Mansukhbhai Vasava

Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
1998
Preceded byChandubhai Deshmukh
ConstituencyBharuch
Minister of State Ministry of Tribal Affairs
In office
22 May 2014 – 5 July 2016
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Personal details
Born (1957-06-01) 1 June 1957
Narmada, Bombay State, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSaraswatiben Vasava
Children1 son and 2 daughters
EducationB.A, M.S.W.
ProfessionAgriculturist
Source

Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava (born 1 June 1957) is an Indian politician associated with Bharatiya Janata Party and former Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs (till July 5, 2016) in the Government of India under the Prime Ministership of Narendra Modi. He is a senior leader of the bharatiya janata party. He first got elected to 12th Lok Sabha in a by-election held on 25 November 1998 from the Bharuch Parliamentary Constituency of Gujarat, once a stronghold of Congress President Sonia Gandhi's political advisor Ahmed Patel.[1] He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 from the same constituency (renamed as Bharuch in 2008); five times in a row. He also served in the Government of Gujarat in 1994 as a Deputy Minister. He holds a master's degree in Social Work (M.S.W.) from Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahemadabad and was graduated (B.A.) from South Gujarat University.

Political career

He served as Minister of State from May 2014 to 5 July 2016.[2]

YearPosition
1994-96Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly
1994-96Deputy Minister, Government of Gujarat
1998Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
1998-99Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
1998-99Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
1999Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1999-2000Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare
1999-2000Member, Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions
1999-2000Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development
2004Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
2004-2007Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers
2004-2007Member, Committee on Petitions
5 Aug. 2007Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers
2009Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)
31 Aug. 2009Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests

Notes

  1. ↑ "Bye-elections November, 1998 - Parliamentary Constituency 23 - Broach". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Najma Heptulla, G M Siddeshwara resign from Modi Cabinet", India Today, 12 July 2016
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