Mahesh Joshi

This article is about a Rajasthan politician. For the Madhya Pradesh politician, see Mahesh Joshi (Madhya Pradesh politician).

Mahesh Joshi (born 14 September 1954) is an Indian politician from Rajasthan, affiliated with the Indian National Congress. He served as a Member of Parliament for Jaipur from 2009 to 2014, and as a Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing the Hawa Mahal Assembly constituency from 2018 to 2023. During the tenure of the Ashok Gehlot government (2018–2023), he served as the Minister of PHED and Ground Water and held the position of Chief Whip in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.^[3][4]

Mahesh Joshi
Minister of PHED & Ground Water Government of Rajasthan
In office 21 November 2021 – 3 December 2023
Succeeded by	Kanhaiya Lal Choudhary
Chief Whip of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office December 2018 – 3 December 2023
Succeeded by	Jogeshwar Garg[1]
Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office 11 December 2018 – 3 December 2023
Preceded by	Surendra Pareek
Succeeded by	Balmukund Acharya
Constituency	Hawa Mahal
In office 1998–2003
Preceded by	Rameshwar Bhardwaj
Succeeded by	Mohan Lal Gupta
Constituency	Kishanpole
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office May 2009 – May 2014
Preceded by	Girdhari Lal Bhargava
Succeeded by	Ramcharan Bohra
Constituency	Jaipur
President of Rajasthan Cricket Association[2]
In office 28 July 2011 – 2013
Preceded by	Sanjay Dixit
Succeeded by	C.P. Joshi
Personal details
Born	(1954-09-14) 14 September 1954 (age 70) Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Smt. Kaushal Joshi
Children	1
Residence	Jaipur
Education	M.A. (Sociology), Ph.D, P.G. Diploma (Journalism)
Alma mater	University of Rajasthan
Website	http://maheshjoshijaipur.com

Early life and education

Mahesh Joshi was born on 14 September 1954 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. He completed his Master of Arts (M.A.) in Sociology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), and Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism from the University of Rajasthan.

Political career

Joshi was first elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from the Kishanpole Assembly constituency in 1998.^[5][6] He later served as Member of Parliament for Jaipur from 2009 to 2014. In 2018, he was elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from the Hawa Mahal Assembly constituency.^[7] In 2019, he was appointed as the Chief Whip in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly with the rank of Cabinet Minister.^[8][9][10]

Electoral record

Election results

Year	Office	Constituency	Candidate (Party)	Votes	%	Opponent (Party)	Opponent Votes	Opponent %	Result	Ref
1998	MLA	Kishanpole	Mahesh Joshi (INC)	62,107	49.89%	Rameshwar Bhardwaj Murtikar (BJP)	39,896	32.05%	Won
2009	MP	Jaipur	Mahesh Joshi (INC)	3,97,438	48.89%	Ghanshyam Tiwari (BJP )	3,81,339	46.91%	Won
2014	MP	Jaipur	Mahesh Joshi (INC)	3,24,013	24.99%	Ramcharan Bohara (BJP )	8,63,358	66.58%	Lost	TOI
2018	MLA	Hawa Mahal	Mahesh Joshi (INC)	85,474	50.38%	Surendra Pareek (BJP)	76,192	44.91	Won	TOI