Lalchand Kataria (born 12 June 1968) is an Indian politician belonging to the

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 E ...

. He was elected to the

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, the lower house of the

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, from Jaipur Rural,

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in 2009. He was the Minister of State for Defense in the

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. He was later elected as a Member of the

Rajasthan Legislative Assembly The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly or the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The assembly meets at Vidhana Bhavan situated in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Members of the Legislative asse ...

from Amer Constituency in 2003, a position he currently holds. He has been the cabinet minister of Rajasthan from the year 2018.

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Official Biographical Sketch in Lok Sabha Website
Indian National Congress politicians Living people 1968 births India MPs 2009–2014 Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan Politicians from Jaipur Rajasthan MLAs 2018–2023 Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan {{Rajasthan-INC-politician-stub