Govind Singh Dotasra
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| President, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 14 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Sachin Pilot |
| Minister of State for Primary & Secondary Education Government of Rajasthan | |
| In office 28 December 2018 – 20 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Vasudev Devnani |
| Succeeded by | Bulaki Das Kalla |
| Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Parasram Mordiya |
| Constituency | Lachhmangarh |
| Pradhan Laxmangarh | |
| In office 2005–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1964-10-01) 1 October 1964 (age 59) Laxmangarh, Rajasthan, India |
| Political party |  Indian National Congress |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Sikar, Rajasthan |
| Profession | MLA, Politician, Lawyer |
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Govind Singh Dotasra (born 1 October 1964) is an Indian politician. He is the president of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee.[1] He was appointed Minister of State for primary and secondary education (Independent Charge), Tourism and Devasthan in 2018 Government of Rajasthan.[2] Later on 20 November 2021 he resigned from his ministry post respecting Party's one man one post policy.[3] He is a member of 15th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and a former chief whip of the Indian National Congress party in that Assembly.[4][5] He is representing the Lachhmangarh constituency of Sikar district of Rajasthan since 2008 and has been a member of the INC since 1981.
Dotasra was appointed chairman of media and communication committee ahead of 2018 Rajasthan polls on 5 October 2018.[6] He served as vice president of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee from 2014 to 2020 and president of District Congress Committee, Sikar, for 7 years (July 2011 to May 2018).[7]
| SI No. | Year | Legislative Assembly | Constituency | Margin | Party | Post |
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| 1. | 2008 | 13th | Lachhmangarh | 34 | INC | |
| 2. | 2013 | 14th | Lachhmangarh | 10,723 | INC | Chief Whip, Congress Legislative Party (CLP) |
| 3. | 2018 | 15th | Lachhmangarh | 22,052 | INC | Minister of State |
| 4. | 2023 | 16th | Lachhmangarh | 18,970 | INC |
Dotasra was born to Mohan Singh Dotasra and Rupi Devi on 1 October 1964 in the village of Kripa Ram Ji ki Dhani, Sutod, Laxmangarh in Sikar DistrictofRajasthan. His father was a government teacher. His schooling took place in the native village and after that, he did B.Com., B.Ed. and LL.B. degrees at the University of Rajasthan. On 4 March 1984, he married Sunita Devi, a teacher. They have two sons.[8][9] After graduation, he started practicing law in the Sikar Court.
Dotasra was elected as Pradhan of the Laxmangarh Panchayat Samiti in 2005.[10]
In 2008, he contested the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election for the first time and won the seat of Laxmangarh by a close margin of 34 votes against independent candidate Dinesh Joshi. [11]
He defeated former union minister of state and 3 time MP Subhash Maharia by a margin of 10,723 votes in the 2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election. In this election his party Congress had lost 160+ seats in the state.[12] He is also a member of Public Accounts Committee of Rajasthan Assembly 2015–16.[13]
In the Assembly, Dotasra has in particular raised issues related to farmers and weaker sections of society.[14]
He won the 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election - his third win of the Laxmangarh seat - with a margin of 22052 votes, which was the highest in Sikar district.[15]
He won 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Election - his fourth win from the Laxmangarh Seat - by a margin of 18970 votes,he defeated BJP candidate Subhash Maharia.
Dotasra represented Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in 24th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Seminar from 27 May – 1 June 2013 in Singapore.[16] Dotasra participated in 16th and 17th All India Whips’ Conference in Goa and Visakhapatnam.
