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Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

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Indian politician

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Rathore in 2017
Cabinet Minister,Government of Rajasthan
Assumed office
30 December 2023
GovernorHaribhau Bagade
Chief MinisterBhajan Lal Sharma
Ministry and Departments
List
  • *Industry and Commerce
    • Information Technology and Communication
    • Youth Affairs and Sports
    • Skill Planning and Entrepreneurship
    • Sainik Welfare
Preceded byShakuntala Rawat
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
3 December 2023 (2023-12-03)
Preceded byLalchand Kataria
ConstituencyJhotwara
Majority147,913 (47.75%)
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports
In office
3 September 2017 – 30 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byVijay Goel
Succeeded byKiren Rijiju
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information and Broadcasting
In office
9 November 2014 – 24 May 2018
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
In office
24 May 2018 – 24 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded bySmriti Irani
Succeeded byPrakash Javadekar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 (2014-05-16) – 6 December 2023
Preceded byLalchand Kataria
Succeeded byRao Rajendra Singh
ConstituencyJaipur Rural
Majority332,896 (32.84%)
Personal details
Born (1970-01-29)29 January 1970 (age 55)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Spouse
Gayatri Rathore
(m. 1997)
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Children2
Alma mater
Websiterajyavardhanrathore.in
Military service
AllegianceIndia
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service1990 – 2013
RankColonel
Unit9th Grenadiers
Battles/wars
Awards
Sports career
SportShooting
Event
Double trap
Medal record
Men'sshooting[4]
Representing India
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games1
Commonwealth Games31
Asian Games-11
World Shotgun Championship--1
ISSF World Shooting Championship112
Asian Clay Target Championship5--
Total944
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensDouble trap
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2002 ManchesterDouble trap individual
Gold medal – first place2002 ManchesterDouble trap pairs
Gold medal – first place2006 MelbourneDouble trap individual
Silver medal – second place2006 MelbourneDouble trap pairs
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2006 DohaDouble trap teams
Bronze medal – third place2006 DohaDouble trap
World Shotgun Championship
Bronze medal – third place2003 CyprusDouble trap individual
ISSF World Shooting Championship
Bronze medal – third place2006 GranadaDouble trap individual
Silver medal – second place2004 SydneyDouble trap individual
Gold medal – first place2006 CairoDouble trap individual
Bronze medal – third place2003 New DelhiDouble trap individual
Asian Clay Target Championship
Gold medal – first place2003 New DelhiDouble trap individual
Gold medal – first place2004 BangkokDouble trap individual
Gold medal – first place2005 BangkokDouble trap individual
Gold medal – first place2006 SingaporeDouble trap individual
Gold medal – first place2011 Kuala LumpurDouble trap individual

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (born 29 January 1970) is an Indian politician,Olympic medallist in shooting andretiredcolonel in theIndian Army. He is serving as acabinet minister at the Industry & Commerce, Youth Affairs & Sports Department in theGovernment of Rajasthan since December 2023. Rathore was aMember of Parliament in the Lok Sabha fromJaipur Rural seat since 2014 till 2023.

He won 25 international medals at various championships fordouble trap shooting including a silver medal at the2004 Summer Olympics in the men's double trap event.[5]

Rathore served as a commissioned officer inThe Grenadiers regiment of theIndian Army before retiring in 2013 as acolonel. 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 theBharatiya Janata Party in 2014.

In November 2014, Rathore was appointed as theMinister of State forInformation and Broadcasting.[6] He served as aCabinet Minister (Independent Charge) for theMinistry of Youth Affairs and Sports from 2017 to 2019[7] until 2019.[8] As of 2025, he serves in the Government of Rajasthan, holding the portfolios of Industry and Commerce, Youth Affairs and Sports, Information Technology and Communications, Military Welfare, and Planning and Entrepreneurship.[9][10]

Personal life

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Rajyavardhan was born inJaisalmer,Rajasthan to Colonel Lakshman Singh Rathore (Retd.), an Army Colonel of Garabdesar,Lunkaransar,Bikaner,[11] and Manju Raghav Bhondsi, a teacher,[12][13] on 29 January 1970.[14][15][16]

His educational qualifications include B.A., Instructor-Weapons (MMG, AGL, Small Arms), Grading Tactics (YO) Course. He was educated at theNational Defence Academy, Pune and Infantry School, Mhow.[14]

He married Maj. Gayatri Rathore (nee Kapkoti), hailing fromKapkot-Almora in Uttarakhand, on 16 February 1997. She served as a doctor by profession in theIndian Army. They have a son and a daughter.[14][15][17]

Military career

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Rathore is a graduate of the 77th Course of theNational Defence Academy.[18] After graduating from the NDA, Rathore attended theIndian 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 best sportsman of the course.[15]

He was later commissioned in the64th Cavalry on 15 December 1990, and transferred to 9Grenadiers on 28 February 1992.[19]He was promoted to lieutenant on 15 December 1992 and to captain on 15 December 1995.[20][21] Rathore fought in theKargil War,[3] and was promoted to major on 15 December 2000.[22] As part of his career in theIndian 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.[15] He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 16 December 2004,[23] and to his final rank of colonel on 1 May 2009.[24]

Sports career

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At the2002 Commonwealth Games inManchester, Rathore won a gold medal and set a new Commonwealth Games Record of 192 targets out of 200, which still stands. He also won the Team Gold Medal along withMoraad Ali Khan. Rathore went on to successfully defend his Commonwealth Champion title by winning the gold medal at theMelbourne Commonwealth Games in 2006. He also won the silver in the Team event withVikram Bhatnagar. He won gold medals in twoWorld Shooting Championships, at Sydney in 2004 and Cairo in 2006. In addition to these achievements, Rathore won a gold medal at the Olympic Games, a bronze medal at the World Championships, a bronze medal at the World Cup Final, and two gold medals and a bronze medal at the World 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 the2004 Athens Olympics. It was India's first ever individual silver at the Olympics.[25][15]

In 2006, 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 2003 and 2004 and briefly climbed to the first in early 2004 and second after the Athens Olympics. He won a silver at the World Championship in 2003 in Sydney for India after a gap of nearly 40 years.[15] India had not seen a victory since Karni Singh of Bikaner, who won a silver at the 1962 World shooting Championship in Cairo. Rathore is credited with winning the Asian Clay Target gold medal four times in a row from 2003 to 2006. He also holds an Individual bronze medal which was at theAsian Games 2006 in Doha.

Between 2002 and 2006 he won 25 international medals at various championships for Double Trap.

In 2011, Rathore participated in the Asian Clay Target Championship in Kuala Lumpur and won gold. His score of 194 in that tournament equals world record.[4]

Political career

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On 10 September 2013, Rathore joinedBharatiya Janata Party after taking retirement from theIndian Army.[26] He was elected as anMP in the2014 Lok Sabha election fromJaipur Rural constituency.[27] On 9 November 2014, he was sworn-in as theMinister of State for Information & Broadcasting, under theNarendra Modigovernment.[28] He was appointed the Minister of Sports on 3 September 2017. In May 2018, he became Minister of State (I/C) for Information & Broadcasting.[15] In the2019 Indian general election, he retained theJaipur Rural seat by over 3.93 lakh votes and was elected to the Lok Sabha for the second time.[29]

In November 2023, Rathore contested fromJhotwara Assembly constituency for the2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election.[30] He defeated Abhishek Chaudhary of theINC by 50,167 votes. After winning the elections,[31] Rathore resigned from Lok Sabha.[32] On 30 December 2023, he took oath as a cabinet minister in theGovernment of Rajasthan.[33]

Awards and recognitions

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Military awards

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Padma ShriAti Vishist Seva Medal
Special Service MedalOperation Vijay StarOperation Vijay Medal
Sainya Seva Medal50th Anniversary of Independence Medal20 Years Long Service Medal9 Years Long Service Medal

References

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  6. ^Vincent, Pheroze (10 November 2014)."Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore: Olympian finds a place".The Hindu. Retrieved28 February 2017.
  7. ^Ravinder, Singh (3 September 2017)."Sports Minister".The Times of India. Retrieved3 September 2017.
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  10. ^"Rajasthan Ministers list 2023: Full list of ministers and their portfolios in Bhajanlal Sharma Cabinet".The Financial Express. 6 January 2024. Retrieved17 October 2025.
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  12. ^"गुरु द्रोण की धरती पर यह गांव है वीर जवानों का.. -".Jagran (in Hindi). 13 August 2018. Retrieved23 April 2024.
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  15. ^abcdefg"Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Olympic silver medallist appointed sports minister".Hindustan Times. Press Trust of India. 3 September 2017. Retrieved12 August 2023.
  16. ^Singh, Harsha Kumari; Paul, Rohit (24 November 2023)."Olympic Medallist Rajyavardhan Rathore Now Takes Aim At Rajasthan Assembly".NDTV. Retrieved23 April 2024.
  17. ^"सुसराल में आवभगत से गदगद दिखे केंद्रीय मंत्री -".Jagran (in Hindi). 21 January 2016. Retrieved8 April 2024.
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  19. ^Rathore, Rajyavardhan (1 September 2015)."Role and Limitations of Social Media in Image Building and Perception Management"(PDF).USI Journal.CXLV (601).
  20. ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 9 October 1993. p. 1871.
  21. ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 23 March 1996. p. 390.
  22. ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 15 December 2001. p. 1464.
  23. ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 3 December 2005. p. 2419.
  24. ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 27 November 2010. p. 2207.
  25. ^"Shooter Rathore strikes silver".rediff.com. 17 August 2004.
  26. ^"Olympic medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore joins BJP".The Times of India. 10 September 2013.Archived from the original on 14 September 2013.
  27. ^"Narendra Modi to also contest from Vadodara in Lok Sabha Election". news.biharprabha.com. Indo-Asian News Service. 19 March 2014. Retrieved19 March 2014.
  28. ^"'Come, Have Breakfast With Me and Take Oath, PM Modi Said': Rajyavardhan Rathore to NDTV".NDTV. 10 November 2014. Retrieved10 November 2014.
  29. ^"Lok Sabha 2019 election results: BJP's Rajyavardhan Rathore wins from Jaipur Rural with 64% votes".CNBCTV18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved30 December 2023.
  30. ^Shekhawat, Bal Virendra Singh; Mishra, Nishant (4 November 2023)."Rajasthan Election 2023: तमाम विरोधों के बीच राज्यवर्धन राठौड़ का नामांकन आज, झोटवाड़ा सीट से बनाए गए हैं भाजपा के प्रत्याशी".NDTV (in Hindi). Retrieved1 November 2023.
  31. ^"Rajasthan polls: BJP's Rajyavardhan Rathore wins from Jhotwara with margin of 50,000 votes".The Economic Times. PTI. 3 December 2023. Retrieved10 December 2023.
  32. ^Saha, Poulomi; Mishra, Himanshu (6 December 2023)."10 of 12 BJP MPs who won state elections resign from Lok Sabha".India Today. Archived fromthe original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved10 December 2023.
  33. ^"Rajasthan Cabinet Expansion: Rajyavardhan among 22 new ministers | Full list".Mint. 30 December 2023. Retrieved30 December 2023.
  34. ^"Padma Awards"(PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved21 July 2015.
  35. ^"ŠRathore to be India's flag bearer in Beijing". ndtv.com. 4 August 2008.

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