Ashok Gehlot is an Indian politician and one of the most senior leaders of the Indian National Congress (INC). Influenced by Mahatma Gandhi, Gehlot started social political work at an early age. Former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi recognized his potential during the East Bengali refugee crisis in 1971. He is considered the biggest face of the Indian National Congress in Rajasthan and served as the Chief Minister of the state three times. Let us know about the personal and political life of Ashok Gehlot in more detail:
Biography/Wiki
Gehlot was born on 3 May 1951 (age: 72, as of 2023) in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Since childhood, he was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and has practiced the Gandhian way of life. He completed his B.Sc. Completed. in 1971, MA in 1973 and LLB degree in 1976 from Jodhpur University. Earlier, Gehlot was very interested in becoming a doctor and to fulfill his dream, he had even taken admission in medical college but later left it. At the time of Bangladesh’s independence in 1971 (or the East Bengali refugee crisis), Gehlot volunteered there. He served in refugee camps in eastern Indian states. At that time, he was noticed by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during one of her visits to refugee camps.
Ashok Gehlot in his young age
family and caste
Gehlot was born in a backward ‘Mali’ (gardener) family to Babu Laxman Singh Gehlot. Ashok Gehlot’s mother’s name is not known. she has two brothers; Kanwar Sen Gehlot (died of heart attack in 2018) and Agrasen Gehlot.
Ashok Gehlot’s brother Kanwar Sen Gehlot
Ashok Gehlot also has a sister who lives in Jodhpur.
Ashok Gehlot with his sister
Ashok Gehlot married Sunita Gehlot on 27 November 1977.
Ashok Gehlot with his wife
The couple have two children: a son, Vaibhav Gehlot and
Ashok Gehlot with his wife, son and daughter-in-law
a daughter, Sonia
Ashok Gehlot’s daughter and her husband
livelihood
When he was 20, Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, took notice of his organizational skills; when he was volunteering during the East Bengal refugee crisis and invited him to join politics. In 1974, Gehlot was appointed the first state president of the National Student Union of India (NSUI). In 1979, he was appointed President of the District Congress Committee of Jodhpur. In 1980, Gehlot was elected to the 7th Lok Sabha from the Jodhpur constituency and represented the same constituency in the 8th, 10th, 11th and 12th Lok Sabha. In 1982, he was appointed General Secretary of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee. In the same year, he was made the Union Deputy Minister of Tourism Department in the government of Indira Gandhi. In 1984, he served as the Union Deputy Minister of Sports. In 1985, Gehlot was elected President of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee for the first time. In the 10th and 11th Lok Sabha, he was made a member of the Standing Committee of Railways. In December 1994, he was again appointed President of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee. In 1997, he became the President of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee for the third time.
Ashok Gehlot in the early 1990s
In 1998, he became the Chief Minister of Rajasthan for the first time, representing the Sardarpura constituency of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. In 2008, Gehlot again became the Chief Minister of Rajasthan for the second time. In 2018, Ashok Gehlot was elected as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan for the third time.
Ashok Gehlot with Congress President Rahul Gandhi
controversies
- In 2017, an investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism revealed his name among other politicians in the “Paradise Papers” list. However, he was given a clean chit in the case as no evidence was found against him.
- In 2011, Ashok Gehlot was embroiled in controversy when the Rajasthan government allegedly awarded assets and contracts worth Rs 11,000 crore to firms that had financial links with his family members.
Assets/Net Worth
She has ₹55 lakh as bank fixed deposits, jewelery worth over ₹10 lakh and her net worth is around ₹1.5 crore. These figures are according to his affidavit filed in 2013.
fact
- He is a vegetarian and does not eat anything after sunset till dawn.
- His father, Babu Lakshman Singh Daksh, was a magician, and Ashoka often accompanied him when he performed magic tricks across the country.
- Used to show magic tricks in front of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi; During his childhood.
- Apart from serving in East Bengali refugee camps, he has also worked in camps organized by Tarun Shanti Sena in Indore, Sevagram, Aurangabad and Wardha.
- During the 1980 Lok Sabha elections, he used to promote and paste his campaign posters himself; Because he was running out of money.
- In 1982, he went to Rashtrapati Bhavan on an autorickshaw for his swearing-in ceremony as Union Deputy Minister of Tourism.
- In the 1990s, Gehlot had opposed the Indian National Congress’s close association with controversial religious leader Chandraswami.
- Gehlot was also the Home Minister of Rajasthan in 1989.
- When he was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, some of the policies of the Gehlot government were highly appreciated, such as 70 lakh days of employment and drought management.
- He is the founder of Bharat Seva Sansthan, which provides free books through the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Book Bank and also provides ambulance services.
- In 2018, Gehlot was trolled online for a statement, after which people started making fun of him by calling him #ScientistGehlot. The video was a trimmed clip of his speech. As soon as Gehlot came to know that he was being trolled in the media, he posted the original video of his speech on Twitter.
This is the reality and in this useless fit I have also been described as a normal human being. #scientistgehlot This is the original, which was edited.. pic.twitter.com/KGygG7RPMn
– Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) 5 June 2018
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