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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Manju Baghmar
| image =
| caption = Dr. Baghmar in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1970|04|03}}
| birth_place = [[Beawar]], [[Ajmer district]], India
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Rugha Ram Panwar
| children = 2
| education = M.Com.<br>PhD<br>L.L.B. & LL.M.<br>PG Diploma in Human Rights
| alma_mater = [[Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University]], [[Mohanlal Sukhadia University]]
| profession = [[Professor]]
| occupation = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| office1 = [[Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry|Minister of State]], [[Government of Rajasthan]]
| term_start1 = 30 December 2023
| governor1 = [[Haribhau Bagade]]
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[Bhajan Lal Sharma]]
| predecessor1 = [[Mamta Bhupesh]]
| 2blankname1 = Ministry and Departments
| 2namedata1 = {{Collapsible list|
* Public Works
* Women & Child Development
* Child Empowerment}}
| office2 = [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 3 December 2023
| predecessor2 = [[Manju Meghwal]]
| constituency2 = [[Jayal Assembly constituency|Jayal]]
| term_start3 = 11 December 2013
| term_end3 = 10 December 2018
| successor3 = [[Manju Meghwal]]
| predecessor3 =
| constituency3 = [[Jayal Assembly constituency|Jayal]]
| footnotes = {{URL|https://assembly.rajasthan.gov.in/Containers/Members/ConstituencyWise.aspx|Rajasthan Assembly}}
}}

'''Dr. Manju Baghmar''' (born 3 April 1970) is an Indian politician serving as a Minister of State in the [[Government of Rajasthan]], overseeing the Public Works, Women & Child Development, and Child Empowerment departments.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jayal Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BJP's Dr. Manju Baghmar with 70,468 defeats INC's Dr. Manju Devi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/jayal-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470723-2023-12-03 |access-date=31 December 2023 |website=India Today |date=3 December 2023}}</ref>

She is a two-time elected member of the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Jayal Assembly constituency]], representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/candidateswise-S20108.htm |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=results.eci.gov.in}}</ref>

==Political career==
Baghmar was first elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in 2013 and served until 2018. In the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, she returned to the Assembly by defeating Indian National Congress candidate Dr. Manju Devi by a margin of 1,565 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=जयाल विधानसभा चुनाव परिणाम 2023 लाइव अपडेट |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/story/jayal-rajasthan-assembly-election-results-2023-live-1830491-2023-12-03 |website=Aaj Tak |language=hi |access-date=20 May 2025 |date=3 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=राजस्थान की महिला एवं बाल विकास मंत्री मंजू बघमार ने कहा- सीएम जो कहेंगे, वह करेंगे |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/!state/rajasthan-by-election-2024-result-women-and-child-development-minister-manju-baghmar-on-cm-rajasthan-news-rjs24112703427 |website=ETV Bharat |language=hi |access-date=20 May 2025}}</ref>

==Ministry==
In the [[Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry]], Dr. Manju Baghmar serves as Minister of State with independent charge of the following departments:
* Public Works
* Women & Child Development
* Child Empowerment

She assumed office on 30 December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=राजस्थान में मंत्रियों के विभागों का बंटवारा, देखें किस मंत्री को मिला कौन सा विभाग |url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/rajasthan/story/rajasthan-cabinet-ministers-portfolio-2023-list-in-hindi-bhajanlal-sharma-government-1627944-2023-12-30 |website=Aaj Tak |language=hi |access-date=20 May 2025 |date=30 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=राजस्थान मंत्रिमंडल में सिर्फ दो महिला मंत्री, जानिए कौन हैं डॉ. मंजू बाघमार जो बनीं मंत्री |url=https://rajasthan.ndtv.in/rajasthan-news/only-two-women-ministers-in-rajasthan-cabinet-who-is-manju-baghmar-who-took-oath-as-minister-4769789 |website=NDTV Rajasthan |date=30 December 2023 |access-date=20 May 2025 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajasthan Cabinet List 2023: नई कैबिनेट में इकलौती महिला मंत्री, जानिए कौन हैं विधायक डॉ. मंजू बाघमार |url=https://www.patrika.com/jaipur-news/only-woman-minister-in-rajasthan-new-cabinet-list-2023-mla-dr-manju-baghmar-profile-8659150 |website=Patrika |date=30 December 2023 |access-date=20 May 2025 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=राजस्थान की नई सरकार में मंत्री बने कौन? जानिए 22 मंत्रियों का प्रोफाइल |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/news/profile-of-all-22-ministers-of-rajasthan-kirodilal-surendrapal-tt-manju-baghmar-132367690.html |website=दैनिक भास्कर |publisher=Bhaskar.com |language=hi |date=30 December 2023 |access-date=20 May 2025}}</ref>

==Electoral record==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%; text-align: center;"
|+Election results
!Year
!Office
!Constituency
!colspan=2|Party
!Votes (Manju Baghmar)
!%
!Opponent
!colspan=2|Opponent Party
!Votes
!%
!Result
!Ref
|-
|[[2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
|[[Jayal (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Jayal]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:Bharatiya Janata Party (icon).svg|21px]]
|70,468
|38.33
|Manju Devi
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|21px]]
|68,903
|37.50
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jayal Election Result 2023|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/jayal-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470723-2023-12-03|access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref><ref name=indiatimes>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/rajasthan/constituency-show/jayal</ref>
|-
|[[2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
|[[Jayal (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Jayal]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:Bharatiya Janata Party (icon).svg|21px]]
|72,738
|51.68
|Manju Devi
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|21px]]
|59,629
|42.37
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jayal Election Result 2013|url=https://www.elections.in/rajasthan/assembly-constituencies/jayal.html|access-date=20 May 2025}}</ref><ref name=indiatimes />
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[Parliament of India]]
* [[Government of India]]

==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:Rajasthan MLAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:1970 births]]

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AdvAcademy01 at 01:56, 20 April 2026