Rajiv Jasrotia (born 26 October 1973) is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Jasrotia is a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from the Jasrota constituency since 2024 and was formerly elected from Kathua constituency in 2014.[1] He headed Municipal committee of Hiranagar for four years. He was the Minister for Forest, Environment, and Ecology of Jammu and Kashmir[2] in a PDP-BJP coalition government for a short period of over 6 weeks until the coalition failed on 19 June 2018. He courted controversy after participating in a rally in support of the accused in the kathua rape case.[3]
| Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| In office 2024–2029 | |
| Succeeded by | Brijeshwar Singh |
| Constituency | Jasrota |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Sandeep Majotra |
| Constituency | Kathua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 October 1973 |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Electoral performance
edit| Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes % | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote % | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jasrota | BJP | Won | 51.94% | Brijeshwar Singh | Independent | 33.05% | [4] | ||
| 2014 | Kathua | BJP | Won | 39.11% | Som Raj Majotra | BSP | 31.65% | [5] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Rajiv Jasrotia (Bhartiya Janta Party(BJP)):Constituency (KATHUA) -Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
- ^ "Forest Deptt to undertake mega tree plantation drive in Jammu: Jasrotia". statetimes.in.
- ^ "BJP ends alliance with PDP; Can't treat J&K as enemy territory, says Mehbooba after resigning". The Economic Times.
- ^ Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora". Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
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