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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| office = Member of the<br>[[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 2018
| term_end = 2023
| predecessor = [[Amra Ram Choudhary]]
| successor = [[Arun Choudhary]]
| term_start1 = 2008
| term_end1 = 2013
| predecessor1 = [[Amra Ram Choudhary]]
| successor1 = [[Amra Ram Choudhary]]
| constituency = [[Pachpadra Assembly constituency|Pachpadra]]
| constituency1 = [[Pachpadra Assembly constituency|Pachpadra]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| alma_mater =
| other_party = {{plainlist|
* [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]}}
}}

'''Madan Prajapat''' is an Indian politician from [[Rajasthan]] who has served in the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] from 2018 until 2023. He previously served in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2013. Prajapat represents [[Pachpadra Assembly constituency|Pachpadra]] as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]].

== Political career ==
Prajapat began his political career as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], serving as a district manager for the [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]], the party's youth wing. He later joined the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] and made his first run for the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]], contesting the [[Pachpadra Assembly constituency|Pachpadra constituency]] in the [[Barmer district]]; however, Prajapat lost this election.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=23 February 2022 |title=Rajasthan Budget Congress MLA Madan Prajapat angry with his own government for not making district of Balotra Shoes relinquish rjsr |url=https://irshadgul.com/rajasthan-budget-congress-mla-madan-prajapat-angry-with-his-own-government-for-not-making-district-of-balotra-shoes-relinquish-rjsr/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=IG News |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731225809/https://irshadgul.com/rajasthan-budget-congress-mla-madan-prajapat-angry-with-his-own-government-for-not-making-district-of-balotra-shoes-relinquish-rjsr/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He then joined the [[Indian National Congress]], and ran again in Pachpadra in the [[2008 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]]. Prajapat won the election, defeating incumbent [[Amra Ram Choudhary]] of the BJP, receiving 51,702 votes to Choudhary's 39,577.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-12-28 |title=Members of Legislative Assembly (2008) |url=http://www.sarkaritel.com/states/rajasthan/members_legislative_assembly.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228191508/http://www.sarkaritel.com/states/rajasthan/members_legislative_assembly.htm |archive-date=28 December 2008 |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=sarkaritel.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pachpadra Assembly constituency (Rajasthan) |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2018/rajasthan/pachpadra-election-result-s20a137/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=[[News18 India]] |archive-date=2020-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023205613/https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2018/rajasthan/pachpadra-election-result-s20a137/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Prajapat ran for re-election in the [[2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]], but was defeated by [[Amra Ram Choudhary]] of the BJP, receiving 54,230 votes to Choudhary's 77,476.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/RajAE_2013_stat_report.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |year=2013 |location=New Delhi |pages=160 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718173444/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/RajAE_2013_stat_report.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Prajapat ran again for the seat in the [[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]], defeating Choudhary with 69,393 votes to 66,998.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=12 December 2018 |title=Rajasthan Election 2018: Jaisalmer, Sheo, Barmer, Baytoo, Pachpadra, Siwana, Gudha Malani, Chohtan Results Out |url=https://www.india.com/news/india/rajasthan-election-2018-results-jaisalmer-sheo-barmer-baytoo-pachpadra-siwana-gudha-malani-chohtan-vote-counting-live-updates-3471677/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=[[India.com]] |language=en |archive-date=2020-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022180314/https://www.india.com/news/india/rajasthan-election-2018-results-jaisalmer-sheo-barmer-baytoo-pachpadra-siwana-gudha-malani-chohtan-vote-counting-live-updates-3471677/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=P |date=2018-12-13 |title=Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2018: In 14 constituencies, more NOTA votes polled than victory margin |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/rajasthan-elections/rajasthan-assembly-election-results-2018-in-14-constituencies-more-nota-votes-polled-than-victory-margin/story-NKLEJEERSpACOFu4hssl9N.html |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728222454/https://www.hindustantimes.com/rajasthan-elections/rajasthan-assembly-election-results-2018-in-14-constituencies-more-nota-votes-polled-than-victory-margin/story-NKLEJEERSpACOFu4hssl9N.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

During his time in office, Prajapat has frequently bucked his party, which has been the ruling party of [[Rajasthan]] since 2018. In 2021, Prajapat sided with [[Rajendra Singh Rathore]] and [[Gajendra Singh Shekhawat]], both high-ranking members of the BJP, in calling for an official investigation into the police killing of an alleged smuggler in Barmer district. Prajapat stated that he believed that the Barmer police were not being truthful about the incident, which Prajapat described as a "planned murder".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-01 |title=Cong MLA threatens resignation, demands CBI probe for Prajapat encounter case |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/jaipur-news/cong-mla-threatens-resignation-demands-cbi-probe-for-prajapat-encounter-case-101619836170957.html |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en |archive-date=2021-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620205447/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/jaipur-news/cong-mla-threatens-resignation-demands-cbi-probe-for-prajapat-encounter-case-101619836170957.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Prajapat stated that he would resign from the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly if an investigation was not conducted.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parihar |first=Rohit |date=9 June 2021 |title=Why Rajasthan's CM Ashok Gehlot does not fear the CBI |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/why-rajasthan-s-cm-ashok-gehlot-does-not-fear-the-cbi-1812735-2021-06-09 |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=2021-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911204937/https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/why-rajasthan-s-cm-ashok-gehlot-does-not-fear-the-cbi-1812735-2021-06-09 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Throughout his career, Prajapat campaigned strongly for the creation of a new district centered around the city of [[Balotra]]. Balotra is the largest subdivision of the Barmer district, and there has been a longtime campaign to separate it from Barmer, fueled in part by the creation of a new oil refinery in the area.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Tiwari |first=Rituraj |date=6 November 2018 |title=Pachpadra refinery a rallying point for BJP and Congress |work=[[The Economic Times]] |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pachpadra-refinery-a-rallying-point-for-bjp-and-congress/articleshow/66519753.cms |access-date=2022-07-31 |archive-date=2022-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731225809/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pachpadra-refinery-a-rallying-point-for-bjp-and-congress/articleshow/66519753.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2022, as a result of the state government's budget proposal, which did not include a provision to create a new district for Balotra, Prajapat vowed to walk barefoot until "the day Balotra is declared a district".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-24 |title=Congress MLA gives up footwear after no mention of suggestion for separate district in Budget |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/jaipur/rajasthan-budget-congress-madan-prajapat-renouncing-footwear-7789248/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en |archive-date=2022-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523171437/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/jaipur/rajasthan-budget-congress-madan-prajapat-renouncing-footwear-7789248/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Later at a dinner hosted by [[Ashok Gehlot]], the [[Chief Minister of Rajasthan|chief minister of Rajasthan]] and a member of the INC, Prajapat rebuffed an offer by Gehlot for a pair of shoes and left the dinner without eating.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karanpuri |date=2022-04-02 |title=Congress MLA Madan Prajapat returned hungry from CM Gehlot's dinner party, know the whole matter |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/rajasthan/rajasthan-congress-mla-madan-prajapat-returned-without-having-dinner-from-cm-ashok-gehlot-party-ann-2094123 |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=[[ABP News]] |language=hi |archive-date=2022-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411182510/https://www.abplive.com/states/rajasthan/rajasthan-congress-mla-madan-prajapat-returned-without-having-dinner-from-cm-ashok-gehlot-party-ann-2094123 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Srivastav |first=Aaryan |date=2022-04-02 |title=Congress MLA Madan Prajapat returned hungry from CM Gehlot's dinner party, roams barefoot since the demand is not met |url=https://anytvnews.com/top-news/congress-mla-madan-prajapat-returned-hungry-from-cm-gehlots-dinner-party-roams-barefoot-since-the-demand-is-not-met/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=AnyTV News |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402110603/https://anytvnews.com/top-news/congress-mla-madan-prajapat-returned-hungry-from-cm-gehlots-dinner-party-roams-barefoot-since-the-demand-is-not-met/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2016, Prajapat was arrested at a protest in Balotra against [[Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation]] (RIICO), in which Prajapat allegedly slapped a RIICO regional manager. As a result of Prajapat's arrest, the other protesters began clashing with security personnel.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-16 |title=Tension in Balotra after ex-Congress MLA's arrest |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/jaipur/tension-in-balotra-after-ex-congress-mla-s-arrest/story-3HIV1SWgf0tDfs8YxYf6bK.html |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en |archive-date=2016-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915041239/http://www.hindustantimes.com/jaipur/tension-in-balotra-after-ex-congress-mla-s-arrest/story-3HIV1SWgf0tDfs8YxYf6bK.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2021 trial, Prajapat and 27 other protesters were acquitted of their charges.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathrani |first=Mukesh |date=26 December 2021 |title=Assault case: MLA Madan Prajapat, 27 others acquitted |url=https://firstindia.co.in/news/india/Assault-case-mla-madan-prajapat-27-others-acquitted |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=First India |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731225810/https://firstindia.co.in/news/india/Assault-case-mla-madan-prajapat-27-others-acquitted |url-status=live }}</ref>

Prajapat was defeated by BJP candidate [[Arun Choudhary]] in the [[2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pachpadra Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BJP's Arun Choudhary with 77997 defeats INC's Madan Prajapat |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/pachpadra-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470752-2023-12-03 |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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RichyCapy at 03:46, 16 April 2026