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Ashok Gehlot

Ashok Gehlot
अशोक गहलोत
Mr. Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister, Rajasthan. India.JPG
Ashok Gehlot, Former Chief Minister, Rajasthan, India
12th Chief Minister of Rajasthan
In office
1 December 1998 (1998-12-01) – 8 December 2003 (2003-12-08)
Preceded by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Succeeded by Vasundhara Raje Scindia
In office
13 December 2008 (2008-12-13) – 12 December 2013 (2013-12-12)
Preceded by Vasundhara Raje Scindia
Succeeded by Vasundhara Raje Scindia
Union Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation
In office
2 September 1982 (1982-09-02) – 7 February 1984 (1984-02-07)
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi / Rajiv Gandhi
In office
31 December 1984 – 26 September 1985
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
Deputy Union Minister for Sports
In office
7 February 1984 – 31 October 1984
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
Union Minister of State (Textiles) Independent Charge
In office
21 June 1991 – 18 January 1993
Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao
Personal details
Born 3 May 1951
Mahamandir, Jodhpur
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse(s) Sunita Gehlot
Children Vaibhav Gehlot
Sonia Gehlot
Religion Hindu

Ashok Gehlot (Hindi: अशोक गहलोत, born 3 May 1951) is an Indian politician from Rajasthan. He was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2008 to 2013. He hails from Jodhpur city of Rajasthan in India and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He represents Member of Legislative Assembly from the Sardarpura constituency of Jodhpur.

Ashok Gehlot, son of Babu Laxman Singh Gehlot, was born on 3 May 1951 in a Saini Kshatriyas Mandorva Rajput family of Mandore, Mahamandir, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. A Science and Law graduate, he also holds a MA degree in Economics. He is married to Sunita Gehlot and has a son and a daughter. He is a Hindu and a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) party.

Ashok Gehlot has held the following positions

Mandoreva Rajput


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