Kaushik Kantibhai Vekariya

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Kaushik Vekariya
Devarajiya, Amreli, Gujarat
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Kaushik Vekariya with his daughter on her birthday
Born (1986-06-09) June 9, 1986 (age 38)
EducationB.Com From Saurashtra University (K.K. Parekha and Mehta R.P. Vidyalaya, Amreli). Year - 2008
Notable workDeputy Chief Whip - Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Department, Government of Gujarat
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party

Kaushik Kantibhai Vekariya is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is currently serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Amreli constituency in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.

Born on June 9, 1986, in the Amreli district of Gujarat, Kaushik Vekariya comes from an agricultural family.[ citation needed ]

In the Gujarat Assembly Elections held in 2022, Kaushik Vekariya contested from the Amreli constituency and defeated his closest rival Paresh Dhanani of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 46,657 votes. [1] This victory established him as a prominent political figure in Gujarat.

Prior to his political career, Kaushik Vekariya served as the district unit chief of the BJP in Amreli.

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References

  1. "Amreli: Congress' 'Giant killer' Paresh Dhanani gets shock defeat against BJP's Kaushik Vekariya". The Economic Times. 2022-12-08. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 2023-05-04.