Virsinh Gangjibhai Mohaniya is an Indian politician from

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state who has served as the member of the

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representing Limkheda from 1972 to 1980.

Career

As a candidate of the

Indian National Congress (Organisation) The Indian National Congress (Organisation) also known as Congress (O) or Syndicate/Old Congress was a political party in India formed when the Congress party split following the expulsion of Indira Gandhi. On 12 November 1969, the Prime Minis ...

, he won in the

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...

and

1975 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election The 5th Gujarat Legislative Assembly election was held in 1975. Indian National Congress (INC) won 75 seats out of 168 seats. While, NCO won 56 seats, BJS won 18 seats and KLP won 12 seats. INC underperformed in this election and lost 65 seats. ...

s. He served as the member of the

representing Limkheda for two terms; 1972―1975 and 1975―1980.

Personal life

Mohaniya lives in Khirkhai village in Limkheda Taluka of

Dahod district Dahod district is a district of Gujarat state in western India. This largely tribal district is mostly covered by forests and hills. Geography Dahod is located in eastern Gujarat. It is located at the tripoint between Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madh ...

in Gujarat. He lived in poverty and had worked as a labourer in farms. He has three sons and six daughters. He has of non-irrigated farmland while the rest of ancestral farmland was acquired by the railways.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mohaniya, Virsinh Gujarat MLAs 1972–1974 Gujarat MLAs 1975–1980 Indian National Congress (Organisation) politicians People from Dahod district