Kirit Premjibhai Solanki (b 1950) is an Indian Politician and medical practitioner (laparoscopic surgeon) who has been elected Member of Parliament of India for three consecutive terms (15th, 16th and 17th Lok Sabha). He represents the Ahmedabad West constituency of

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and is a member of the

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political party. Currently, he has been appointed as the chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. He is also part of the panel of chairpersons who preside over the House in the absence of the

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and the

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. He is one of the most active members in the parliament and had nearly 100% attendance in the 15th and 16th Lok Sabha. He has been awarded the Shreshth Sansad Award consecutively twice in 2018 and 2019 for his active work in the parliament and constituency.

Early life and education

Kirit Solanki was born in village Kamboi,

. He is a doctor by profession and holds MBBS, MS and FICS degrees. Before joining politics, he worked as a professor of surgery for almost 38 years. He also served as the elected President of the

State Surgeons Association for the year 2011-2012. Education Educated at: # Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medial College, Ahmedabad # B.J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad; and # Fellow of International College of Surgeon

Political career and Election results

Elections

Kirit Solanki, is the first elected

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from the Ahmedabad West constituency. This constituency was earlier a part of

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...

constituency and came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of

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of parliamentary constituencies.

Parliamentary activity

Dr. Solanki has been an active parliamentarian with a high attendance of 97% when the National Average is 80%. He has participated in 333 debates of the Parliament when the National Average is 67.1. He has also asked 416 questions and proposed 37 Private Member's Bills. He is very much interested in private member bills and as he ranks as the second highest to raise the private member's bills in the Parliament. Dr. Solanki has raised some vital issues in Parliament regarding his constituency Ahmadabad West and issues affecting the people of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST), healthcare, education and other important national issues etc. He actively participates in debates with respect to health care sector in India and often shares his rich personal experience as a doctor. Debates Participated: * Welfare of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes * Illegal immigration of Bangladeshis * Need for research on thalassemia gene therapy * Health care issues of tribal * Rising mob lynching incidents * Ill behavior meted to people from the north-eastern states Key Private Member Bills: * The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill 2018 * The Right to Play Sports Bill 2018 * The Compulsory Mental Healthcare Counselling Facilities in Government Schools Bill, 2016 * The Tuberculosis (Prevention and Control) Bill 2017 * The National Witness Protection Bill 2016 * Rainwater (Harvesting and Storage) Bill 2016

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