Naresh Meena Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Naresh Kumar Meena
Nickname(s)	Chota Kirori
Profession(s)	• Politician • Businessman
Known for	Slapping Malpura SDM Amit Chaudhary who was on election duty
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5'7" (170 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	• Indian National Congress • Independent
Political Journey	• Contested and won the General Secretary election of the Students' Union in Rajasthan University as a member of Congress' Students Wing, NSUI (2003) • Expelled from the Indian National Congress (2023) • Contested and lost the Rajasthan Assembly Election as an Independent candidate from Chhabra (2023) • Joined the Indian National Congress (21 March 2024) • Filed nomination to contest election to contest the bypoll in Deoli-Uniara Assembly constituency as an Independent candidate (25 October 2024) • Suspended from the Indian National Congress (6 November 2024)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	16 August 1979 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)	45 Years
Zodiac sign	Leo
Signature
Nationality	Indian
College/University	University of Rajasthan, Jaipur (2002)
Educational Qualification	B.A. (Hons.)
Religion	Hinduism
Address	Gram Nayagaon, Po. Nanawata, Teh.Atru, District Baran, Rajasthan
Controversies	• Arrested for protesting violently On 19 September 2023, he was arrested for violently protesting against the death of Congress' leader Dinesh Meena in police custody. • Slapped an on-duty SDM On 13 November 2024, a video went viral which showed Naresh Meena forcefully entering the polling booth and after coming out, slapping Malpura's on-duty Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Amit Choudhary. An FIR was registered against Naresh Meena by the SDM. After the polling was over, Naresh Meena sat on protest along with his supporters. The situation turned violent after police asked him to end the protest and allow the polling party to leave with the EVMs. His supporters resorted to violence which led to the arrest of over 60 individuals. He was arrested on 14 November 2024.
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Zila Parishad member
Children	Son- 1 Daughter- 1
Parents	Father- Kalyan Singh Meena (Village Sarpanch) Mother- Village Sarpanch
Style Quotient
Vehicle Collection	• Mahindra Scorpio (Purchased in 2021) • Farmtrac Tractor (Purchased in 2017)
Money Factor
Income (approx.)	Rs 12,81,369 (for the financial year 2022-2023)
Assets/Properties	Movable Assets • Cash: Rs. 1,21,500 • Deposits in Banks, Financial Institutions, and Non-Banking Financial Companies: Rs. 74,336 • Motor Vehicles: Rs. 26,00,000 • Jewellery: Rs. 5,50,000 Immovable Assets • Commercial Buildings: Rs. 50,00,000 • Residential Buildings: Rs. 20,00,000
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 52,73,301 (as of 2024)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Naresh Meena

• His supporters call him ‘Chhota Kirori’ as he was associated with politician Kirodi Lal Meena for a long time and supported Kirori Lal in his various social movements.

• He cut his thumb and used his blood to put tilak on Kirodi Lal Meena during a Meena Samaj rally in Jaipur in 2017.

• Soon after the rally, he fought against his mentor Kirodi Lal several times due to their ideological differences as Kirodi Lal is a supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is the rival party of Naresh Meena’s INC.

• In 2023, before the Assembly Elections, Naresh Meena was expelled from INC after he contested elections as an Independent candidate from Chhapra, Rajasthan after INC refused to give him an election ticket.

• He returned to the INC after he announced to contest in the by-poll elections from the Dausa seat.

• After returning to Congress, he gave a rebellious speech on 25 March 2024, expressing his disappointment over not being given a ticket even after he was promised one.

• He again failed to receive the ticket from INC and filed for his nomination as an Independent candidate in the Rajasthan by-poll elections from the Deoli-Uniyara constituency.

• On 6 November 2024, he was suspended from the Indian National Congress (INC) after he filed for nomination in the Rajasthan by-poll elections as an Independent candidate against the wishes of his party.

• On 13 November 2024, during the Rajasthan by-poll election, Naresh Meena along with the people from Samravta village boycotted the elections and demanded that Samravta village be included in the Uniara sub-division instead of Deoli.

• He was arrested on 13 November 2024 by the police on various charges including obstructing government officials, fleeing police custody, and vandalising public property, but his supporters attacked the police and freed him.

• His supporters indulged in stone pelting and burned several vehicles belonging to the police and civilians around the polling booth.
  

  Burnt vehicles near the polling booth

• In an interview, Naresh Meena justified his actions and claimed that he slapped the SDM because he allowed 30 individuals to cast their votes by threatening them and said,
  

  He got 30 people to vote by threatening them to take action against them. I could not stop myself. I slapped him. It is correct. Seeing his nature, he should have been slapped more.”

• He further accused SDM of working under the direction of his rival party, BJP.

• He claimed that his supporters found it difficult to identify his symbol as it was not properly visible on the EVM.

• He has accused district collector Saumya Jha and SP Sangwan of Tonk district for the violence.

• After rumours spread that he was injured after his supporters attempted to rescue him from the police, he took to Twitter to announce that he was doing okay and that he would let his supporters know about his future strategy.

मैं ठीक हूँ…
ना डरे थे ना डरेंगे,
आगे की रणनीति बता दी जायेगी!

— Naresh Meena (@NareshMeena__) November 13, 2024

• A few hours before getting arrested on 14 November 2024, he appealed to his supporters to surround the police and block roads around the Samravata village.

• He considers political leaders such as Sachin Pilot, Hanuman Beniwal, Kirodi Lal Meena, Kirori Singh Bainsala and Lalu Prasad Yadav as his inspiration.