Jawaharbhai Chavda Explained

Jawaharbhai Pethaljibhai Chavda
Birth Name:Jawaharbhai Pethaljibhai Chavda
Residence:Manavadar
Office:Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Constituency:Manavadar
Term Start:2017
Predecessor:Jayantibhai Kavadiya
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Otherparty:Indian National Congress
Alma Mater:Rajkumar College
Occupation:Farmer and businessman

Jawaharbhai Pethaljibhai Chavda is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Manavadar in the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress.[1] [2] [3]

He was one of the four members of the Indian National Congress who shifted to Bharatiya Janata Party post 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He won in the by-election in 2019 from the same seat.[4] He became the Cabinet minister of Tourism and Fisheries in the Vijay Rupani ministry in March 2019.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://myneta.info/Gujarat2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=3577 My Neta
  2. https://www.newsnation.in/election/lok-sabha-election-2019/gujarat-lawmaker-chavda-jawaharbhai-resigns-from-congress-amid-rumours-of-joining-bjp--article-216329.html Congress leader Jawaharbhai Chavda quits as MLA, likely to join BJP
  3. https://www.timesnownews.com/gujarat-assembly-election/article/gujarat-assembly-election-2017-manavadar-constituency-bjp-congress/134731 Congress' Chavda Jawaharbhai wins from Manavadar constituency
  4. https://www.indiatoday.in/programme/5ive-live/video/3-congress-mlas-quit-party-in-gujarat-in-last-4-days-turmoil-in-grand-old-party-1476382-2019-03-12 3 Congress MLAs quit party in Gujarat in last 4 days: Turmoil in Grand Old Party?
  5. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-2-congress-turncoats-veteran-bjp-mla-yogesh-patel-take-oath-as-ministers/articleshow/68332530.cms 2 Congress turncoats, veteran BJP MLA Yogesh Patel take oath as Minister