Khiladi Lal Bairwa
Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office
2018–2023
Preceded byRani Silautia
Succeeded bySanjay Kumar Jatav
ConstituencyBaseri
Member of parliament, 15th Lok Sabha
In office
May 2009  May 2014
Succeeded byManoj Rajoria
ConstituencyKarauli–Dholpur
Chairman of Rajasthan Scheduled Castes Commission
In office
19 February 2022  01 November 2023
Personal details
Born (1964-01-05) 5 January 1964
Salempur, Karauli district, Rajasthan
CitizenshipIndian
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseSaroopi Devi
Children1 son and 3 daughters
Parent(s)Narayan Lal Bairwa (father), Yashoda Devi Bairwa (mother)
Residence(s)Karouli and New Delhi
Alma materHindi Vishwavidyalaya, Allahabad
ProfessionBusinessperson, politician
CommitteesMember of two committees

Khiladi Lal Bairwa (born 5 January 1964) is an Indian politician & Former member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Baseri Assembly constituency and Former chairman of the Rajasthan Scheduled Castes Commission. He was a member of parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha representing the Karauli–Dholpur constituency of Rajasthan and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.[1][2]

Early life and education

Bairwa was born in Salempur, Karauli district in the state of Rajasthan. He a graduate and received a BA degree from the Hindi Vishwavidyalaya in Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh). He is a businessperson.[1]

Political career

Bairwa has been in active politics since the early 2000s band was elected to parliament in 2009. He was the first MP to be elected from the Karauli–Dholpur constituency after it was created in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India.

He was a member of two committees.[1][2]

Controversy

In December 2013, an Indian news website, Cobrapost, claimed that it conducted a sting operation in which 11 Indian MPs, for money, were willing to write recommendation letters and to lobby with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to favour a (fictitious) foreign oil company. The sting operation was code-named Operation Falcon Claw. Bairwa was one of the accused politicians. Allegedly, he had asked for 5 million (US$63,000) for writing a recommendation letter.[3]

Posts held

FromToPosition
20092014Member, 15th Lok Sabha
20092014Member, Committee on Railways
20092014Member, Committee on Petitions

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Member Profile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "General Elections, 2009" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  3. Josy Joseph (12 December 2013). "Cong, BJP, BSP, JDU, AIADMK MPs willing to lobby for fake oil major for money: Sting op". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
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