The Koli people are a community native to India. Notable people of the community include:
Sinhagad is an ancient hill fortress located at around 49 km southwest of the city of Pune, India.
Parmar is a Rajput clan found in Northern and Central India, especially in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and North Maharashtra. The clan name is also used by Kōḷīs, Garoḍās, Līmaciyā Valands, Mōcīs, Tūrīs, Luhārs, Kansārās, Darajīs, Bhāvasārs, Cūnvāḷiyās, Ghañcīs, Harijans, Sōnīs, Sutārs, Dhobīs, Khavāsas, Rabārīs, Āhīrs, SandhīsPīñjārās, Vāñjhās, Dhūḷadhōyās, Rāvaḷs, Vāgharīs, Bhīls, Āñjaṇās, Mer and Ḍhēḍhs.h
Somabhai Gandalal Koli Patel is an Indian politician and a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Surendranagar constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Patel was arrested during the Emergency in 1977–78.
The Battle of Sinhagad, also known as Battle of Kondhana, involved an attack by the forces of the Maratha Empire during the night of 4 February 1670 on the fort of Sinhagad, near the city of Pune, Maharashtra, in the Mughal Empire. The Marathas captured the fort.
Jethwa is a clan of Rajputs and Koli castes of Gujarat.
Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat, a state in Western India. Gandhinagar is the capital of Gujarat. It is one of the most prestigious parliamentary constituencies in India, being represented by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani and the current Home Minister and former BJP chief Amit Shah. The constituency was created in 1967 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Somchandbhai Solanki of the Indian National Congress (INC).
Mavala was a name used for people of the hilly Maval region west of the present day Indian city of Pune.It was in the Maval that the 17th century Marathi leader, Shivaji,first established his power base that later developed into the Maratha kingdom.The inhabitants of this hilly region who formed his guerrilla forces and raiding parties were known as mavale. Most of the inhabitants of the region were Mahadeo Kolis. It was also known as Bavan Maval and as Koli country. Each Maval was under the control of Koli chiefs or Nayaks.
Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki, born on 26 November 1953 in a Rajput family of Gujarat, is an Indian politician and former president of Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee. He was Minister of State for Union Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation in the Government of India in the Second Manmohan Singh ministry till May 2014. His previous posts include that of Minister of State for Power. He has also served as Secretary at All India Congress Committee from 2004 to 2006. He was born to Madhavsinh Solanki. of Gujarat.
Baria, or Baraiya,Bareeya and Bariya is a clan (Gotra) of the Koli caste found in the Indian State of Gujarat and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. the Devgad Baria was their Stronghold or given their name to Baria State in Gujarat. according to the historian Y.V.S Nath, the ruling royal family of Baria State is original Koli by caste but later they claimed to be of Rajput origin to be in high status among other Princely States.
Kunvarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya is the Minister Of Water Supply, Water Resource, Food Civil Supply, Animal Husbandry, Rural Housing in the Government Of Gujarat. Convener of Gujarat Member of Parliament, President of All India Koli Samaj, New Delhi,Kunvarjibhai Bavaliya belong to the Koli caste of Gujarat.
Parshottambhai Odhavjibhai Solanki is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician. He is member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly since 1998 representing Bhavnagar Rural constituency. He has served as the Minister of Fishery in the Government of Gujarat. He is alleged to have caused loss of ₹400 crore to the government of Gujarat by granting contracts improperly.
Kirit Premjibhai Solanki is an Indian Politician and medical practitioner who has been elected Member of Parliament of India for three consecutive terms. He represents the Ahmedabad West constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. Currently, he has been appointed as the chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. He is also part of the panel of chairpersons who preside over the House in the absence of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker. He is one of the most active members in the parliament and had nearly 100% attendance in the 15th and 16th Lok Sabha. He has been awarded the Shreshth Sansad Award consecutively twice in 2018 and 2019 for his active work in the parliament and constituency.
Bharti Dhirubhai Shiyal is an Indian politician. She was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Bhavnagar, Gujarat as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She was earlier elected to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly in 2012 from Talaja in Bhavnagar district. She is consulting Ayurvedic practitioner by profession. She belong to Koli community of Gujarat. She is a National Vice President of the BJP.
Ajitsinh Dabhi was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Kheda, Gujarat as a member of the Indian National Congress. he is son of Fulsinhji Dabhi a Koli by caste and a prominent leader of Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha.
Gigabhai Bhavubhai Gohil was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Bhavnagar in Gujarat as a member of the Indian National Congress. Gigabhai Gohil started his political career as Sarpanch of Khari village in Mahuva taluka and later became the president of Bhavnagar district panchayat, MLA and Minister of State.
Mitesh Rameshbhai Patel (known as Bakabhai) is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Anand, Gujarat in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He recorded a victory by 1,97,718 votes, which is known to be the highest ever in the history of Anand Constituency. He defeated Bharatbhai Solanki of Congress, who served as Minister of State under UPAII and is also the son of heavyweight leader MadhavSinh Solanki who served as CM of Gujarat and Minister of External Affairs in Narasimha Rao government.
Fatehsinhji Ratansinhji Dabhi Thakor (koli) (stylized as F. R. D. Thakor) was an Indian politician and Member of Parliament elected during the 2nd General elections of India held in 1957. He represented in modern-day Kheda parliamentary constituency from 1957 to 1962.
Natvarsinhji Kesarsinhji Solanki was a politician from the Gujarat state of India. He founded the Charotar Kshatriya Samaj and the Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India.
The Gohil or Gohel and Goheel is a Clan (Gotra) of the Koli caste found in the Indian state of the Gujarat and Daman and Diu.
The Talapada, or Talpada, is a subcaste of the Koli caste of Gujarat state in India. Talapada Kolis are agriculturists by profession. they were members of the Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha, an organisation launched by Natwarsinh Solanki who was a Koli elite. In 1907, they were classified by the British as a Criminal Tribe, ascribing to them a range of anti-social activities such as highway robbery, murder, and theft of animals, cattle and standing crops. They were also alleged to be blackmailers and hired assassins.
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"I myself belong to the Koli community. ... " BJP candidate Bharati Shiyal told PTI.
On Tuesday, Solanki said, "I went to meet the CM to express my Koli community's feeling about us being ignored.