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Jhunjhunwala is an Indian toponymic Marwari surname from
Jhunjhunu Jhunjhunu is a city and capital of Jhunjhunu district in the state of Rajasthan. This city is in the northern state of Rajasthan, India and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. History Jhunjhunu is a very old and historical ...
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Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
, India. They belong to Marwari community hailing from Rajasthan. Jhunjhunwalas follow Marwari traditions and are pure vegetarian community. Dialect that can be commonly heard by people belonging to this town is Marwari.They are the worshippers of deity Rani Sati in
Jhunjhunu Jhunjhunu is a city and capital of Jhunjhunu district in the state of Rajasthan. This city is in the northern state of Rajasthan, India and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. History Jhunjhunu is a very old and historical ...
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Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
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Jhunjhunu Jhunjhunu is a city and capital of Jhunjhunu district in the state of Rajasthan. This city is in the northern state of Rajasthan, India and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. History Jhunjhunu is a very old and historical ...
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Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
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and current vice president of India, since 11 August 2022. Prior to serving in this position, he served as the Governor of West Bengal. He also held office as the Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs under the
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in 1990. He is a member of the
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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Rakesh Jhunjhunwala (5 July 1960 – 14 August 2022) was an Indian billionaire business magnate, Chartered Accountant, stock trader, and investor. He began investing in 1985 with a capital of 5,000, with his first major profit in 1986. At the t ...
(1960–2022) - Indian investor and trader, founder of
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, often referred to as "India's
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" * Abhishek Jhunjhunwala (born 1982) - Indian cricketer *
Ashok Jhunjhunwala Ashok Jhunjhunwala (born 22 June 1953) is an Indian academic. He received his B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and PhD from the University of Maine.  He has been a faculty member at the Indian ...
(born 1953) - Indian electrical engineer * Banarsi Prasad Jhunjhunwala (1888–1966) - Indian politician


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Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College of Arts, Science & Commerce Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College (Autonomous) is college located in Ghatkopar (W), Mumbai, India. It is affiliated to University of Mumbai It was established in 1963. Reward It has been awarded and rated "A" grade by the NAAC with CGPA 3.50 ...
in Mumbai, India *
Jhunjhunu Jhunjhunu is a city and capital of Jhunjhunu district in the state of Rajasthan. This city is in the northern state of Rajasthan, India and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. History Jhunjhunu is a very old and historical ...
{{surname Indian surnames Surnames of Indian origin Surnames of Hindustani origin Hindu surnames Toponymic surnames People from Jhunjhunu district