Roopa Ram
Roopa Ram Muravatiya | |
|---|---|
| 9th Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 10 December 1993 – 11 December 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Birdaram Indian National Congress |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Aziz Indian National Congress |
| Constituency | Makrana |
| 15th Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 13 December 2018[1] | |
| Preceded by | Shreeram Bhincher |
| Constituency | Makrana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1954 (age 69)[2] Makrana, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Sarju Devi |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Agriculture |
Roopa Ram (also known as Roopa Ram Muravatiya; born 15 November 1954)[2] is an Indian politician from Rajasthan and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][3] He is an elected Member of 15th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan from Makrana.[4]
Early life
Roopa Ram was born in Makrana to Andaram Murawatiya.[2] He passed higher secondary from Higher Secondary School of Makrana in 1975.[3] He was a state level football player and a member of City Club of Football, Makrana and still plays football daily in Syed Kidwai Football Stadium Makrana.[5]
Political career
Roopa Ram was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly from Makrana constituency in 1993 as a Non Partisan and defeated Indian National Congress candidate Abdul Aziz, former Minister of State, Government of Rajasthan by 4,931 votes and secured 30,400 votes. In 1998, he contested Bhartiya Janta Party candidate but was not able to secure his seat and got only 24,912 votes and Abdul Aziz won that election by 19951 votes. After that he retired from politics for 20 years.[citation needed] In 2018, he was again active in politics and contested as candidate of Bhartiya Janta Party from Makrana Assembly, and defeated Zakir Hussain Gesawat by a narrow margin of 1,072 votes.[1][6]
In Rajasthan Assembly
Murawatiya often raises issues of Makrana locality and the state in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. He had sung folk song "Teja gayan" in the assembly.[7] He has also raised the issue of filling illegal VCR by electricity department in Makrana.[8]
Personal life
He is married to Sarju Devi. They have two sons and two daughters.[2]
References
- ^ a b "मकराना से रूपाराम मुरावतिया 1072 वोट से जीते". www.patrika.com (in Hindi).
- ^ a b c d e "Members Page". Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Roopa Ram(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- MAKRANA(NAGAUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info.
- ^ Automation, Bhaskar (12 December 2018). "मकराना से जीते रूपाराम मुरावतिया ने कहा कि भाजपा की". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi).
- ^ Automation, Bhaskar (12 December 2018). "50 साल से रोजाना फुटबॉल खेलते हैं मकराना के नव निर्वाचित विधायक रूपाराम मुरावतिया". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi).
- ^ "Makrana Assembly constituency (Rajasthan): Full details, live and past results". News18. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "वीडियो : मकराना विधायक रूपाराम ने विधानसभा में किया तेजा गायन, बताई महिमा". www.patrika.com (in Hindi).
- ^ Automation, Bhaskar (30 July 2019). "विधायक ने लगाया गैर कानूनी रूप से वीसीआर भरने का आरोप". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi).