| Bhura Munja | |
| Death Date: | May 6, 2016, Gujarat |
| Death Place: | Ahmedabad |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Office: | Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency: | Kutiyana |
| Party: | Independent |
| Otherparty: | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse: | 2 |
| Relations: | Santokben Jadeja (sister-in-law) Kandhal Jadeja (nephew) |
| Profession: | Politician Car dealer in UK (till 1995) |
| Term Start: | 1995 |
| Term End: | 1998 |
| Predecessor: | Santokben Jadeja |
Bhura Munja Jadeja was an Indian gangster turned politician from Gujarat. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Ranavav-Kutiyana constituency from 1995 to 1998. He was charged with numerous murder and attempt to murder cases and also faced five Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) cases.[1]
He was the younger brother of the late gangster Sarman Munja Jadeja and brother-in-law of late gangster turned politician Santokben Jadeja. He was in England until 1995, He used to ran a second-hand car business and a departmental store. Bhura came back from the United Kingdom, after the murder of his brother Sarman Munja Jadeja, who was a mill worker turned strongman in Porbandar, started exacting revenge.[1] [2]
In an interview with Rediff.com in December 2002, Bhura said, "Yes, I killed all those who killed Sharman Munja. He was my brother, after all. What would you do if someone killed your brother? Wouldn't your blood boil?"[1]
He contested the State Legislative Assembly election as an independent candidate from the Ranavav-Kutiyana constituency of Porbandar, Gujarat, in 1995 against her sister-in-law Santokben Jadeja and won the election.[3] He served as an MLA from 1995 to 1998.
In 1998 Munja was seeking re-election to the state assembly and fielded his third wife from the neighboring Kutiyana Vidhan Sabha constituency, which he had represented last time.[4]
Bhura Munja and his elder brother Sarman Munja Jadeja have headed Porbandar's underworld for a long time and his family still has a stronghold in Porbandar. However, after his short term as an MLA, Bhura stayed away from politics.
In 2015 he was acquitted by a Special TADA court in Porbandar district in the 1993 arms haul case for lack of mandatory sanctions and evidence.[5]
At the age of 62 Bhura Munja died on May 6, 2016, at Apollo hospital in Ahmedabad, after a brief illness.[6]