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| name = Kotwal Ashvinbhai Laxmanbhai<br />
| office = Member of the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start = 2007<br />
| predecessor = [[Amarsinh Chaudhary]]<br />
| term_end = 2022<br />
| successor =<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (since 2022)<br />
| other_party = [[Indian National Congress]] (until 2022)<br />
| constituency = [[Khedbrahma (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khedbrahma]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|10|21}} <br />
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'''Kotwal Ashvinbhai Laxmanbhai''' (born 21 October 1964), also known as '''Ashvin Kotwal''' or '''Ashvinkumar Kotval''' is an Indian farmer and politician who has served in the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from 2007 to 2022, representing [[Khedbrahma (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khedbrahma]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/gujarat-assembly-election/article/gujarat-assembly-elections-khedbhrahma-bjp-congress/132264|title=Gujarat Assembly Election 2017: Congress' Kotwal Ashvinbhai Laxmanbhai wins from Khedbrahma constituency|website=www.timesnownews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kotwal Ashvinbhai Laxmanbhai (Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- KHEDBRAHMA (ST)(SABARKANTHA)-Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=https://myneta.info/gujarat2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=1753|access-date=2022-04-18|website=myneta.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ashvinbhai Laxmanbhai Kotwal|url=https://ourneta.com/neta/ashvinbhai-laxmanbhai-kotwal|access-date=2022-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee|url=https://www.incgujarat.com/members-of-legislative-assembly-m-l-a-2|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref> Kotwal is also an [[Adivasi]] tribal leader.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ghanghar |first=Gopi Maniar |date=May 2, 2022 |title=Former Gujarat Congress MLA Ashvin Kotwal to join BJP on May 3 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/gujarat-assembly-polls-2022/story/former-gujarat-congress-mla-ashvin-kotwal-bjp-gujarat-assembly-polls-1944628-2022-05-02 |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref><br />
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On 2 May 2022, Kotwal defected from the [[Indian National Congress]] and joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Kotwal defected because INC refused to give him the role of Leader of the Opposition in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, selecting [[Sukhram Rathva]] instead.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Satish |date=2022-05-03 |title=Gujarat Congress MLA Ashwin Kotwal resigns ahead of polls, joins BJP |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/gujarat-congress-mla-ashwin-kotwal-resigns-ahead-of-polls-joins-bjp-1106105.html |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=[[Deccan Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> He was defeated in the [[2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]].<br />
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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat]]<br />
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