| Rajkumar Roat | |
| Birth Date: | 26 June 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Dungarpur, Rajasthan, India |
| Party: | Bharat Adivasi Party (2023–present) Bharatiya Tribal Party (2018–2023) |
| Office: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Constituency: | Banswara |
| Termstart: | 4 June 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Kanak Mal Katara |
| Office1: | Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start1: | 2018 |
| Term End1: | June 2024 |
| Constituency1: | Chorasi |
| Predecessor1: | Sushil Katara |
| Successor1: | Vacant |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Children: | 1 |
| Parents: | Late. Shankarlal Roat (father) Parvati Devi (mother) |
| Nationality: |  Indian |
Rajkumar Roat (born 26 June 1992) is an Indian politician and a two-time MLA from the Chorasi constituency and MP from Banswara Lok Sabha Constituency. He is the founder and a member of the Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP). In the 2024 general election, he was elected as a Member of Parliament for the Banswara Lok Sabha constituency, defeating Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya by a margin of 2,47,054 votes.[1] [2]
He was born in Dungarpur, Rajasthan. He belongs to Bhil tribal community.[3]
Rajkumar Roat completed his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from Mohanlal Sukhadia University. He then pursued a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) degree from the University of Rajasthan.[4] [5]
Roat was elected as the youngest MLA in the 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election. He contested the election from the Chorasi constituency for BTP party.[6] He has held several roles within the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, contributing to the governance and legislative processes of the state.[7]
In the 16th Rajasthan Assembly, Rajkumar Roat secured his position as a member after being elected in 2023. He has been appointed to two committees in 2024. Firstly, he is now a member of the Home Committee, focusing on matters related to law enforcement and public safety. Additionally, he also holds a role in the Business Advisory Committee.
Prior to this, in the 15th Rajasthan Assembly, Roat served from 2018 to 2023. During this time, From 2021 to 2022, he was a member of the Committee on Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions, Additionally, from 2019 to 2022, he served on the Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Tribes also. [8]
In the 2024 general election, Rajkumar Roat was elected as a Member of Parliament for the Banswara Lok Sabha constituency, defeating Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya by a margin of 2,47,054 votes.[9] [10]
| Year | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-29 | Elected to the 18th Lok Sabha | |
| 2023-24 | Elected to the 16th Rajasthan Assembly
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| 2018-23 | Elected to the 15th Rajasthan Assembly
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In 2024, Rajkumar Roat garnered attention at the national level when he arrived at the Parliament for his swearing-in ceremony riding a camel.[11] [12]
In 2024, Rajasthan's Education Minister Madan Dilawar made a controversial statement regarding the tribal community, suggesting that their blood should be tested, and DNA checked to determine their parentage.[13] [14] In response, Rajkumar Roat launched a campaign to collect DNA samples from households across the state to send to Minister Dilawar.[15] As part of this campaign, Roat personally submitted his blood sample at the Amar Jawan Jyoti's site in Jaipur.[16] [17]