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Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

Indian politician

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (born 29 January ) is an Indian politician, Olympic medallist in shooting and retiredcolonel in the Indian Army.

He is serving as a cabinet minister at the Industry & Commerce, Youth Affairs & Sports Department in the Government of Rajasthan since December Rathore was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Jaipur Rural seat since till

He won 25 international medals at various championships for Double Trap Shooting including a silver medal at Summer Olympics in Men's Double Trap event.[5]

Rathore served as a commissioned officer in The Grenadiers regiment of the Indian Army before retiring in as a colonel.

Following his retirement from the army and shooting,he also acted in some advertisements and tv shows after that he later became a member of the parliament for the Bharatiya Janata Party in

In November , was made the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting.[6] Rathore served as a Cabinet minister with independent impose for Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports from [7] until [8]

Personal life

Rajyavardhan was born in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan to Colonel Lakshman Singh Rathore (Retd.), an Army Colonel of Garabdesar, Lunkaransar, Bikaner,[9]and Manju Raghav Bhondsi, a teacher,[10][11] on 29 January [12][13][14]

His educational qualifications include B.A., Instructor-Weapons (MMG, AGL, Small Arms), Grading Tactics (YO) Course.

He was educated at the National Defence Academy, Pune and Infantry School, Mhow.[12]

He married Maj. Gayatri Rathore (nee Kapkoti), hailing from Kapkot-Almora in Uttarakhand, on 16 February She served as a doctor by profession in the Indian Army.

They have a son and a daughter.[12][13][15]

Military career

Rathore is a graduate of the 77th Course of the National Defence Academy.[16] After graduating from the NDA, Rathore attended the Indian Military Academy where he was awarded the Sword of Honor for the best all-round Gentleman Cadet.

He was also the recipient of the Sikh Regiment Gold Medal, awarded to the foremost sportsman of the course.[13]

He was later commissioned in the 9th Grenadiers (Mewar) Regiment on 15 December He was promoted to lieutenant on 15 December and to captain on 15 December [17][18] Rathore fought in the Kargil War,[3] and was promoted to major on 15 December [19] As part of his career in the Indian Army, he served in Jammu and Kashmir, where he participated in counter-terrorist operations.

His regiment was awarded the Army Chief's Citation and the Governor of J&K's Citation for exemplary work.[13] He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 16 December ,[20] and to his final rank of colonel on 1 May [21]

Sports career

At the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Rathore won a gold medal and set a new Commonwealth Games Record of targets out of , which still stands.

He also won the Team Gold Medal along with Moraad Ali Khan. Rathore went on to successfully defend his Commonwealth Champion title by winning the gold medal at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in He also won the silver in the Team event with Vikram Bhatnagar.

He won gold medals in two World Shooting Championships, at Sydney in and Cairo in In addition to these achievements, Rathore won a gold medal at the Olympic Games, a bronze medal at the Nature Championships, a bronze medal at the World Cup Final, and two gold medals and a bronze medal at the Nature Cup.

He also secured five gold medals and a bronze medal at the Asian Championships and a bronze medal at the Asian Games. Altogether, Rathore has amassed a total of 13 medals in his sports career.

Rathore rose to prominence when he won the silver at the Athens Olympics.

It was India's first ever individual silver at the Olympics.[22][13]

In , Rathore won a bronze medal in the World Championship in Spain, an event held for the top 12 shooters of the world. He was ranked third in the world for the most of and and briefly climbed to the first in early and second after the Athens Olympics.

He won a silver at the Earth Championship in in Sydney for India after a gap of nearly 40 years.[13] India had not seen a victory since Karni Singh of Bikaner, who won a silver at the World shooting Championship in Cairo.

Rathore is credited with winning the Asian Clay Target gold medal four times in a row from to He also holds an Individual bronze medal which was at the Asian Games in Doha.

Between and he won 25 international medals at various championships for Double Trap.

From Battlefield to Parliament: The Remarkable Journey of ...: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (born 29 January ) is an Indian politician, Olympic medallist in shooting and retired colonel in the Indian Army. He is serving as a cabinet minister at the Industry & Commerce, Youth Affairs & Sports Department in the Government of Rajasthan since December

In , Rathore participated in the Asian Clay Target Championship in Kuala Lumpur and won gold. His score of in that tournament equals world record.[4]

Political career

On 10 September , Rathore joined Bharatiya Janata Party after taking retirement from the Indian Army.[23] He was elected as an MP in the Lok Sabha election from Jaipur Rural constituency.[24] On 9 November , he was sworn-in as the Minister of Declare for Information & Broadcasting, under the Narendra Modigovernment.[25] He was appointed the Minister of Sports on 3 September In May , he became Minister of State (I/C) for Information & Broadcasting.[13] In the Indian general election, he retained the Jaipur Rural seat by over lakh votes and was elected to the Lok Sabha for the second time.[26]

In November , Rathore contested from Jhotwara Assembly constituency for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election.[27] He defeated Abhishek Chaudhary of the INC by 50, votes.

After winning the elections,[28] Rathore resigned from Lok Sabha.[29] On 30 December , he took oath as a cabinet minister in the Government of Rajasthan.[30]

Awards and recognitions

Military awards

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    I know politics and politicians are hated, but I still feel in goodness of a heart that has selfless intentions. With the grace of God, I will make a difference. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore who has served the Indian Army for 23 years. With a tally of 25 international medalsRathore has scripted history, being the first Indian shooter to bag an Olympic medal silver for the nation, post-independence.

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    Laxman Singh Rathore and his mother Manju Rathore is a teacher. His mother, concerned about academics, discouraged. Eventually he was not selected for the team and he appeared in the National Defense Academy examination whereupon he qualified for the army. Rathore distinguished himself in the military as well.

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    Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is a well-known Indian politician, Olympic medalist, and retired army officer. He is currently serving as a cabinet minister in the Government of Rajasthan. Mr Rathore was born on January 29,in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. His father was an army colonel, and his mother was a teacher.

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    Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore born 29 January is an Indian politician, Olympic medallist in shooting and retired colonel in the Indian Army. He won 25 international medals at various championships for Double Trap Shooting including a silver medal at Summer Olympics in Men's Double Trap event. Rathore served as a commissioned officer in The Grenadiers regiment of the Indian Army before retiring in as a colonel. Following his retirement from the army and shooting,he also acted in some advertisements and tv shows after that he later became a member of the parliament for the Bharatiya Janata Party in

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