Jitu Vaghani | |
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Cabinet Minister Government of Gujarat | |
Ministry | Term |
Minister of Education | 16 September 2021 - Incumbent |
President of Bharatiya Janata Party,Gujarat | |
In office 10 August 2016 –20 July 2020 | |
Preceded by | Vijay Rupani |
Succeeded by | C. R. Patil |
Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2012 | |
Preceded by | Shaktisinh Gohil |
Constituency | Bhavnagar West |
Personal details | |
Born | Jitendra Savjibhai Vaghani 11 September 1970 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 (born 11 September,1970) is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a member of legislative assembly representing Bhavnagar West in Gujarat Legislative Assembly. He was appointed an education minister when Bhupendra Patel became Chief Minister on September 2021. [2]
Jitu 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. [3]
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. [4] In 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election,he got reelected on the same seat with margin of 27000 votes. [5]
Vaghani was appointed president of BJP's Gujarat state unit in August 2016 following previous president Vijay Rupani's appointment as Chief Minister of Gujarat. [6] Vaghani was succeeded by Chandrakant Raghunath Patil as Gujarat BJP President on 20 July 2020.[ citation needed ]
On 18 September 2021,he became Cabinet Minister of Gujarat and assumed office as Education (Primary,Secondary,Adult),Higher and Technical Education,Science and Technology minister.[ citation needed ]
Year | Post | Constituency | Party | Opponent | Result |
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2007 | MLA | Bhavnagar South | BJP | Shaktisinh Gohil | Lost |
2012 | Bhavnagar West | Mansukhbhai Kanani | Won | ||
2017 | Dilipsinh Gohil | Won | |||
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