Vaibhav Gehlot Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Businessman, Politician
Politics
Political Party	Indian National Congress (INC)
Political Journey	• Joined the Youth Congress in 2004 • Joined the Indian National Congress (INC) in 2004 • His father, Ashok Gehlot, sent him to Sawai Madhopur and Jhalawar to manage his political campaign in 2009 and 2014 • Appointed as the Secretary of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) in 2014 • Included in the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in 2018 • Contested the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections form the Jodhpur Constituency • Lost the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Jalore constituency in Rajasthan by 2,01,543 votes
Personal Life
Date of Birth	2 June 1980
Age (as of 2024)	44 Years
Birthplace	Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Jodhpur, Rajasthan
School	Air Force Bal Bharati School, New Delhi
College/University	ILS Law College, Pune
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Law (LLB)
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Backward 'Mali' (Gardener) Community (OBC)
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Address	2170, Dado Ka Bas, Ward No. 53, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	15 July 2005
Family
Wife/Spouse	Himanshi Gehlot
Children	Son- None Daughter- Kashwini Gehlot
Parents	Father- Ashok Gehlot (Politician) Mother- Sunita Gehlot (Homemaker)
Siblings	Brother- None Sister- Sonia Gehlot
Style Quotient
Assets/Properties (as in 2019)	Movable: INR 95.63 Lacs Cash: INR 1.75 Lacs Bank Deposits: INR 72.23 Lacs LIC Policies: INR 1 Lac Jewellery: 198gm of Gold worth INR 1 Lac and 2800 gm of Silver Utensils Worth INR 1 Lac Immovable: 14.60 Lacs 2 Plots in Jaipur, worth INR 14.60 Lacs
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	INR 1.86 Crores (As in 2019)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vaibhav Gehlot

• He was a businessman before entering politics and had a Car Rental Company and a Consultancy firm.

• He got married on 15 July 2005 to Himanshi Kumar. Himanshi has always stayed away from politics and has been involved in social work. She helps children suffering from cancer through an NGO named Initiative Helping Hands Society.
  

  Vaibhav Gehlot’s Wife Himanshi Gehlot Working In An NGO

• Vaibhav and Himanshi have a daughter together, Kashwini. Kashwini also participates with her mother in social work and also volunteers for many initiatives and campaigns.
  

  Vaibhav Gehlot’s Wife Himanshi Gehlot With Her Daughter Kashwini Gehlot

• He had joined the Youth Congress in 2004.

• In 2009 he was sent to the city of Sawai Madhopur to handle Ashok Gehlot’s political campaign.

• In 2010, he was included in the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) as a member from the Nathdwara town of Rajasthan.

• In 2014, he was appointed as the General Secretary of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC).
  

  Vaibhav Gehlot After Being Appointed As General Secretary of Rajasthan PCC

• In 2014 he was sent to Jhalawar to manage his father’s political campaign.

• On 28 March 2019, Congress released a list of 31 candidates for the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, among which Vaibhav’s name was also included from the Jodhpur constituency.
  

  Congress List Of Candidates In Which Vaibhav Gehlot’s Name Was Announced

• After being named as the Lok Sabha candidate from the Jodhpur seat, Vaibhav took to social media to thank Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Sachin Pilot.

• When Vaibhav was named as the Lok Sabha candidate from Jodhpur, the next morning he went to a Ganapati Temple to offer his prayers and seek blessings along with his wife and daughter.
  

  Vaibhav Gehlot In A Ganapati Temple With His Wife And Daughter

• Vaibhav was elected as a member of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in 2018.
  

  Vaibhav Gehlot With Rahul Gandhi

• Vaibhav will be contesting against sitting MP and Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, who is also the Minister of State for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in the Narendra Modi Government.

• His father, Ashok Gehlot, was never in favour of Vaibhav running for elections. Even though Vaibhav had wanted to contest, but he shot down his idea. In 2018, Ashok Gehlot finally agreed to let Vaibhav contest for the General Elections of 2019 and he was named as the Congress candidate from the Jodhpur Constituency, from where Ashok Gehlot had been an MP for 5 times.
  

  Vaibhav Gehlot With Ashok Gehlot