Arti Singh Rao
Arti Singh Rao | |
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| Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Haryana | |
| Assumed office 17 October 2024 | |
| Governor | Bandaru Dattatreya |
| Chief Minister | Nayab Singh Saini |
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| Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sitaram Yadav |
| Constituency | Ateli Assembly constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 July 1979 Near Bhagwat Bhakti Ashram, Rampura, Rewari, Haryana, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Relations | Rao Birender Singh (Grand-father) |
| Parents |
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| Residence | New Delhi |
| Alma mater | Graduate |
| Occupation | Politician & International Skeet Shooter |
Arti Singh Rao is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party, who is currently serving as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare of Haryana. She is a Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Ateli Assembly constituency since October 2024.[1][2][3] She is the daughter of Rao Inderjit Singh, who is the current Minister of Culture of India.[4]
Early life
Arti Singh Rao was born in 1979. She is a daughter of Indian politician & Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh and Manita Singh. She was an International Skeet Shooter and has won multiple medals finishing best with a Gold Medal at the 2005 Asian Games. She started practicing shooting in 1998 and played her first international competition in 1999.[5] She is the granddaughter of Rao Birender Singh, the former Chief Minister of Haryana. Her uncles, Rao Ajit Singh and Rao Yaduvendra Singh, are also politicians.
Political career
Belonging to a well-established political family, her debut in politics was inevitable. Although she was active in the political sphere since the early 2010s, she was denied a ticket to Haryana Legislative Assembly seat earlier by BJP,[6] but was offered one from Ateli constituency in 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, a constituency in southern Haryana, where Rao Inderjit Singh has a very strong foothold. She defeated the BSP candidate Atar Lal[7] and became the member of assembly for the first time. In the Second Saini ministry, she was sworn in as a cabinet minister and allotted Health ministry portfolio. She is also the Minister of Medical Education & Research and the Minister of Ayush.[8]
References
- ^ "Ateli, Haryana Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Arti Singh Rao defeats BSP's Attar Lal with 3085 votes". India Today. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Ateli Election Result 2024 LIVE Update: BJP's Arti Singh Rao A Winner After Close Fight With BSP's Attar Lal". News18. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "A look at Haryana's 40 first-time MLAs". The Indian Express. 2 December 2024. Archived from the original on 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ Team, T. H. S. (3 February 2024). "Aarti Rao: Raising the election pitch with "Discrimination against South Haryana". en.theharyanastory.com. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Arti Singh RAO, ISSF Athletes Database". ISSF. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "'Despite being Rao Inderjit Singh's daughter, I did not get a ticket for 10 years… I am here to work': Arti Singh Rao". The Indian Express. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Ateli Election Result 2024 LIVE Update: BJP's Arti Singh Rao A Winner After Close Fight With BSP's Attar Lal". News18. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Haryana's new ministers get portfolios: CM Nayab Singh Saini keeps home, Anil Vij heads energy". The Times of India. 21 October 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 October 2024.