Jitu Vaghani

Jitendrabhai Savjibhai Vaghani (born 11 September, 1970) is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a member of legislative assembly representing Bhavnagar West in Gujarat Legislative Assembly. He was appointed an education minister when Bhupendra Patel became Chief Minister on September 2021.[2]

Jitu Vaghani
Cabinet Minister
Government of Gujarat
Ministry
Term
Minister of Education16 September 2021 - Incumbent
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat
In office
10 August 2016 – 20 July 2020
Preceded byVijay Rupani
Succeeded byC. R. Patil
Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2012
Preceded byShaktisinh Gohil
ConstituencyBhavnagar West
Personal details
Born
Jitendra Savjibhai Vaghani

(1970-09-11) 11 September 1970
Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India[1]
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSangeeta Vaghani
Children(Meet Vaghani) son, Bhakti Vaghani (daughter).
Parent(s)Savjibhai Vaghani (father)
Manjulaben Vaghani (mother)
Residence(s)Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
OccupationPolitician, Farmer, Construction, Businessman
Websitewww.jituvaghani.org

Political career

Jitu Vaghani entered electoral politics by unsuccessfully contesting 2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election from Bhavnagar (south) assembly constituency against senior Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil. He lost by margin of over seven thousand votes.[3]

In 2012, Vaghani contested from Bhavnagar (West) Assembly seat, and this time he was successful, winning his seat with highest margin in the entire Saurashtra region.[4] In 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election, he got reelected on the same seat with margin of 27000 votes.[5]

Vaghani was appointed president of BJP's Gujarat state unit in August 2016 following previous president Vijay Rupani's appointment as Chief Minister of Gujarat.[6] Vaghani was succeeded by Chandrakant Raghunath Patil as Gujarat BJP President on 20 July 2020.

On 18 September 2021, he became Cabinet Minister of Gujarat and assumed office as Education (Primary, Secondary, Adult), Higher and Technical Education, Science and Technology minister.

Electoral history
YearPostConstituencyPartyOpponentResult
2007MLABhavnagar SouthBJPShaktisinh GohilLost
2012Bhavnagar WestMansukhbhai KananiWon
2017Dilipsinh GohilWon

References
  1. "Vijay Rupani: Member's Web Site". Internet Archive. 30 September 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Gujarat: Jitu Vaghani's impressive comeback silences critics | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 September 2021.
  3. "Gujarat Assembly Election Results in 2007". Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. "Vuabai9 - game nổ hũ, quay hũ uy tín nhất 2022 - VB9". www.empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. "Gujarat BJP chief Jitu Vaghani retains Bhavnagar (West) seat". The Economic Times. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  6. "Jitu Vaghani becomes Gujarat BJP President". 10 August 2016.
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