Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Surendranagar
State : Gujarat
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Shri Kanjibhai Makwana
Mother's Name : Smt. Bhaniben Makwana
Date of birth : 12 Jun 1932
Profession : Agriculturist
Positions held :
1960-70 Village Sarpanch, Dhajala, Gujarat1980-83 Pramukh, Taluka Panchayat, Sayla, Gujarat1998-99 Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha1999-2000 Member, Committee on Agriculture
More Information :
Books Published
“Zadna Parakha Far Par Thi” (in Gujarati)
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Literature, folk art and horticulture
Countries Visited
Nepal
Other Information
Worked for the poor and backward people of Chotila, Sayla and Muli areas in Surendranagar to get them ownership rights on land from zamindars; initiated developmental works in six villages viz., Shantinagar, Umapar, Amrapur, Navimadrhsar, Bhimora and Ganganagar; rehabilitated poor and downtrodden people in Dhajala Village and transformed it into an Adarsh (model) village; opened as many as 20 educational institutions in Sayla, Chotila, Wadhwan, Jasdan and other backard areas where thousands of poor children and adults were educated; Life Member, Sarvodaya Yojana, Gujarat; as President of Taluka Panchayat got dug many small, medium and big tanks (talabs) and Check Dams; completed many small and big irrigation projects including Check Dams and Anushravan Talabs
