Imran Khedawala

Imran Khedawala is an Indian politician and member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly in which he represents the Jamalpur-Khadia constituency since 2017. He is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC).[1]

Imran Khedawala
2017
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
ParentYusufBhai

Having roots in Rajasthan’s Pali, Khedawala’s forefathers had settled in Kheda district before making Ahmedabad their home. Youngest among five siblings, he is unmarried and is into textile business.

Khedawala is a member of INC since 2001. In 2015, the INC denied him a ticket in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation general elections. He contested the election as an independent and won from the Jamalpur ward. He contested 2017 and 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections as INC candidate. He defeated his nearest rival and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bhushan Bhatt, son of former state cabinet minister and speaker Ashok Bhatt, both times.[2] [3]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in India in 2020, Khedwala, along with 5 of his family members, were infected with COVID-19. He also has 12 cases registered against him and operates a mafia gang in Jamalpur.[4][5][6][7]

References
  1. "Imran Yusufbhai Khedawala(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- JAMALPUR - KHADIA(AHMEDABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
  2. "Brief background of MLA Imran Khedawala from an article during CAA protests". Indian Express.
  3. "ગુજરાત વિધાનસભા ચૂંટણી પરિણામઃ કોંગ્રેસના સૂપડા સાફ, માંડ 17 સીટ જીતી, આપ પાર્ટીનો 5 બેઠક પર વિજય". Indian Express Gujarati (in Gujarati). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  4. "Gujarat assembly elections 2017: Imran Yusufbhai Khedawala — from councillor to MLA". 20 December 2017.
  5. TNN (3 March 2019). "Congress MLA assaulted in Ahmedabad". The Times of India.
  6. "Jamalpur-Khadiya election results: Congress' Imran Yusufbhai Khedawala wins". India Today. Ist.
  7. "News article of MLA Imran Khedawala during Corona Pandemic". News site VTV Gujarati.
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