Madan Dilawar

Madan Dilawar (born 11 May 1959) is an Indian politician from Rajasthan who is currently serving as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Rajasthan, handling the portfolios of School Education, Panchayati Raj, and Sanskrit Education. He is a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing the Ramganj Mandi.

He previously represented the Atru constituency for multiple terms between 1990 and 2008 and has held several ministerial positions, including in the governments of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat and Vasundhara Raje.

Early life Madan Dilawar was born in the village of Aradana, Atru in Baran district. He actively participated in the Ram Mandir movement in 1990.

Political career Madan Dilawar began his legislative career by being elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from the Atru seat in the 1990 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, securing 33,681 votes and defeating INC candidate Ram Charan by a significant margin. He was re-elected from Atru in the subsequent elections of 1993, 1998, and 2003, defeating Indian National Congress candidates each time, including Hanuman Prasad and Madan Maharaja.

During his tenure, he held key positions such as Minister of State (1993–1998) under Chief Minister Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, handling the Social Welfare Department, and later served as a Cabinet Minister (2003–2008) in the First Raje ministry led by Vasundhara Raje, overseeing the Social Welfare and Cooperative departments.

After a hiatus from 2008 to 2018, Dilawar made a comeback in the 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, this time contesting from the Ramganj Mandi seat. He won the seat by defeating INC candidate Ramgopal by 12,879 votes. He was re-elected in the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, defeating Congress's Mahendra Rajoriya by 18,422 votes.

In December 2023, he was inducted into the state cabinet under Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and entrusted with the portfolios of School Education, Panchayati Raj, and Sanskrit Education.

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