| Names |
Colonel
Rajyavardhan Singh (R.S.) RATHORE |
| Date of
Birth |
January 29, 1970 |
| Identity |
Indian shooter and
politician |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1989: The Blazer (Highest
sports award at the National Defence Academy, Pune, India).
- 1990: The Sword Of Honour
(For the Best All Round Officer Cadet at the Indian Military
Academy).
- 1990: The Sikh Regiment
Gold Medal (For the Best Sportsmen at the Indian Military
Academy).
- 2003-2004: He received
Arjuna Award.
- 2004: He won the Silver
Medal in Men's Double Trap at the 2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens, being the first Indian sportsperson to win an
individual Silver for India since
Norman
Pritchard, who won two Silver Medals at the 1900 Paris
Olympics.
- 2004-2005: He received the
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (Highest Sporting Honour of India).
- 2005: He was honoured with
PADMA SHRI Award by the Govt. of India.
- 2006: He was the chosen
flag bearer for India during the 2006 Commonwealth Games in
Melbourne, Australia.
- 2008: He was the chosen
flag bearer for India during the 2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing, China.
- September 10, 2013: He
joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after taking premature
retirement from the Indian Army.
- 2014: He was elected as a
MP in the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Jaipur Rural
constituency.
- November 09, 2014: He was
sworn-in as the Minister of State for Information &
Broadcasting, under the Narendra Modi government.
|
| Special
Achievements / Events |
- Born in Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), he was the decendant of
Rao Bika ji the first Ruler of Bikaner.
- He won his first Lok Sabha election in 2014 and is
currently (as of Jan 2017) the Minister of State for
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting under the Narendra
Modi government.
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