Mansukhbhai Vasava

Politician

Birthday June 1, 1957

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Narmada, Bombay State, India

Age 66 years old

Nationality India

#56806 Most Popular

1957

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.

1994

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.

1994-96 Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly

Deputy Minister, Government of Gujarat

1998

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.

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.

1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

1998-99 Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

1999

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1999-2000 Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare

Member, Committee on Private Members` Bills and Resolutions

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development

2004

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 3rd term)

Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers