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Jayendra Pratap Singh Rathore

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Jayendra Pratap Singh Rathore
Minister of Co-operation
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
25 March 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Preceded byMukut Bihari
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Assumed office
7 July 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
State Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Shahjahanpur
In office
2000–2005
Personal details
BornMohanpur Mamrejpur, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBJP
SpousePriya Singh Rathore
Children2 sons
Parents
  • Balram Singh Rathore (father)
  • Saroj Rathore (mother)
EducationB.Tech
M.Tech
Alma materBanaras Hindu University
OccupationPolitician

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]

He was also the incumbent State Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Shahjahanpur from 2000 to 2005.[3]

Early life

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After 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

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On 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

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Rathore 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

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  1. ^ "Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Office, Lucknow". Government of Uttar Pradesh.
  2. ^ "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Independent State Ministers". upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in.
  3. ^ "Cooperation Minister JPS Rathore will become a member of any House for the first time". Dainik Jagran. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Journey started from student politics, now JPS Rathore becomes Minister of State". Amar Ujala.
  5. ^ "GIS 2023: Ahmedabad companies plan to invest ₹38,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh". Hindustan Times. 21 January 2023.
  6. ^ "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.