Udailal Anjana (Hindi: उदयलाल आँजना; born 5 May 1951;

Chhoti Sadri Chhoti Sadri is a town and a municipality in Pratapgarh district in the state of Rajasthan, India. Geography Chhoti Sadri is located at . It has an average elevation of . Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematicall ...

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

) is a senior

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

leader who currently serves as the Minister of Co-operation in the

Rajasthan government The Government of Rajasthan is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Rajasthan, a judiciary and a legislative. Jaipur is the capital of Raja ...

and as the Vice President of the

Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (RPCC) is the Pradesh Congress Committee (state wing) of the Indian National Congress (INC) serving in the state of Rajasthan.

. As a member of the Congress party, he has represented the

Nimbahera Nimbahera is a town and a municipality in Chittorgarh district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located around 32 km from Chittorgarh city, south-west of the state capital, Jaipur. Nimbahera is connected through both rail and road; ...

assembly seat in Rajasthan thrice. He was previously a member of the

Indian Parliament The Parliament of India ( IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the ...

for the

Chittorgarh Chittorgarh (also Chittor or Chittaurgarh) is a major city in Rajasthan state of western India. It lies on the Berach River, a tributary of the Banas, and is the administrative headquarters of Chittorgarh District. It was a major stronghol ...

constituency of Rajasthan, a feat that he achieved after defeating the then Union Defence Minister

Jaswant Singh Major Jaswant Singh (; 3 January 193827 September 2020) was an officer of the Indian Army and an Indian Cabinet Minister. He was one of the founding members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and was one of India's longest serving parliamen ...

. Apart from politics, he is a prominent businessman; chairperson of UB Group; and a social worker. In 2010, he founded Harish Anjana Foundation, a non-profit organisation.

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Living people Members of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly People from Chittorgarh district 1951 births India MPs 1998–1999 Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan {{Rajasthan-INC-politician-stub