Tushar Chaudhary (born 18 December 1965) is an Indian politician and a leader of the

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. He was elected to

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in 2002 and 2022, and to

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in 2004 and 2009.

Early life

Chaudhary was born on 18 December 1965 in Bedkuvta Valod village in Surat district of Gujarat. He is a son of

Amarsinh Chaudhary Amarsinh Bhilabhai Chaudhary (31 July 1941 – 15 August 2004) was an Indian politician. He became the first ''adivasi'' to serve as the Chief Minister of Gujarat when he took office in 1985. Career Chaudhary was a civil engineer and served as ...

, a politician and former chief minister of Gujarat. He has studied MBBS from

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Career

He was elected from

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in 2002 Gujarat legislative assembly election. In 2004, he was elected to

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from

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constituency. In 2009, he was elected to the

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from Bardoli constituency. He was the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs from 28 May 2009 to 28 September 2012. On 28 September 2012 he became the Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways. He contested

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and

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s from Bardoli but lost both times. In 2017 Gujarat legislative assembly election, he lost from Mahuva constituency. In

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, he contested and was elected from Khedbrahma constituency defeating his nearest rival

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candidate Ashvin Kotwal.

Personal life

In 1991, Chaudhary married Dipti Chaudhary. They have a daughter and a son.

Notes

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
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