Jagdish Ishwarbhai Vishwakarma (Panchal) (born 12 August 1973) is currently the Minister of state, Gujarat. In the new Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel’s cabinet, Jagdish Vishwakarma (Panchal) has been allocated various portfolios. He is an MLA from

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for its 14th legislative assembly. He is a state-level minister of Cottage Industries, Co-Operation, Salt Industries, Protocol (Independent Charge), Industries,Road and Building, Forest, Environment And Climate Change, Printing And Stationery (State Minister), Government of Gujarat. He was BJP President of Ahmedabad city and he has served as the Convenor of Udhyog Cell

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Gujarat.

Early life

Jagdish Vishwakarma was born in

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on 12 August 1973 He came from a

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family.

Political Career

* Jagdish Ishwarbhai Vishwakarma began his political journey as a Buth in charge in Thakkarbapanagar in 1998 and was elected as MLA

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from

in 2012 Gujarat assembly elections. * He was the Industry cell convenor in 2013,

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and later on, he served as a President of Karnavati Bjp

city. He serves as minister of state, BJP Gujarat in the Ministry of MSME. * Jagdish Vishwakarma has been given additional charge of Minister of State, Roads and Building by the Chief Minister of Gujarat

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on 20th August 2022. * A new record was created on 27th August 2022, while celebrating the 75th anniversary of India's Independence in presence of Prime Minister

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, Chief Minister

, Home Minister Gujarat State

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and Jagdish Vishwakarma as 7,500 women spun `charkha' (spinning wheel) together. * Jagdish Vishwakarma, a BJP candidate from

constituency is re-elected in the

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won by 55,198 votes for the

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. This is the third consecutive win for Jagdish Vishwakarma from Nikol constituency.

News

* Gujarat is witnessing fast growth of

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and startups are also record high mentioned by Industries Minister of Gujarat State Jagdish Vishwakarma at

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MSME Growth Conclave.

Personal life

Jagdish Vishwakarma is married to Alkaben Panchal.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vishwakarma, Jagdish Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat Gujarat MLAs 2012–2017 1951 births Gujarat MLAs 2017–2022