Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Bharuch
State : Gujarat
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 6 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Shri Dhanjibhai Vasava
Mother's Name : Smt. Ramilaben Vasava
Date of birth : 01 Jun 1957
Profession : Agriculturist
Positions held :
1994-96 Member, Gujarat Legislative AssemblyDeputy Minister, Government of Gujarat1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha1998-99 Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development SchemeMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1999-2000 Member, Standing Committee on Labour and WelfareMember, Committee on Private Members` Bills and ResolutionsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)Member, Standing Committee on Chemicals and FertilizersMember, Committee on Petitions5 Aug. 2007 Member, Standing Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & ForestsMay, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term)27 May 2014 - 5 July 2016 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Tribal Affairs1 Sept. 2017 - 25 May 2019 Member, Committee on Social Justice and EmpowermentMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (6th term)13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on CommerceMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Culture and Tourism
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Music (Bhakti Sangeet)
