Dharshibhai Khanpura | |
Office: | Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly |
Termstart: | 2012 |
Termend: | 2017 |
Predecessor: | Babubhai Desai |
Successor: | Kirtisinh Vaghela |
Constituency: | Kankrej |
Termstart1: | 2002 |
Termend1: | 2007 |
Predecessor1: | Magansinh Vaghela |
Successor1: | Babubhai Desai |
Constituency1: | Kankrej |
Termstart2: | 1990 |
Termend2: | 1998 |
Predecessor2: | Jayantilal Virchand Shah |
Successor2: | Magansinh Vaghela |
Constituency2: | Kankrej |
Death Date: | 3 November 2020 |
Death Place: | U. N. Mehta Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
Party: | Indian National Congress |
Otherparty: | Janata Dal (Gujarat) |
Dharshibhai Lakhabhai Khanpura (died 3 November 2020) was an Indian politician from Gujarat. He was a former member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly represented Kankrej.
Dharshibhai Khanpura was a native of Vada village in Banaskantha district of Gujarat. He had studied till grade 4.[1]
Khanpura served as a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly representing the Kankrej constituency four times. He was first elected to assembly in 1990 as a member of Janata Dal followed by in 1995, 2002 and 2012 as a member of Indian National Congress. He won in the 2012 election with the lead of only 600 votes.[2]
Khanpura contracted COVID-19 and was transported to the U. N. Mehta Hospital in Ahmedabad. On 3 November 2020, he died at the age of 80.[3] [4]