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.https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/jaipur/news/education-department-mahesh-joshi-phed-minister-to-kalla-ras-2021-final-answer-key-released-129143192.htmlhttps://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/city/jaipur/chief-whip-mahesh-joshi-wrote-a-letter-to-minister-bd-kalla-in-jaipur/rj20191106100641763
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.https://www.tv9hindi.com/state/rajasthan/kishanpole-assembly-vidhan-sabha-seat-rajasthan-state-general-election-2023-bjp-congress-2197095.htmlhttps://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/rajasthan/news/kishanpole-seat-jaipur-rajasthan-assembly-elections-2023-more-candidates-less-voters/articleshow/104439311.cms 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.https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/rajasthan-election/article/hawa-mahal-assembly-constituency-election-2018-polls-rajasthan-vasundhara-raje-bharatiya-janata-party-bjp-congress-sachin-pilot-surendra-parik-mahesh/319609 In 2019, he was appointed the Chief Whip in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly with the rank of Cabinet Minister.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/rajasthan/jaipurhttps://www.aajtak.in/india/rajasthan/story/rajasthan-assembly-election-hawamahal-seat-results-2018-576176-2018-12-11
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% 2009 MP Jaipur Mahesh Joshi (INC) 3,97,438 48.89% Ghanshyam Tiwari (BJP ) 3,81,339 46.91% 2014 MP Jaipur Mahesh Joshi (INC) 3,24,013 24.99% Ramcharan Bohara (BJP ) 8,63,358 66.58% TOI 2018 MLA Hawa Mahal Mahesh Joshi (INC) 85,474 50.38% Surendra Pareek (BJP) 76,192 44.91 TOI
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