BJP leader Vasundhara Raje was on 13 December
2013 sworn in as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan for the second time.
Vasundhara Raje was administered the oath of
office and secrecy by Governor Margaret Alva during a grand swearing-in
ceremony inside the Assembly building premises in Jaipur.
In 2013 Rajasthan Assembly elections Baratiya
Jananta Party has won 162 out of 199 seats. Vasundhara Raje is elected from
Jhalrapatan (Jhalawar) constituency.
About Vasundhara
Raje
• Vasundhara Raje
was born on 8 March 1953 in Mumbai, Maharastra, She is daughter of Vijayaraje
Scindia and Jivajirao Scindia, Maharaja of Gwalior, members of the prominent
Scindia royal Maratha family.
• She graduated with Economics and Political
Science degrees (Hons.) from Sophia College, affiliated to Mumbai University,
Mumbai.
• She has been elected to the Rajasthan state
assembly thrice and five times to Lok Sabha.
• She is the first woman chief minister of
Rajasthan state in 2003. In her first term as chief minister she served from 8
December 2003 to 13 December 2008.
• She is the 22nd Chief Minister of Rajasthan
state.
About Rajasthan
Rajasthan, the largest state of India is
located in the north-western part of the subcontinent. It is bounded to the
north and north-east by the states of Punjab and Haryana, to the east and
south-east by the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, to the south-west
by the state of Gujarat, and to the west and north-west by Pakistan. The
southern part of the state is about 225km from the Gulf of Kutch and about 400
km from the Arabian Sea. Jaipur is the capital city of Rajasthan.
Facts about
Rajasthan
Date of formation: 1 November 1956
Size: 342239 sq km
Population: 68621012 (census 2011)
Capital: Jaipur
Legislature: Unicameral
Population density: 165/sq km
No. of districts: 33
Lok Sabha seats: 25
Judicature: Jodhpur High Court
Languages: Hindi and Rajasthani
Rivers: Beas, Chambal, Banas, Luni
Minerals: Zinc, mica, copper, gypsum, silver,
magnesite, petroleum
Industries: Textiles, woollen, sugar, cement,
glass, zinc smelters
Airports: Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur
Forests and national parks: Sariska Tiger
Reserve, Keoladeo Ghana NP, Ranthambore NP, Dhawa WS
Neighbouring states: East: Madhya Pradesh;
North-east: Uttar Pradesh; North: Haryana and Punjab; West: Pakistan, South:
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
State animal: Chinkara
Main crops: Mustard, jowar, bajra, maize,
gram, wheat, cotton, millet