Jayantilal Parshottam Bhanusali (1 June 1964 – 8 January 2019) was an

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politician who served as

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from the Abadasa constituency in

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from December 2007 to December 2012. He was a member of the 12th legislative assembly. He was Gujarat BJP Vice President. He was shot dead by unidentified attackers aboard a train,

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between Kataria and Surajbari stations on 8 January 2019. A few days after his murder, fellow BJP member Chhabil Patel was charged by the police for conspiracy.

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