaraisingh]], [[Tonk district]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]
| children = 5
| spouse = Radha Choudhary
| education = [[Civil Engineering|Civ.Eng.]]
| profession = [[Agriculture]]
| occupation = Politician
}}

'''Kanhaiya Lal Choudhary''' is an Indian politician currently serving as a Cabinet Minister in the [[Government of Rajasthan]], holding the portfolio of Public Health Engineering and Ground Water under the [[Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry]]. He is a three-time elected member of the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Malpura Assembly constituency]] as a representative of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-30 |title=Raj Cabinet to be formed today |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/raj-cabinet-to-be-formed-today/articleshow/106393549.cms |access-date=2024-01-01 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=मालपुरा सीट से जीत की हैट्रिक लगाने वाले कन्हैया लाल चौधरी भजनलाल मंत्रिमंडल में शामिल |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/rajasthan/state/tonk/rajasthan-cabinet-expansion-malpura-mla-kanhaiya-lal-choudhary-included-in-cabinet/rj20231230180003005005409 |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=ETV Bharat News |date=30 December 2023 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/elections/rajasthan-assembly-elections/malpura-constituency-94|title=Rajasthan Malpura Assembly Election Result 2023 Live: Date, Candidates, Vote Percentage, राजस्थान मालपुरा विधानसभा चुनाव परिणाम 2023|website=Navbharat Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rajasthan.ndtv.in/rajasthan-news/had-scored-a-hat-trick-of-victory-from-malpura-seat-know-who-is-kanhaiya-lal-chaudhary-who-was-made-a-minister-in-the-rajasthan-government-4769701 |title=Had scored a hat-trick of victory from Malpura seat: Know who is Kanhaiya Lal Choudhary who was made a minister in the Rajasthan government |website=NDTV Rajasthan |access-date=1 May 2025 |language=hi}}</ref>

==Political career==
Choudhary was first elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in 2013 and subsequently re-elected in 2018 and 2023 from the Malpura constituency. In the [[2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]], he defeated [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) candidate Ghasi Lal Choudhary by a margin of 16,189 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/rajasthan/malpura-assembly-result-20094|title=Malpura Assembly Election Results 2023: Malpura Election Candidates List, Chunav Results, Vote Share News in Hindi |website=आज तक}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/malpura-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470709-2023-12-03|title=Malpura Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BJP retains Malpura seat, Kanhaiyalal wins with 84803 votes|website=India Today|date=3 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/rajasthan-assembly-election/Malpura-94|title=Malpura Assembly Rajasthan Election 2023 Results Live: Rajasthan constituency Results, Winner list and vote share|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

On 30 December 2023, Choudhary 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 Ministers [[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|date=30 December 2023|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

==Electoral performance==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election results for Malpura<ref name="toi2023">{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/rajasthan/constituency-show/Malpura |title=Malpura Constituency Result |website=The Times of India |access-date=1 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
! Year !! Party !! Opponent (Main) !! Opponent Party !! Votes secured !! Vote share (%) !! Result
|-
| 2013 || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] || Rambilas Choudhary || [[Indian National Congress|INC]] || 76,799 || 49.40% || Elected
|-
| 2018 || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] || Ranveer Pahalwan || [[Rashtriya Lok Dal|RLD]] || 93,237 || 52.10% || Elected
|-
| 2023 || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] || Ghasi Lal Choudhary || [[Indian National Congress|INC]] || 85,915 || 41.22% || Elected
|}

==References==
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[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:People from Tonk district]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Rajasthan]]

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