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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Chhotubhai Vasava<br />
| office = [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start = 1990<br />
| term_end = <br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| party = [[Janata Dal (United)]] (2007–2017)<br/> [[Bharatiya Tribal Party]] (2017–present)<br />
| constituency = [[Jhagadiya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jhagadia]]<br />
| birth_date = 15 July 1945 (age 76)<br />
| birth_place = [[Bharuch district|Bharuch]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
| religion = <br />
| image = Chhotu bhai vasava (cropped).jpg<br />
| caption = Vasava in July 2021<br />
}}<br />
'''Chhotubhai Amarasinhbhai Vasava''' is Indian politician from [[Western India]]n state of [[Gujarat]]. He founded the [[Bharatiya Tribal Party]] (BTP) in 2017 after leaving [[Janata Dal (United)]]. He is a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Jhagadiya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jhagadia constituency]] since 1990.<ref>[http://www.gujaratassembly.gov.in/emembers12.htm TWELFTH GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY]</ref><ref>[http://www.myneta.info/gujarat2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=497 My Neta]</ref><ref>[http://www.gmahiti.com/political_details/Bharuch/MLA/Chhotubhai%20Vasava%20%20(%20MLA%20of%20Jhagadia%20)/1739 Gmahiti]</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
He was born in [[Bharuch district|Bharuch]] district , [[Gujarat]]. He belongs to [[Adivasi]] [[Bhil]] tribal community.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ahmed-patel-saviour-chhotubhai-vasava-puts-congress-in-bind-2560314|title=Ahmed Patel saviour Chhotubhai Vasava puts Congress in bind|website=dnaindia}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
He was a member of [[Janata Dal (United)]] (JD(U)) from 1990 to 2017. He left JD (U) when it formed an alliance with [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in [[Bihar]] state in 2017.<ref>http://www.uniindia.com/ex-jdu-mla-chhotubhai-vasava-retains-jhagadia-seat/election/news/1080072.html</ref><br />
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He founded the [[Bharatiya Tribal Party]] (BTP), less than a month before the [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]] which won two seats in assembly in an alliance with the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name=btp1>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/gujarat-2017/bharatiya-tribal-party-opens-account-in-gujarat/article21839930.ece|title=Bharatiya Tribal Party opens account in Gujarat|first=K.|last=Deepalakshmi|date=18 December 2017|publisher=|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/gujarat-2017/congress-stitches-alliance-with-chhotubhai-vasava/article20628580.ece|title=Congress stitches alliance with Chhotubhai Vasava|date=2017-11-21|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-03-01|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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He is a well-known tribal leader.<ref name=btp1/> He is one advocate of [[Bhilistan]] a separate state comprising tribal dominated parts of [[Gujarat]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/White-House-to-be-centre-of-Bhilistan-movement/articleshow/12642136.cms|title='White House' to be centre of Bhilistan movement!|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-clamour-for-separate-saurashtra-bhilistan-to-get-louder-1868566|title=Clamour for separate Saurashtra, Bhilistan to get louder|date=2013-08-01|work=dna|access-date=2018-03-01}}</ref><br />
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