Kunvarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya
Cabinet Minister of Water Supply, Water Resource and Food Civil Supply, Animal Husbandry, Rural Housing in Government of Gujarat
In office
2018–2022
ConstituencyJasdan
MP of 15th Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
ConstituencyRajkot, Gujarat[1]
MLA of Gujarat
In office
1995–2009[1]
ConstituencyJasdan
Assumed office
2017
Preceded byBholabhai Gohel
ConstituencyJasdan
Personal details
Born (1955-03-16) 16 March 1955[1]
Jasdan, Saurashtra, India[1]
CitizenshipIndia
Political partyBharatiya Janta Party(since 2018).[1]
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress
SpouseMrs. Parulben.[1]
Children1 son & 2 daughters.[1]
Parents
  • Mohanbhai Bavaliya (father)
  • Maniben Bavaliya (mother)
ResidenceAmrapur,Jasdan City & Gandhinagar New Delhi[1]
Alma materSaurashtra University &
Gujarat University.[1]
OccupationAgriculturist Businessman
ProfessionFarmer, teacher,
Social Worker & Politician.[1]
PortfolioWater Supply, Food Civil supply, Water Resources, Animal Husbandry, Rural Housing

Kunvarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya is the Minister Of Water Supply, Water Resource, Food Civil Supply, Animal Husbandry, Rural Housing in the Government Of Gujarat. Convener of Gujarat Member of Parliament, President of All India Koli Samaj, New Delhi,Kunvarjibhai Bavaliya belong to the Koli caste of Gujarat.[2]

When Kunvarjibhai Bavaliya was excluded from cabinet ministry in the Gujarat government, there was a protest by people in Rajkot district to make him a minister.[3]

Education and background

Bavaliya holds BSc and BEd degrees from Saurashtra University and Gujarat University. He was a farmer by profession before joining politics.[1]

Posts held

#FromToPosition
0119951997MLA, (Gujarat Legislative Assembly)
0219982002MLA, (Gujarat Legislative Assembly)
0320022007MLA, (Gujarat Legislative Assembly)
0420072009MLA, (Gujarat Legislative Assembly)
0520092014Member of Parliament 15th Lok Sabha
0620172018MLA, (Gujarat Legislative Assembly
0720182022MLA, (Gujarat Legislative Assembly
082022OnwardMLA, (Gujarat Legislative Assembly

Cabinet Minister of Food Civil Supply, Water supply, Water Resources, Animal husbandry, Rural Housing Government of Gujarat

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Lok Sabha profile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  2. Shastri, Sandeep; Kumar, Ashutosh; Sisodia, Yatindra Singh (2021). Electoral Dynamics in the States of India. New Delhi, India, Asia: Taylor & Francis. pp. after the 2017 assembly elections, the BJP brought in their fold the biggest Koli community INC leader Kunvarjibhai Bavaliya to regain the community's support. He was directly made a cabinet minister. As a result, the INC was left without having a top leader from the Koli community, a handicap in the 2019 election. ISBN 978-1-000-47697-2.
  3. "Rajkot village protests exclusion of Kunvarjibhai Bavaliya from Cabinet". The Indian Express. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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