Bidhuri

Hindu Gurjar clan of northern India

Bidhuri, Vidhuri

Religions|

* Hinduism
* Islam

Languages|

* Gujari
* Punjabi
* Haryanvi
* Marwari
* Hindi

Country|

* India
* Pakistan

Region|

* Rajasthan
* Punjab
* Haryana
* Himachal Pradesh
* Uttar Pradesh

Ethnicity| Gurjar (Gujjar)
Feudal title| Singh
Related groups| Gurjar clans

Bidhuri[1] or Vidhuri[2] is a clan originally found among the Hindu Gurjars[3] of northern India.[4] Vidhudi, Vidhuri, Bhiduri and Bidhudi is an alternative English clan spelling.

## Notables

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* Rajesh Pilot, Rajeshwar Prasad Bidhuri (born 1945), Indian Politician, Minister in the Government of India, and Former Indian Air Force, Officer.

* Sachin Pilot (born 1977) Born as Sachin Bidhuri, Indian Politician, MLA from To in (Rajasthan) Former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Former Member of Parliament from Dausa (2009) and Ajmer (2014). Son of Rajesh Pilot.

* Ramesh Bidhuri, (born 1961), Indian politician, two times Member of Parliament from South Delhi (2014, 2019) and three times MLA from Tughlaqabad assembly (2003, 2008, 2013).
* Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, (born 1952), Indian politician, Leader of Opposition Delhi Assembly and four times MLA from Badarpur (Delhi) (1993, 2003, 2013, 2020).
* Sahi Ram, (born 1959), Indian politician, two times MLA from Tughlaqabad (Delhi) (2015 & 2020).
* Rajendra Singh Bidhuri, (born 1961), Indian politician, two times MLA from Begun (Rajasthan) (2008 & 2018), belongs to Village Tughlaqabad, New Delhi. https://rajendrasinghbidhuri.com/
* Gaurav Bidhuri (born 1993), Indian athlete (Boxing). Belongs to Madanpur Khadar Village of South Delhi.
* Kunwar Bidhuri, Ranji player for Delhi.
* Vijay Kumar Bidhuri is an Indian Administrative Service IAS officer, currently he is serving as Divisional Commissioner in Kashmir.[5]

## References

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1. ^ Khari, Rahul (2007). Jats and Gujars: Origin, History and Culture. Reference Press. p. 89\. ISBN 978-81-8405-031-8. "Gujjars clans have several dominant villages: there are 5 villages of Bidhuri gotra (clan) , 12 villages of Tanwar ( Tomar ) gotra , 5 villages of Khari gotra , 4 villages of Basoya gotra , 2 villages of Chandela gotra , 2 villages of Lohmor ( Pawar ) ..."
2. ^ Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1320\. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
3. ^ Tyagi, Vidya Prakash (2009). Martial races of undivided India. Kalpaz Publishers. p. 239\. ISBN 978-81-7835-775-1.
4. ^ Selections from Regional Press. Institute of Regional Studies. April 2008. p. 40.
5. ^ "In major rejig, IAS officer Vijay Bidhuri posted as new Kashmir DC". Retrieved 14 March 2023.

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