Jayendra Pratap Singh Rathore is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, represents Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a Minister of State (Independent Charge) Co-operation in Second Yogi Adityanath ministry.[1][2]
Jayendra Pratap Singh Rathore | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Co-operation Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 25 March 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Preceded by | Mukut Bihari |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| State Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Shahjahanpur | |
| In office 2000–2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohanpur Mamrejpur, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse | Priya Singh Rathore |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Parents |
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| Education | B.Tech M.Tech |
| Alma mater | Banaras Hindu University |
| Occupation | Politician |
He was also the incumbent State Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Shahjahanpur from 2000 to 2005.[3]
Early life
editAfter completing his education at the primary school in his native village, Rathore pursued his intermediate studies at Government Inter College. Following this, he attended BHU for higher education, where he obtained both his B.Tech. and M.Tech. degrees from IIT BHU.[4]
Political career
editOn 7 July 2022, the Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, appointed Jayendra Pratap Singh Rathore as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Co-operation in the Uttar Pradesh government, as a part of his Second Yogi Adityanath ministry.[5][6]
Personal life
editRathore was born in Mohanpur, Mamrejpur, to Balram Singh Rathore and Saroj Rathore. He was married to Priya Singh Rathore, and they have two sons.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Office, Lucknow". Government of Uttar Pradesh.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Independent State Ministers". upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in.
- ^ "Cooperation Minister JPS Rathore will become a member of any House for the first time". Dainik Jagran. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Journey started from student politics, now JPS Rathore becomes Minister of State". Amar Ujala.
- ^ "GIS 2023: Ahmedabad companies plan to invest ₹38,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh". Hindustan Times. 21 January 2023.
- ^ "UP CM Yogi Adityanath to lead domestic roadshows, mantris to fan out across country". 28 December 2022 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.