Jitu Vaghani
Jitu Vaghani | |
|---|---|
| State President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat | |
| In office 20 August 2016 – 20 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Vijay Rupani |
| Succeeded by | C. R. Patil |
| Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 20 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Shaktisinh Gohil |
| Constituency | Bhavnagar West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jitendra Savjibhai Vaghani 27 October 1970[1] Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India[1] |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Sangeeta Vaghani |
| Children | (Meet Vaghani)son,Bhakti Vaghani(Daughter). |
| Parent(s) | Savjibhai Vaghani (father) Manjulaben Vaghani (mother) |
| Residence(s) | Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Occupation | Politician, Farmer, Construction,Businessman |
| Website | www |
Jitendrabhai Savjibhai Vaghani (27 October 1970) is an Indian politician. He is a member of legislative assembly representing Bhavnagar West in Gujarat Legislative Assembly. He is associated with Bharatiya Janata Party.
Political career
Vaghani entered electoral politics by unsuccessfully contesting 2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election from Bhavnagar (south) assembly constituency against senior Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil. He lost by margin of over seven thousand votes.[2]
In 2012, Vaghani contested from Bhavnagar (West) Assembly seat, and this time he was successful, winning his seat with highest margin in the entire Saurashtra region.[3] In 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election, he got reelected on the same seat with margin of 27000 votes.[4]
Vaghani was appointed as president of BJP's Gujarat state unit in August 2016 following previous president Vijay Rupani's appointment as Chief Minister of Gujarat.[5] Vaghani was succeeded by Chandrakant Raghunath Patil as Gujarat BJP President on 20 July 2020.
Electoral history
| Year | Post | Constituency | Party | Opponent | Election | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | M.L.A | Bhavnagar south | BJP | Shaktisinh Gohil | Gujarat twelfth assembly election | Lost |
| 2012 | M.L.A | Bhavnagar Pashchim | BJP | Mansukhbhai Kanani | Gujarat thirteenth assembly election | Won |
| 2017 | M.L.A | Bhavnagar Pashchim | BJP | Dilipsinh Gohil | Gujarat Fourteenth assembly election | Won |
References
- ^ a b "Vijay Rupani: Member's Web Site". Internet Archive. 30 September 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3839-gujarat-2007/?do=download&r=9043&confirm=1&t=1&csrfKey=bb21a9cba615877fb5106aee414f3c4b
- ^ http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=927&cid=105
- ^ "Gujarat BJP chief Jitu Vaghani retains Bhavnagar (West) seat". The Economic Times. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Jitu Vaghani becomes Gujarat BJP President". 10 August 2016.