Asit Vora | |
Birth Date: | 4 August 1959 |
Birth Place: | Ahmedabad, India |
Residence: | Ahmedabad, India |
Nationality: | Indian |
Office1: | Mayor of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation |
Term Start1: | 31 October 2010 |
Term End1: | 30 April 2013 |
Predecessor1: | Kanaji Thakor |
Successor1: | Meenakshi Patel |
Office2: | Chairman of GSSSB |
Term Start2: | 29 January 2014 |
Term End2: | 8 February 2022 |
Successor2: | A. K. Rakesh (IAS) |
Spouse: | Christian Wife |
Profession: | Politician |
Party: | Bhartiya Janata Party |
Children: | 1 Daughter Halak |
Asit Ravindraprasad Vora (born 4 August 1959) was 31st Mayor of Ahmedabad city in India. He is a Bhartiya Janata Party politician from Maninagar. He was a municipal councillor from Maninagar ward. And standing committee chairman in his previous term before becoming Mayor. He also serves as Senior Manager at Ahmedabad's Arvind Mills.[1]
He was elected for the first time from Maninagar ward as a Municipal Councilor in 1987. Then Jayendra Pandit became the first BJP Mayor in Gujarat.[2] Since he was elected for the first time, he has held various positions in different terms. He was first elected in 1987 when BJP came to power in AMC first time in history and Brahmin Jayendra Pandit became the first BJP Mayor in Gujarat. Vora is Brahmin and after Jayendra Pandit he is the first male Brahmin Mayor of Ahmedabad.He was also appointed as chairman of Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board(GSSSB) on 29 January 2014. He resigned from the post on 8 February 2022.