Otaram Dewasi
Minister of State
Government of Rajasthan
Assumed office
30 December 2023
GovernorKalraj Mishra
Chief MinisterBhajan Lal Sharma
Ministry and Departments
  • Panchayati Raj
  • Rural Development
  • Disaster Management, Relief & Civil Defense
Preceded byRajendra Singh Gudha
In office
27 October 2014 – 17 December 2018
Chief MinisterVasundhara Raje
Ministry and Departments
  • Devasthan
  • Cow Husbandry
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
03 December 2023
Preceded bySanyam Lodha
ConstituencySirohi
In office
2008–2018
Preceded bySanyam Lodha
Succeeded bySanyam Lodha
ConstituencySirohi
Personal details
Born (1964-10-10) 10 October 1964
Mundara, Rajasthan, India
Nationality Indian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Spouse
Amia Devi
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(m. 1980)​
Children4
Parent(s)Hemaram Dewasi (father)
Dauli Bai (mother)
Residence(s)Mundara, Rajasthan
EducationSecondary
OccupationMLA
ProfessionPriest
Websitewww.otaramdewasi.com

Otaram Dewasi (born 10 October 1964) is an Indian politician Currently Serving as a Minister of State of Panchayati Raj & Rural Development Department In Government of Rajasthan. He is 13th, 14th, & 16th, Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly From Sirohi. He is Member of the Bhartiya Janta Party. [1] [2]

Otaram Dewasi is a resident of Mundara village which lies under Bali assembly constituency. The devotee of Mother Chamunda, Otaram Dewasi was a cop in Rajasthan Police. Later, he left the job due to health issues. He believes by the grace of Mother Chamunda his health got back to normal & thus he became the supreme devotee of Mother Chamunda and serve as "Mahant" at Mundara Mata Temple.

Otaram Dewasi belongs to Dewasi society associated with animal husbandry and a great leader of them in western Rajasthan.

Mr. Om Prakash Mathur, a senior BJP leader, presented him with Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat a former Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Then, Otaram Dewasi had helped in getting the votes of Dewasi society to Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, a BJP candidate from the Bali, (Pali, Rajasthan) assembly. After this, in the Government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Otaram Dewasi was appointed as Chairman of the National Seeds Corporation Limited, Delhi, giving status of Union Minister of State.

Then after he met with Vasundhara Raje. In the previous Government she made him the State Minister & offered the Chairman position of the Animal Husbandry Welfare Board. In the last assembly elections, He was the candidate from Sirohi assembly constituency and Live up to expectations of Vasundhara Raje by winning those election & again gave victory to BJP by 25,000 votes in 2014-15 elections. And he served as Minister- Gaupalan Department, Government of Rajasthan in Vasundhara Raje led BJP Government from 2013 to 2018.

References

  1. ↑ Mishra, Ishita (3 December 2023). "BJP's Hindutva outreach plays out well with all four 'babas' winning in Rajasthan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Members Page". Rajassembly.nic.in. 14 March 1980. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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