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 "markdown": "# Bhajan Lal Jatav\n\nBhajan Lal Jatav (born 1968) is an Indian politician of the [Indian National Congress](https://www.edgepedia.org/indian-national-congress) who has been a member of the Lok Sabha for Karauli-Dholpur in [Rajasthan](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajasthan) since 2024.<sup>[1](https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5734?from=members)</sup> He earlier served as a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and as a minister in the state government.<sup>[2](https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/rajasthan-chunav/bhajan-lal-jatav-congress-won-karauli-dholpur-rajasthan-over-indu-devi-2655881.html)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Party | Indian National Congress<sup>[3](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/cong-has-enough-work-to-showcase-in-the-polls-says-bhajanlal-jatav/articleshow/109153663.cms)</sup> |\n| Current office | Member of the Lok Sabha for Karauli-Dholpur<sup>[1](https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5734?from=members)</sup> |\n| Previous offices | Member of the Legislative Assembly, Weir (Bharatpur); PWD minister in the Rajasthan government; Minister of State, Home Defence and Civil Security Department, Rajasthan; Chairman, RSRDC Corporation<sup>[2](https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/rajasthan-chunav/bhajan-lal-jatav-congress-won-karauli-dholpur-rajasthan-over-indu-devi-2655881.html)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/cong-has-enough-work-to-showcase-in-the-polls-says-bhajanlal-jatav/articleshow/109153663.cms)</sup> |\n| Born | 1968, in Bharatpur<sup>[2](https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/rajasthan-chunav/bhajan-lal-jatav-congress-won-karauli-dholpur-rajasthan-over-indu-devi-2655881.html)</sup> |\n| Education | 10th pass from the Rajasthan Board in 1986<sup>[2](https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/rajasthan-chunav/bhajan-lal-jatav-congress-won-karauli-dholpur-rajasthan-over-indu-devi-2655881.html)</sup> |\n\n## Party affiliation\n\nJatav has belonged to the Indian National Congress, which fielded him in the 2014 assembly by-election, the 2018 and 2023 assembly elections, and the 2024 [Lok Sabha](https://www.edgepedia.org/lok-sabha) election.<sup>[2](https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/rajasthan-chunav/bhajan-lal-jatav-congress-won-karauli-dholpur-rajasthan-over-indu-devi-2655881.html)</sup> He is a member of the Congress as of 2026.<sup>[3](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/cong-has-enough-work-to-showcase-in-the-polls-says-bhajanlal-jatav/articleshow/109153663.cms)</sup>\n\n## Early life and education\n\nJatav was born in 1968 in Bharatpur, Rajasthan.<sup>[2](https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/rajasthan-chunav/bhajan-lal-jatav-congress-won-karauli-dholpur-rajasthan-over-indu-devi-2655881.html)</sup> He studied up to the 10th grade and passed the Rajasthan Board examination in 1986.<sup>[2](https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/rajasthan-chunav/bhajan-lal-jatav-congress-won-karauli-dholpur-rajasthan-over-indu-devi-2655881.html)</sup> He is a farmer by profession.<sup>[2](https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/rajasthan-chunav/bhajan-lal-jatav-congress-won-karauli-dholpur-rajasthan-over-indu-devi-2655881.html)</sup> According to a report on his career, he became active in politics in 2000, after his brother contested a district council election that year.<sup>[2](https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/rajasthan-chunav/bhajan-lal-jatav-congress-won-karauli-dholpur-rajasthan-over-indu-devi-2655881.html)</sup>\n\n## Career\n\nThe Congress fielded Jatav from the Weir assembly seat in Bharatpur district in a 2014 by-election, which he won, becoming a member of the Legislative Assembly.<sup>[2](https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/rajasthan-chunav/bhajan-lal-jatav-congress-won-karauli-dholpur-rajasthan-over-indu-devi-2655881.html)</sup> He was re-elected from Weir in the 2018 assembly election.<sup>[2](https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/rajasthan-chunav/bhajan-lal-jatav-congress-won-karauli-dholpur-rajasthan-over-indu-devi-2655881.html)</sup>\n\nIn the Congress government led by [Ashok Gehlot](https://www.edgepedia.org/ashok-gehlot) in Rajasthan, Jatav served as the public works department (PWD) minister, as minister of state for the Home Defence and Civil Security Department, and as chairman of the RSRDC Corporation.<sup>[3](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/cong-has-enough-work-to-showcase-in-the-polls-says-bhajanlal-jatav/articleshow/109153663.cms)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/rajasthan-chunav/bhajan-lal-jatav-congress-won-karauli-dholpur-rajasthan-over-indu-devi-2655881.html)</sup> In an interview during the 2024 election campaign, he said of his ministerial work, \"I was district in-charge of Dholpur. Even if people don't know me by my name, I am referred to as the 'road-wala mantri'.\"<sup>[3](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/cong-has-enough-work-to-showcase-in-the-polls-says-bhajanlal-jatav/articleshow/109153663.cms)</sup>\n\nJatav lost the 2023 assembly election.<sup>[2](https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/rajasthan-chunav/bhajan-lal-jatav-congress-won-karauli-dholpur-rajasthan-over-indu-devi-2655881.html)</sup> The Congress again put him forward for the Karauli-Dholpur Lok Sabha seat in the 2024 general election, which he won.<sup>[2](https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/rajasthan-chunav/bhajan-lal-jatav-congress-won-karauli-dholpur-rajasthan-over-indu-devi-2655881.html)</sup> He has been a member of the 18th Lok Sabha since 2024.<sup>[1](https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5734?from=members)</sup>\n\n## Electoral history\n\n- 2014: Elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Weir (Bharatpur) in a by-election.<sup>[2](https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/rajasthan-chunav/bhajan-lal-jatav-congress-won-karauli-dholpur-rajasthan-over-indu-devi-2655881.html)</sup>\n- 2018: Re-elected from Weir.<sup>[2](https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/rajasthan-chunav/bhajan-lal-jatav-congress-won-karauli-dholpur-rajasthan-over-indu-devi-2655881.html)</sup>\n- 2023: Lost the Weir assembly election to Bahadur Singh Koli of the [Bharatiya Janata Party](https://www.edgepedia.org/bharatiya-janata-party) by 6,972 votes.<sup>[2](https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/rajasthan-chunav/bhajan-lal-jatav-congress-won-karauli-dholpur-rajasthan-over-indu-devi-2655881.html)</sup>\n- 2024: Elected to the Lok Sabha from Karauli-Dholpur, defeating Indu Devi of the Bharatiya Janata Party by 98,945 votes; Jatav received 530,011 votes to Devi's 431,066.<sup>[2](https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/rajasthan-chunav/bhajan-lal-jatav-congress-won-karauli-dholpur-rajasthan-over-indu-devi-2655881.html)</sup>\n\n## Positions and voting record\n\n### Legislative record\n\nAccording to data compiled for the 18th Lok Sabha for the period June 24, 2024 to August 13, 2026, Jatav's attendance in the House was 93%, against a national average of 85%. He took part in 11 debates, against a national average of 21.5, asked 51 questions, against a national average of 119.7, and introduced 0 private member's bills, against a national average of 0.4.<sup>[4](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/18th-lok-sabha)</sup>\n\nOn April 3, 2025, in a recorded division (a vote in which every member's vote is entered by name) on the motion that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, as amended, be passed, Jatav voted No. The motion was carried by 288 ayes to 232 noes, and the bill was passed.<sup>[5](https://sansad.in/api_ls/debate/debate-details?loksabha=18&sessionNumber=4&dbSlNo=2038)</sup>\n\nMost bills in Parliament are passed by voice vote, without a record of how individual members voted, and every member is required to vote according to the party whip under the anti-defection law, on pain of losing the seat.<sup>[6](https://prsindia.org/articles-by-prs-team/recording-each-vote)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Lok Sabha member biography, Bhajan Lal Jatav](https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5734?from=members)\n2. [Bhajan Lal Jatav: Congress wins Karauli-Dholpur over Indu Devi (TV9 Hindi)](https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/rajasthan-chunav/bhajan-lal-jatav-congress-won-karauli-dholpur-rajasthan-over-indu-devi-2655881.html)\n3. [Cong has enough work to showcase in the polls, says Bhajanlal Jatav (Times of India)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/cong-has-enough-work-to-showcase-in-the-polls-says-bhajanlal-jatav/articleshow/109153663.cms)\n4. [MP track record, 18th Lok Sabha (PRS Legislative Research)](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/18th-lok-sabha)\n5. [Lok Sabha division, Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025](https://sansad.in/api_ls/debate/debate-details?loksabha=18&sessionNumber=4&dbSlNo=2038)\n6. 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