Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore information

Colonel
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
AVSM
Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore AVSM
Cabinet Minister; Government of Rajasthan
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 30 December 2023
Governor	Kalraj Mishra
Chief Minister	Bhajan Lal Sharma
Ministry and Departments	Industry and Commerce; Information Technology and Communication; Youth Affairs and Sports; Skill Planning and Entrepreneurship; Sainik Welfare;
Preceded by	Shakuntala Rawat
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 December 2023
Preceded by	Lalchand Kataria
Constituency	Jhotwara
Majority	147,913 (47.75%)
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports
	In office; 3 September 2017 – 30 May 2019
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Vijay Goel
Succeeded by	Kiren 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 - 6 December 2023 – 24 May 2019
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Smriti Irani
Succeeded by	Prakash Javadekar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 16 May 2014 – 6 December 2023
Preceded by	Lalchand Kataria
Succeeded by	Rao Rajendra Singh
Constituency	Jaipur Rural
Majority	332,896 (32.84%)
Personal details
Born	29 January 1970 (age 54); Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Gayatri Rathore (m. 1997)
Children	2
Alma mater	National Defence Academy, Pune; Indian Military Academy, Dehradun;
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Army
Years of service	1990 – 2013
Rank	Colonel
Unit	9th Grenadiers
Battles/wars	Kargil War, CI/CT operations in J&K
Awards	Padma Shri; Ati Vishisht Seva Medal; Khel Ratna Award;
	Sports career
Sport	Shooting
Event	Double trap
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing India
Olympic Games
Commonwealth Games
Asian Games
World Shotgun Championship
ISSF World Shooting Championship
Asian Clay Target Championship
	Minister of State 24 May 2018 – 24 May 2019: Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information and Broadcasting ; 3 September 2017 – 24 May 2019:Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports ; 9 November 2014 – 24 May 2018: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting ;

Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, AVSM, (born 29 January 1970) 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 2023. Rathore was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Jaipur Rural seat since 2014 till 2023.

He won 25 international medals at various championships for Double Trap Shooting including a silver medal at 2004 Summer Olympics in Men's Double Trap event.^[4]

Rathore served as a commissioned officer in The Grenadiers regiment of the Indian Army before retiring in 2013 as a colonel. Following his retirement from the army and shooting, he became the member of the parliament for the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2014.

In November 2014, was made the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting.^[5] Rathore served as a Cabinet minister with independent charge for Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports from 2017^[6] until 2019.^[7]

^ "A Sure Shot". The Tribune. 21 August 2004. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
^ "Work smart rather than just hard". Rediff India Abroad. 10 June 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
^ "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
^ "Rathore Medals".
^ Vincent, Pheroze (10 November 2014). "Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore: Olympian finds a place". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
^ Ravinder, Singh (3 September 2017). "Sports Minister". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
^ "Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Biography – About family, political life, awards won, history". Elections in India.

[1] "A Sure Shot". The Tribune. 21 August 2004. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

[smart_rather_hard-2] "Work smart rather than just hard". Rediff India Abroad. 10 June 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2019.

[ISSF_-_International_Shooting_Sport_Federation_-_issf-sports.org-3] "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

[4] "Rathore Medals".

[5] Vincent, Pheroze (10 November 2014). "Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore: Olympian finds a place". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

[6] Ravinder, Singh (3 September 2017). "Sports Minister". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

[7] "Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Biography – About family, political life, awards won, history". Elections in India.

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