Shanti Lal Chaplot is a senior Bharatiya Janata Party

Bharatiya Janata Party

The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

 (BJP) leader in the Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, former MP and former Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly or the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is situated in Jaipur — the capital of the state. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. Presently, the legislative assembly...

 from 7th April 1995 to 18th March 1998.

He born on 2nd March 1946 to Shri Chunilal Chaplot in Sanwad in Udaipur district

Udaipur district

Udaipur District is one of the 33 districts of Rajasthan state in western India. The historic city of Udaipur is the administrative headquarters of the district....

. He was five times MLA from Mavli

Mavli

Mavli is a town in Udaipur district of Rajasthan.The village has a famous bawri known as Bai Raj Ki Bawri. Recently, gauge conversion took place and it is now connected with Broad gauge on Udaipur- Chittaurgarh Section of North Western Railway. However, the gange conversion between Mavli- Marwar...

 in the Udaipur district

Udaipur district

Udaipur District is one of the 33 districts of Rajasthan state in western India. The historic city of Udaipur is the administrative headquarters of the district....

. and was elected as a member of 12th Lok Sabha from Udaipur

Udaipur (Lok Sabha Constituency)

Udaipur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan state in India.-Assembly segments:Presently, Udaipur Lok Sabha constituency comprises eight Vidhan Sabha segments...

. He also has been awarded by the "Best MLA award" for 2008.