Sumit Godara

Sumit Godara (born 11 December 1973)^[2] is an Indian politician and a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Rajasthan, handling the portfolios of Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he represents the Lunkaransar Assembly constituency in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. He has served as an MLA in 15th and 16th Legislative Assemblies.

Sumit Godara
Cabinet Minister, Government of Rajasthan
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 December 2023
Governor	Kalraj Mishra Haribhau Bagade
Chief Minister	Bhajan Lal Sharma
Ministry and Departments	List Food & Civil Supplies Consumer Affairs
Preceded by	Pratap Singh Khachariyawas
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2018
Preceded by	Manik Chand Surana
Constituency	Lunkaransar
Personal details
Born	(1973-12-11) 11 December 1973 (age 51) Malasar, Rajasthan, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Shanta Chaudhary [1]
Occupation	Politician

Early life and education

Sumit Godara was born on 11 December 1973 in Malasar, Rajasthan.

Political career

In the 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, Sumit Godara was elected to the 15th Rajasthan Assembly from the Lunkaransar constituency as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[3][4]

In the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, he was re-elected from the same constituency. He defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rajendra Moond, securing 60,452 votes.^[5][6]

Following the election, he was inducted into the Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry as Cabinet Minister for Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs.^[7][8]

Electoral record

Election results

Year	Office	Constituency	Party		Votes (Sumit Godara)	%	Opponent	Opponent Party		Votes	%	Result	Ref
2023	MLA	Lunkaransar	Bharatiya Janata Party		60,452	29.99	Rajendra Moond	Indian National Congress		51,583	25.59	Won	[9]
2018					72,822	42.12	Virendra Beniwal	Indian National Congress		61,969	35.84	Won	[9]
2013					47,715	32.15	Manik Chand Surana	IND		52,532	35.40	Lost	[9]