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|office = [[Chairman]] of [[Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation]] (GIDC)<br />
|term_start = 23 October 2017<br />
| constituency3 = [[Sidhpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sidhpur]]<br />
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| term_start2 = December 2002<br />
| term_end2 = December 2007<br />
|term_start3 = December 2012<br />
|term_end3 = 28 July2017<br />
|constituency2 = [[Sidhpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sidhpur]]<br />
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| office2 = [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| predecessor2 = [[Jay Narayan Vyas]]<br />
| predecessor3 = [[Jay Narayan Vyas]]<br />
| parliament = [[Parliament of India]]<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1962|8|17}}<br />
| birth_place = Patan district in state of Gujarat<br />
| birth_name = Balvantsinh Rajput<br />
| nationality = [[Indian nationality|Indian]]<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| spouse = Bhikiba<br />
| children = five children<br />
| parents = Chandansinh Rajput (father)<br />Hansaba (mother)<br />
| residence = [[Patan, Gujarat]], India <br />
| occupation = Politician<br />
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| website = {{url|http://www.balwantsinhrajput.org}}<br />
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'''Balvantsinh Rajput''' is an Indian politician from the state of [[Gujarat]]. He joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in 2017 after leaving [[Indian National Congress]] before the [[2017 Indian Rajya Sabha elections|Rajya Sabha election]].<br />
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== Career ==<br />
During the [[2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Gujarat Assembly election of 2012]] Rajput who belonged to the [[Indian National Congress]] party declared assets worth 2680 million rupees ($41 million).<ref>{{cite web|title=57 criminals, 134 crorepatis in 2012 Guj assembly|url=https://rediff.com/news/report/gujarat-election-57-criminals-134-crorepatis-in-assembly/20121225.htm|publisher=Rediff|access-date=29 July 2017}}</ref> In the election, he defeated [[Jay Narayan Vyas]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] from the [[Sidhpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sidhpur seat]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sidhpur constituency election results 2012 : Balvantsinh Chandansinh Rajput of GC WINS - Gujarat|url=https://www.newsreporter.in/sidhpur-constituency-election-results-2012-balvantsinh-chandansinh-rajput-of-gc-wins-gujarat-93918|publisher=News Reporter|access-date=29 July 2017}}</ref><br />
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On 28 July 2017, Rajput along with two other Congress legislators resigned from the assembly and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of party president [[Amit Shah]] ahead of the [[2017 Indian Rajya Sabha elections|Rajya Sabha election]] (Election to Upper House of Indian Parliament).<ref>{{cite web|title=3 Gujarat Congress MLAs resign, join BJP|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/280717/3-gujarat-congress-mlas-resign-join-bjp.html|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=29 July 2017}}</ref> It was announced that he was nominated by his new party as a candidate from the state's third seat.<br />
He was congratulated by chief minister [[Vijay Rupani]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Balwantsinh Rajput to be BJP's third candidate contesting from Gujarat for Rajya Sabha election|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/balwantsinh-rajput-to-be-bjps-third-candidate-contesting-from-gujarat-for-rajya-sabha-election-amit-shah-smriti-irani-4770138/|publisher=Indian Express|access-date=29 July 2017}}</ref><br />
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