Rattan Lal Kataria | |
Office: | Minister of State for Jal Shakti |
Term Start: | 31 May 2019 |
Term End: | 7 July 2021 |
Primeminister: | Narendra Modi |
Predecessor: | Arjun Ram Meghwal |
Successor: | Prahlad Singh Patel |
Minister: | Gajendra Singh Shekhawat |
Office1: | Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment |
Term Start1: | 31 May 2019 |
Term End1: | 7 July 2021 |
Primeminister1: | Narendra Modi |
Minister1: | Thawar Chand Gehlot |
Predecessor1: | Vijay Sampla |
Successor1: | A. Narayanaswamy Pratima Bhoumik Ramdas Athawale |
Birth Date: | 19 December 1951 |
Birth Place: | Yamunanagar, Punjab, India |
Death Place: | Chandigarh, India |
Office2: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
Term Start2: | 5 June 2014 |
Term End2: | 18 May 2023 |
Constituency2: | Ambala |
Predecessor2: | Kumari Selja |
Successor2: | Varun Chaudhary |
Office3: | Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly |
Term Start3: | 1987 |
Term End3: | 1991 |
Constituency3: | Radaur |
Predecessor3: | Ram Singh |
Successor3: | Lehri Singh |
Occupation: | Advocate |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse: | Smt. Banto Kataria |
Parents: | Shri Jyoti Ram Kataria |
Children: | 3 |
Date: | 15 December 2016 |
Source: | http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=183 Lok Sabha |
Rattan Lal Kataria (19 December 1951 – 18 May 2023) was an Indian politician from Haryana.[1] He served as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment till 7 July 2021. He was a member of the 16th Lok Sabha. He was elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Ambala as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 612,121 votes out of 1,220,121 total, defeating INC candidate Raj Kumar Balmiki. Previously, he was elected to 13th Lok Sabha from Ambala as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was also a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from 1987 to 1991, representing the Radaur Assembly constituency. He was born on 19 December 1951, and educated at Kurukshetra University.[2]
In May 2019, Kataria became Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Social Justice and Empowerment. He served as the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Haryana unit from 2000 to 2003 and during his tenure the party started its own magazine Bhajpa Ki Baat in October 2000.[3] [4] [5]
1982 | Radaur | Lost[6] | |
1987 | Won[7] | ||
1991 | Lost[8] | ||
1999 | Ambala | Won[9] | |
2004 | Lost[10] | ||
2009 | Lost[11] | ||
2014 | Won[12] | ||
2019 | Won[13] | ||
Kataria was married and had three children. He died from pneumonia at PGI Chandigarh, on 18 May 2023, at the age of 71.[14]