Shakti Pratap Singh Rathore (born 10 November 1979) is an Indian Politician belonging to Indian National Congress. He is currently serving as the Co-Coordinator of Mahatma Gandhi Jeevan Darshan Samiti from 2019.
Early life
Rathore was born in Ajmer, Rajasthan. He completed his schooling from St. Anselm's Senior Secondary School, Ajmer and graduation from Government College of Ajmer and higher studies from Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University.
Political journey
In 2000 Rathore got attached to National Students' Union of India during the college tenure. He later stood for the 2002 Student Union Presidential Elections in Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University. He became the principal NSUI leader of that university by becoming the first President elected on an National Students' Union of India ticket. Soon after that he was appointed as the Secretary of National Students' Union of India and then Vice President of National Students' Union of India.
In 2015 he stood for the Panchayat Samiti Member Election and became the Member of the board on an Indian National Congress Ticket.
In 2018, his election management strategies bought victory to Raghu Sharma in the Ajmer By-Election. He was rewarded with a big post and was appointed as the Secretary Of Rajasthan Youth Congress. In 2019, after congress made a stable government in Rajasthan, he was institutionally appointed as the Co-Coordinator of Mahatma Gandhi Jeevan Darshan Samiti (An Government Non Profit Organisation).