{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1948)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Hemaram Choudhary | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|1|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Baytu, Barmer, Rajasthan | office = Minister of Forest, Environment and Climate Change, Government of Rajasthan | successor = Sanjay Sharma | office2 = Leader of opposition in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | term2 = 23 December 2007 - 10 December 2008 | party = Indian National Congress | term_start = 21 November 2021 | term_end = December 2023 | term_end1 = 2023 | successor1 = | office1 = Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | constituency1 = Gudamalani | successor2 = Vasundhara Raje | predecessor2 = Ram Narayan Chaudhary | term_start1 = 1980-1990, 1998-2013, 2018 | 1blankname2 = Chief Minister | 1namedata2 = Vasundhara Raje | 1blankname1 = | 1namedata1 = | 1blankname = Chief Minister | 1namedata = Ashok Gehlot | predecessor = Sukhram Bishnoi | office3 = Minister of Revenue, Government of Rajasthan | term_start3 = 2008 | term_end3 = 2013 | 1blankname3 = Chief Minister | 1namedata3 = Ashok Gehlot | education = B.Com & Bachelor of Laws | nickname = Marwad's Gandhi | predecessor1 = }}
'''Hemaram Chaudhary''' (born 18 January 1948)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Saini |first=Vishwanath |title=6 बार के MLA हेमाराम चौधरी का क्यों हुआ मोहभंग?, पत्नी के सामने 30 साल से कोई नहीं लड़ता चुनाव. |url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/jaipur/mla-hemaram-choudhary-resign-political-career-family-biography-618562.html |website=oneindia.com}}</ref> is a senior leader belonging to the Indian National Congress. He served as minister of revenue in the Government of Rajasthan between 2008 and 2013.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=25 July 2013 |title=Rajasthan Revenue Minister Hemaram Choudhary resigns |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/rajasthan-revenue-minister-hemaram-choudhary-resigns/article4951986.ece |accessdate=11 July 2019 |newspaper=The Hindu |agency=PTI}}</ref> Previously served as Leader of Opposition during 2007 to 2008. He also served as the cabinet minister of Forest, Environment and Climate change in Government of Rajasthan. He was elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for six terms from Gudha malani constituency.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/rajasthan/assembly-constituencies/gudamalani.html |title=Gudamalani Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Gudamalani, Rajasthan |publisher=Elections.in |accessdate=12 October 2015}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Chaudhary was born on 18 January 1948 in Baytoo tehsil in Barmer district of Rajasthan in a Hindu Jat family. He did Bachelor of Commerce in 1970 and then he did Bachelor of Laws in 1973 from Jodhpur University.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hemaram Choudhary(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- GUDAMALANI(BARMER) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/rajasthan2018/candidate.php?candidate_id=4437 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>
== Political career == Chaudhary is a member of Indian National Congress party since 1980 elections and he is known for raising the voice of farmers in assembly.
In 1980 he won the Rajasthan Assembly elections for the first time as a candidate of Indian National Congress. He got 46,132 votes and won by a margin of 11,120 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Rajasthan 1980 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/1980/rajasthan/32/14 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
In 1985 he won the Rajasthan Assembly elections for the second time as a candidate of Indian National Congress. He got 50,388 votes and won by a margin of 28,723 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Rajasthan 1985 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/1985/rajasthan/66/14 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
In 1998 he won the Rajasthan Assembly elections for the third time as a candidate of Indian National Congress. He got 98,268 votes and won by a margin of 52,537 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Rajasthan 1998 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/1998/rajasthan/142/14 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
In 2003 he won the Rajasthan Assembly elections for the fourth time as a candidate of Indian National Congress. He got 1,40,435 votes and won by a margin of 11,912 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Rajasthan 2003 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/2003/rajasthan/165/14 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref> He was Leader of Opposition in the house from 2007 to 2008.
In 2008 he won the Rajasthan Assembly elections for the fifth time as a candidate of Indian National Congress. He got 1,29,679 votes and won by a margin of 9277 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Rajasthan 2008 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/2008/rajasthan/202/14 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref> He served as Minister of Revenue in Government of Rajasthan from 2008 to 2023.<ref name=":1" />
In 2018 he won the Rajasthan Assembly elections for the sixth time as a candidate of Indian National Congress. He got 1,88,979 votes and won by a margin of 13,564 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Rajasthan 2018 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/2018/rajasthan/268/14 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref> He served as Minister of Forest, Environment and Climate Change in Government of Rajasthan from 21 November 2021 to December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-05 |title=उद्घाटन: वन एवं पर्यावरण मंत्री हेमाराम चौधरी आज जिले के दौरे पर रहेंगे - Jalore News |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/pali/jalore/news/forest-and-environment-minister-hemaram-chaudhary-will-be-on-a-tour-of-the-district-today-129370014.html |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi}}</ref>
During 2023 Rajasthan Assembly elections Chaudhary refused to contest elections and appealed to the party to give opportunity to any young politician.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-26 |title=Veteran Congress leader Hemaram Choudhary retires from electoral politics |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/jaipur-news/veteran-congress-leader-hemaram-choudhary-retires-from-electoral-politics-101698318839955.html |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-17 |title=राजस्थान इलेक्शन 2023: समर्थकों ने रो-रोकर सामने रख दी पगड़ी, फिर भी नहीं माने हेमाराम चौधरी, चुनाव न लड़ने की बताई वजह |url=https://www.aajtak.in/rajasthan/story/rajasthan-chunav-2023-cabinet-minister-hemaram-chaudhary-gave-reason-for-not-contesting-the-elections-lclt-1800652-2023-10-17 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref>
== Personal life == Hemaram married Bheekhi Devi in 1971, and they have two children. His son, Virendra Chaudhary, who was a professor, died on March 21, 2015, due to cancer. His daughter, Sunita Chaudhary, is an advocate. Hemaram and Sunita constructed a hostel named ‘Virendra Dham’ in memory of Virendra Chaudhary.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-05 |title=भाई की यादें जिंदा रखने के लिए बहन ने बनवाया हॉस्टल, पिता ने गिफ्ट में दी 30 करोड़ की जमीन |url=https://hindi.news18.com/photogallery/rajasthan/barmer-sachin-pilot-will-inaugurate-virendra-dham-hostel-on-6th-may-forest-minister-hemaram-choudhary-6092803.html |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
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