Avinash Gehlot (born 9 December 1981) is an Indian politician currently serving as the

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Social Justice & Empowerment Department in

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. He is a member of 15th and 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from

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. He is a member of the

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Early life

Gehlot hails from

, Pali. His father is Nathu Ram Gehlot. He belongs to

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. According to the educational qualification mentioned in his election affidavit, he has gained his BA degree from Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer (Raj.) and LL.B from

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, Bikaner (Raj.). He initially engaged in the readymade garments business. Subsequently, he became associated with the

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and

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. In 2010, he entered the Municipality elections, vying for the position of

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. Although he faced defeat, his political involvement intensified thereafter. In 2018, he was nominated as the candidate from the Jaitaran constituency. He emerged victorious in both the 2018 and 2023 elections in the same constituency.

Political career

He contested the

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elections in 2018 from Jaitaran, Pali on a ticket of

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(BJP) and won. He won the election from the same constituency for the second time in

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with a huge margin of 66277 votes. On 30 December 2023, he took oath as a

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of the

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gehlot, Avinash 1981 births Living people Rajasthan MLAs 2023–2028 Rajasthan MLAs 2018–2023 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University alumni