Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava (born 1 June 1957) is an Indian politician associated with

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and former Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs (till July 5, 2016) in the Government of India under the Prime Ministership of

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. He is a senior leader of the bharatiya janata party. He first got elected to

12th Lok Sabha This is the list of members of the 12th Lok Sabha, (10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999) after the 1998 Indian general election held during February–March 1998. This was the second consecutive Lok Sabha, like the 11th Lok Sabha elections that d ...

in a by-election held on 25 November 1998 from the Bharuch Parliamentary Constituency of

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, once a stronghold of Congress President Sonia Gandhi's political advisor Ahmed Patel. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 from the same constituency (renamed as Bharuch in 2008); five times in a row. He also served in the Government of Gujarat in 1994 as a Deputy Minister. He holds a master's degree in Social Work (M.S.W.) from Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahemadabad and was graduated (B.A.) from South Gujarat University.

Political career

He served as Minister of State from May 2014 to 5 July 2016.
1994-96 Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly Deputy Minister, Government of Gujarat1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha1998-99 Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1999-2000 Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare Member, Committee on Private Members` Bills and Resolutions Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 3rd term) Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers Member, Committee on Petitions5 Aug. 2007 Member, Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests

Address

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Permanent Address:
'' Rajendra Nagar Society, Jalaram Road At & Po. Rajpipla Ta. Nandod Distt. Narmada Gujarat Tel. (02640) 224300 '
Delhi Address
'' 55, North Avenue, New Delhi - 110 001 Tels. (011) 23093670 (M) 9868180050, 9427110866

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External links

Detailed profile: Mansukhbhai D. Vasava
in india.gov.in website {{DEFAULTSORT:Vasava, Mansukhbhai 1957 births Living people India MPs 1998–1999 India MPs 1999–2004 India MPs 2004–2009 India MPs 2009–2014 India MPs 2014–2019 Lok Sabha members from Gujarat People from Bharuch Narendra Modi ministry Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat India MPs 2019–present