Shankersinh Vaghela

Shankersinh Vaghela

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name = Shankersinh Vaghela


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birth_date =birth date|1940|7|21|mf=y
birth_place =Gandhinagar, Gujarat
residence = Gandhinagar
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constituency = Kapadvanj
office = MP
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party =Indian National Congress
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spouse = Smt. Gulab Ba
children = 3 sons
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date = February 25
year = 2006 |
source = http://164.100.24.209/newls/Biography.aspx?mpsno=497

Shankersinh Vaghela (born July 21, 1940) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, currently serving as the Union Cabinet Minister of Textiles. He represents the Kapadvanj constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He was also Chief Minister of Gujarat from 1996 to 1997. [http://164.100.24.209/newls/Biography.aspx?mpsno=497 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website] .]

Vaghela was born in Vasan, Gandhinagar District, in Gujarat. He was elected to the 6th Lok Sabha in 1977; from 1977 to 1980 he was Vice-President of the Janata Party in Gujarat, and from 1980 to 1991 he was General Secretary and President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1984 to 1989. In 1989 he was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha, and in 1991 he was re-elected to the 10th Lok Sabha. From 1996 to 1997 he was a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly and served as Chief Minister of Gujarat. He was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999 and re-elected to the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004, becoming Union Cabinet Minister of Textiles on May 23 2004.

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* [http://deshgujarat.com/2007/02/01/ahmedabad-gujarat-shankarsinh-vaghela-s-speech-on-liquor-in-sezgujarati-mp3/ Shankarsinh Vaghela's speech (mp3)on DeshGujarat.Com]
* [http://deshgujarat.com/2007/01/30/shankarsinh-vaghela-against-permitting-liquor-in-sezvideo/ Shankarsinh Vaghela's video footage on DeshGujarat.Com]


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