Pravinsinh Solanki

Tikasaheb (Mogar)
Pravinsinhji Natvarsinhji Solanki
Pravinsinhji Solanki (Tikasaheb)
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1962–1971
Preceded byFatehsinhji Thakor
Succeeded byDharmsinh Desai
ConstituencyKapadvanj, Gujarat
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1971–1977
Preceded byNarendrasingh Mahida
Succeeded byAjitsinh Dabhi
ConstituencyAnand, Gujarat
Personal details
BornPravinsinhji Natvarsinhji Solanki
(1935-07-09)9 July 1935
Mogar, Anand district, Gujarat, India
Died(2005-04-24)24 April 2005
Mogar, Anand district, Gujarat, India
PartyIndian National Congress (Organization)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress, Swatantra Party
SpouseHansakunwarba
ChildrenThakoresaheb Shri. Jayrajsinhji Praveensinhji Solanki, Shri. Shailrajsinhji Praveensinhji Solanki, Kumari Devyaniba

Pravinsinhji Natvarsinhji Solanki (9 July 1935 – 24 April 2005) was an Indian politician who served as a Member of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, representing constituencies in Gujarat. He represented Kapadvanj from 1962 to 1971 and Anand from 1971 to 1977.[1][2][3]

Early life and family

Pravinsinhji Natvarsinhji Solanki was born on 9 July 1935 at Mogar in present-day Anand district, Gujarat. He was the eldest son of Natvarsinhji Kesarisinhji Solanki, the former Thakore Saheb of Mogar and a Member of Parliament.

Family background and lineage

According to The Ruling Princes, Chiefs and Leading Personages of Western India (1910), the ruling family of Mogar traced its lineage to the Solanki (Chaulukya) Rajputs.[4]

According to History of the Godhra Branch of the Solanki Dynasty (1915), the genealogy of the Solanki lineage in central Gujarat traces the family's territorial history through Thikatoda, Godhra, Bakrol, Pampavati, Napa, Gadh-Gajana, Deva, Valod and Vadod.[5]

The same genealogy records Dalkandevji as having established Godhra in Vikram Samvat 1110 (1053 CE), and records the establishment of the Mogar branch in Vikram Samvat 1774 (1717 CE) by Jagmalji and Jaymalji, sons of Adaybhanji.[5]

Political career

Pravinsinhji Natvarsinhji Solanki served as a Member of the Lok Sabha representing constituencies in Gujarat.

He was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Kapadvanj constituency in the 1962 Indian general election. He subsequently represented Kapadvanj in the Lok Sabha until 1971.[2][3]

In the 1971 Indian general election, Solanki was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Anand constituency. He represented Anand in Parliament until 1977.[1]

During his parliamentary career, Solanki was associated with the Indian National Congress and subsequently with the Indian National Congress (Organization). His political affiliations also included the Swatantra Party.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sir Stanley Reed (1976). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman & Company. p. 711. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 Devavrat N. Pathak; Mathuradas Govindji Parekh; Kirtidev Dahyabhai Desai (1966). Three general elections in Gujarat: development of a decade, 1952-1962. Gujarat University. p. 162. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (1962). Who's who. Lok Sabha. p. 524. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  4. ↑ The Ruling Princes, Chiefs and Leading Personages of Western India. The Times Press. 1910. p. 142.
  5. 1 2 Pandit, Bhaishankarji Vidyaram (1915). History of the Godhra Branch of the Solanki Dynasty (in Gujarati). Ahmedabad: The Times Jubilee Printing Press.