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| Office | Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Haryana
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| Term start | 17 October 2024
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| Born | 1979-7-3 (age 47) |
| Born | Near Bhagwat Bhakti Ashram, Rampura, Rewari, Haryana, India
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party
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| Alma mater | Graduate |
| Occupation | Politician & International Skeet Shooter
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Arti Singh Rao is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party, who is currently serving as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare of Haryana. She is a Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Ateli Assembly constituency since October 2024.[1][2][3] She is the daughter of Rao Inderjit Singh, who is the current Minister of Culture of India.[4]
Early life
Arti Singh Rao was born in royal family of Rewari in 1979. She is a daughter of Indian politician & Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh and Manita Singh. She was an International Skeet Shooter and has won multiple medals finishing best with a Gold Medal at the 2005 Asian Games. She started practicing shooting in 1998 and played her first international competition in 1999.[5]Template:Better source needed She is the granddaughter of Rao Birender Singh, the former Chief Minister of Haryana. Her uncles, Rao Ajit Singh and Rao Yaduvendra Singh, are also politicians.Template:Citation needed
Political career
Belonging to a well-established political family, her debut in politics was inevitable. Although she was active in the political sphere since the early 2010s, she was denied a ticket to Haryana Legislative Assembly seat earlier by BJP,[6] but was offered one from Ateli constituency in 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, a constituency in southern Haryana, where Rao Inderjit Singh has a very strong foothold. She defeated the BSP candidate Atar Lal[7] and became the member of assembly for the first time. In the Second Saini ministry, she was sworn in as a cabinet minister and allotted Health ministry portfolio. She is also the Minister of Medical Education & Research and the Minister of Ayush.[8]
References
- ↑ Ateli, Haryana Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Arti Singh Rao defeats BSP's Attar Lal with 3085 votes. India Today(2024-10-08). Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ↑ Ateli Election Result 2024 LIVE Update: BJP's Arti Singh Rao A Winner After Close Fight With BSP's Attar Lal. News18(2024-10-08). Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ↑ A look at Haryana's 40 first-time MLAs(2 December 2024).
- ↑ Aarti Rao: Raising the election pitch with 'Discrimination against South Haryana', Team, T. H. S.. en.theharyanastory.com(2024-02-03). Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ↑ Arti Singh RAO, ISSF Athletes Database. ISSF(2024-10-21). Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ↑ 'Despite being Rao Inderjit Singh's daughter, I did not get a ticket for 10 years… I am here to work': Arti Singh Rao. The Indian Express(2024-09-21). Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ↑ Ateli Election Result 2024 LIVE Update: BJP's Arti Singh Rao A Winner After Close Fight With BSP's Attar Lal. News18(2024-10-08). Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ↑ Haryana's new ministers get portfolios: CM Nayab Singh Saini keeps home, Anil Vij heads energy. The Times of India(2024-10-21). Retrieved 2024-10-21.