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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1951)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kirodi Lal Meena
| image = Kirodi Lal Meena.jpg
| imagesize =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1951|11|3}}
| birth_place = [[Dausa district|Khohra]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry|Cabinet Minister]], [[Government of Rajasthan]]
| term_start = 30
December 2023
| termend =
| predecessor = [[Lalchand Kataria]]
| successor =
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Bhajan Lal Sharma]]
| 2blankname = [[Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry|Ministry and Departments]]
| 2namedata = {{Collapsible list| * Agriculture & Horticulture
* Rural Development
* Disaster Management, Relief & Civil Defense
* Public Charge Resolution}}
| governor = [[Kalraj Mishra]]
| term_start1 = December 2003
| term_end1 = December 2007
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| 2blankname1 = [[First Raje ministry|Ministry and Departments]]
| 2namedata1 = {{Collapsible list| * Food & Civil Supplies
* Disaster Management & Assistance
* Labor & Planning}}
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[Vasundhara Raje]]
| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the]] [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 6 December 2023
| term_end2 =
| successor2 =
| predecessor2 = [[Danish Abrar]]
| constituency2 = [[Sawai Madhopur Assembly constituency|Sawai Madhopur]]
| constituency3 = [[Lalsot Assembly constituency|Lalsot]]
| successor3 = [[Parsadi Lal Meena]]
| predecessor3 = [[Parsadi Lal Meena]]
| term_start3 = 2013
| term_end3 = 2018
| constituency4 = [[Todabhim Assembly constituency|Todabhim]]
| term_start4 = December 2008
| term_end4 = 2013
| constituency5 = [[Sawai Madhopur Assembly constituency|Sawai Madhopur]]
| term_start5 = 2003
| term_end5 = 2008
| constituency6 = [[Bamanwas Assembly constituency|Bamanwas]]
| term_start6 = 1998
| term_end6 = 2003
| constituency7 = [[Mahuwa Assembly constituency|Mahuwa]]
| term_start7 = 1985
| term_end7 = 1990
| predecessor7 = [[Hari Singh Mahua]]
| successor7 = [[Hari Singh Mahua]]
| office8 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency8 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan|Rajasthan]]
| term_start8 = 4 April 2018
| term_end8 = 6 December 2023
| successor8 = [[Madan Rathore]]
| predecessor8 = [[Narendra Budania]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| office9 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start9 = 2009
| term_end9 = 18 May 2014
| predecessor9 = [[Sachin Pilot]]
| successor9 = [[Harish Chandra Meena]]
| constituency9 = [[Dausa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dausa]]
| term_start10 = 2 December 1989
| term_end10 = 13 March 1991
| predecessor10 = [[Ram Kumar Meena]]
| successor10 = [[Kunji Lal Meena]]
| constituency10 = [[Sawai Madhopur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sawai Madhopur]]
| office11 =
| term_start12 =
| term_end12 =
| spouse = [[Golma Devi Meena]]
| parents = Father : Manohar Lal Meena
Mother: Phoola Devi
| residence = [[Dausa]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| otherparty = [[National People's Party (India)]]
| known_for =
| influences =
| influenced =
| awards =
| footnotes =
| education = [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery]]
| occupation = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| profession = [[Doctor (title)|Doctor]] <br /> [[Agriculture]]
| alma_mater = [[Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner]]
}}
'''Kirodi Lal Meena''' (born 3 November 1951) is an Indian politician, and physician. He is currently serving as cabinet minister in [[Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 July 2024 |title=Importance of being Kirodi Lal Meena: BJP rebel for all seasons, in govt or Opp |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/importance-kirodi-lal-meena-bjp-rebel-seasons-govt-opp-9433377/ |access-date=28 March 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He is known for his influence in eastern Rajasthan’s tribal communities, particularly the [[Meena]] community. A member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), he currently serves as the cabinet minister of Agriculture, Horticulture, and Rural Development in the [[Government of Rajasthan]] and represents the [[Sawai Madhopur Assembly constituency|Sawai Madhopur]] constituency as a member of the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] (MLA). With a political career spanning decades, Meena has been elected as an MLA six times and as a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] (MP) twice in the [[Lok Sabha]] (9th and 15th terms) from [[Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency|Sawai Madhopur]] and [[Dausa Lok Sabha constituency|Dausa]], alongside [[Rajya Sabha]] from 2018 to 2023. He is known as “Baba” among his supporters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kirodi |url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/Home/GoogleSearch?query=Kirodi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 May 2024 |title=As Kirodi Lal Meena drops another bombshell, why the BJP leader is on the warpath against his own govt |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/as-kirodi-lal-meena-drops-another-bombshell-why-the-bjp-leader-is-on-the-warpath-against-his-own-govt-9343560/ |access-date=4 July 2024 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

In the early 1990s, the [[Meena High Court]] was formed after large gatherings led by Meena created a permanent venue for assembly.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mina |first=Sandeep |date=2023-08-09 |title=राजस्थान का ऐसा ‘हाईकोर्ट’ जहां किरोड़ी समेत कई बड़े नेता लगाते हैं हाजिरी, जानें इसके बनने की कहानी |url=https://www.newstak.in/rajasthan/story/world-tribal-day-the-story-of-meena-high-court-of-dausa-in-rajasthan-is-very-interesting-3132934-2023-08-09 |access-date=2026-01-16 |website=NewsTak |language=hi}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Kirodi Lal Meena was born on 3 November 1951 in a simple farmer family in Dausa district of Rajasthan. His father’s name was Manohar Lal Meena and his mother’s name was Phoola Devi. His father was a farmer by profession.He is married to [[Golma Devi Meena|Golma Devi]], a politician who served as an MLA and minister in the Rajasthan Government. The couple is influential in regional politics, particularly among the Meena community.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kirodi Lal Meena Entire History: युवाओं की आवाज बुलंद करने वाले किरोड़ी लाल मीणा नहीं है छोटे मोटे व्यक्ति! जानिए पूरी हिस्ट्री |url=https://www.rajasthanone.com/politics/news/kirori-lal-meena-who-raised-voice-youth-is-not-an-ordinary-person-know-his-entire-history-2053 |access-date=2025-08-10 |website=Rajasthanone |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-27 |title=किरोड़ी लाल मीणा कौन हैं? जिन्हें बीजेपी ने सवाई माधोपुर से दिया टिकट, राजस्थान में क्या है पकड़ |url=https://www.jansatta.com/elections/rajasthan-assembly-elections-2023-who-is-bjp-mp-kirodi-lal-meena-will-fight-sawai-madhopur-bjp-ticket/3058547/ |access-date=2026-01-24 |website=Jansatta |language=hi}}</ref>

== Political career==
Meena contested the [[2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2013 Rajasthan Assembly elections]] under the [[National People's Party (India)|National People’s Party]] and won from [[Lalsot Assembly constituency|Lalsot]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Parihar |first1=Rohit |date=19 December 2013 |title=Rajasthan: BJP's win is the biggest ever for any party, Congress's loss is the worst |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2013/rajasthan/story/rajasthan-election-bjp-win-biggest-ever-congress-loss-biggest-ever-220101-2013-12-07 |access-date=20 March 2024 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref>

On 24 December 2017, Kirodi Lal Meena was arrested along with some of his supporters for attempting to enter a private temple in [[Sankhwali]] against the wishes of the community members.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.india.com/news/agencies/rajasthan-mla-arrested-for-trying-to-enter-private-temple-2792049/ | title=Rajasthan MLA arrested for trying to enter private temple | date=24 December 2017 }}</ref>

==Positions held==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! From !! To !! Position
|-
|1985 || 1988 ||Member, [[1985 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|8th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan]]
|-
|1989 || 1991 ||Member, [[9th Lok Sabha]]
|-
|1998 || 2003 || Member, [[1998 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|11th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan]]
|-
|2003 || 2008 || Member, [[2003 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|12th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan]]
|-
|2008 || 2013 || Member, [[2008 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|13th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan]]
|-
|2009 || 2014 ||Member, [[15th Lok Sabha]]
|-
|2013 || 2018 || Member, [[2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|14th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan]]
|-
|2018 || 2023<ref name="10 of 12 BJP MPs who won state elections resign from Lok Sabha">{{cite news |last1=India Today |date=6 December 2023 |title=10 of 12 BJP MPs who won state elections resign from Lok Sabha |language=en |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/assembly-election-results-2023-bjp-mps-who-won-polls-resign-from-lok-sabha-2472653-2023-12-06 |access-date=10 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210092905/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/assembly-election-results-2023-bjp-mps-who-won-polls-resign-from-lok-sabha-2472653-2023-12-06 |archive-date=10 December 2023}}</ref>|| Member, [[2018 Rajya Sabha elections|Rajya Sabha]]
|-
|2023
|present
|Member, [[2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|16th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan]]
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{facebook|DrkirodilalmeenaOfficial|name=Kirodi Lal Meena}}
*[https://x.com/DrKirodilalBJP?t=tv0pq7SDxfnNiLQ_DoZ2lw&s=09 Kirodi Lal] on [[Twitter|X]]


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[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:India MPs 1989–1991]]
[[Category:People from Dausa district]]
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[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:Sardar Patel Medical College alumni]]

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