Kailash Choudhary

Kailash Choudhary (born 20 September 1973) is an Indian politician who is Former Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare in Second Modi ministry. He is Former Member of Parliament from Barmer.

Kailash Choudhary MP
Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
In office 30 May 2019 – 11 June 2024 Serving with Parshottam Rupala (until 2021) and Shobha Karandlaje (since 2021 -2024)
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Narendra Singh Tomar
Preceded by	Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Succeeded by	Bhagirath Choudhary
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Sona Ram
Succeeded by	Ummeda Ram Beniwal[1]
Constituency	Barmer
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office 2013–2018
Preceded by	Sona Ram
Succeeded by	Harish Chaudhary
Constituency	Baytoo
President Bhartiya Janta Party Kishan Morcha Rajasthan
Incumbent
Assumed office 2013
Personal details
Born	(1973-09-20) 20 September 1973 (age 51) Baytu, Rajasthan, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Smt. Rupon Devi
Children	2
Profession	Politician

Early life and education

Kailash Choudhary was born to father Taga Ram and mother Chuki Devi. He married Rupon Devi and has two sons. He was born in a Rajasthani Jat family.^[2] He was educated at the Nagpur University.^[3]

Career

He was a former member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing the Baytu Vidhan Sabha constituency of Rajasthan.^[3][4] He is a Bharatiya Janata Party member.

On 31 May 2019, Choudhary became Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and served there till 11 June 2024.^[5] On 9 August 2020, he gave the news of being COVID-19 positive through Twitter.