Ashok Gehlot Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Nickname	“Gilli Billi” [1]Business Standard
Profession	Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Eye Colour	Hazel Green
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Politics
Political Party	Indian National Congress
Political Journey	1974: President of the Rajasthan unit of NSUI. 1979: Appointed as the President of City District Congress Committee, Jodhpur. 1980: Elected to the 7th Lok Sabha from Jodhpur parliamentary constituency and represented the Jodhpur constituency in 8th, 10th, 11th and 12th Lok Sabha. 1980: Elected as the Member of Public Accounts Committee. 1982: Appointed as the General Secretary, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee. 1982: Elected as the Union Deputy Minister, Department of Tourism. 1983: Became the Union Deputy Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation. 1984: Served as the Union Deputy Minister for Department of Sports. 1985, 1994, 1997: Became the President of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee. 1991: Appointed to the Consultative Committee on Communication (Lok Sabha). 1991: Became a member of the Standing Committee on Railway (10th & 11th Lok Sabha). 1998: Became the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. 1999: Appointed as an MLA from Sardarpura (Jodhpur) assembly constituency. 2008: Served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan again. 2017: Elected the General Secretary of All India Congress Committee. 2023: Contested and won the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections from the Sardarpura constituency; he defeated the BJP candidate Mahendra Rathore by a margin of 26,396 votes.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	3 May 1951 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)	73 Years
Birthplace	Mahamandir, Jodhpur, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Taurus
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mahamandir, Jodhpur, India
College/University	Jodhpur University, Rajasthan
Educational Qualification	• Bachelor of Science • Bachelor of Laws • Masters in Economics
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Backward 'Mali' (Gardener) Community (OBC) [2]Rediff.com
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Controversies	• In 2017, his name was highlighted among the politicians in the list of "Paradise Papers" in an investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism. However, his name was cleared from the case since no evidence was found against him. • In 2011, Ashok Gehlot was caught in a controversy when Rajasthan Government gave assets and contracts worth ₹11,000 Crore, allegedly to the firms having financial links with family members of Ashok.
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	November 27, 1977
Family
Wife/Spouse	Sunita Gehlot
Children	Son- Vaibhav Gehlot Daughter- Sonia
Parents	Father- Babu Laxman Singh Gehlot Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	Brother(s) • Kanwar Sen Gehlot (died in 2018) • Agrasen Gehlot Sister- 1 (Name Not Known)
Favourite Things
Favourite Beverage	Tea
Favourite Snack	Parle-G Biscuit
Style Quotient
Assets/Properties	Bank Fixed Deposits: ₹55 Lakhs Jewellery: ₹10 Lakhs Total value: ₹67 Lakhs
Money Factor
Salary (as the CM of Rajasthan)	₹55,000/month + Other Allowances (as in 2018) [3]Hindustan Times
Net Worth (approx.)	₹6.5 Crore (as in 2018)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ashok Gehlot

• Does Ashok Gehlot smoke?: No

• Does Ashok Gehlot drink alcohol?: No (he is a teetotaler) ^[4]Business Standard

• He hails from a magician’s family of Jodhpur in Rajasthan.

• According to sources, his father, Babu Laxman Singh Daksh, was a popular magician who travelled across the country to perform. In his childhood, Ashok used to accompany his father and perform magic tricks. Reportedly Ashok Gehlot also used to perform magic tricks before a young Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi in the presence of Indira Gandhi.

• Mr. Gehlot is deeply religious and has grown up practicing several Gandhian ways of life; as he is greatly inspired by the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.

• Ashok Gehlot is a teetotaler who believes in eating only Satvik meal and avoids eating anything after sunset till dawn.

• Before entering the politics, Gehlot wanted to become a doctor and had even taken admission in a Medical College, which he quit later.

• In 1971, he served in the refugee camps during the East Bengali Refugee Crisis.

• He was an active participant in the student politics in his college. He was also the President of the youth wing of the Congress party, NSUI, from 1973 to 1979.
  

  Ashok Gehlot Delivering A Speech In His Youth

• When Indira Gandhi was on one of her regular visits to the refugee camps, she first noticed Gehlot’s organizational skills there and invited him to join politics; at that time, he was 20 years old.
  

  Ashok Gehlot With Indira Gandhi

• Gehlot has also worked in close association with Rajiv Gandhi; when Rajiv was the Prime Minister of India.
  

  Ashok Gehlot With Rajiv Gandhi

• He worked in the camps organized by the Tarun Shanti Sena in Indore, Sevagram, Aurangabad, and Wardha.

• According to sources, during the 7th Lok Sabha Elections in 1980, he was running out of money and had to circulate and stick his campaigning posters himself. Following the elections, he became one of the youngest Member of Parliaments at that time.

• In 1982, for his sworn-in ceremony as the Union Deputy Minister, Department of Tourism, he went to the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on an autorickshaw.
• In the mid-1980s, when the controversial godman Chandraswami started developing closeness with the Indian National Congress Party, Gehlot had opposed him strongly.

• In 1989, Ashok Gehlot also served as the Home Minister of Rajasthan.

• Ashok has served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan twice, first from 1998 to 2003 and then again, from 2008 to 2013.

• In 2013, when Narendra Modi, the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, hugged Gehlot at a public function on stage; the incident had created a buzz in the media. Talking about the incident, Mr. Gehlot explained-
  

  Mere to haath niche hi reh gaye the. Socha yeh ekdum se kya ho gaya aur log kya sochenge (My hands were left down as I was taken aback…I thought what people will think).”

  

  Narnedra Modi Hugging Ashok Gahlot During A Function In 2013

• He has founded the Bharat Seva Sansthan, which provides free books through the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Book Bank and also gives ambulance services.

• Reportedly, in 2013, when Ashok Gehlot was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, he had given strict instructions to the Rajasthan Police not to come under pressure any pressure while conducting its probe into allegations of sexual assault against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu.

• In 2018, Ashok Gehlot was trolled online for making a statement, after which people started mocking him as #ScientistGehlot. The video was apparently an incomplete and trimmed clip of his speech. As soon as Gehlot came across the trolls, he took to the Twitter and posted the real video of his speech.

ये इनकी असलियत है और इनकी फितरत में है कि मुझ जैसे साधारण इंसान को भी #ScientistGehlot का दर्जा दे देते हैं।
This is the original, which was edited.. pic.twitter.com/KGygG7RPMn

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) June 5, 2018

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