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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Harsh Sanghavi
| image =
| imagesize = 220x220px
| caption =
| office = [[Minister of State]], [[Government of Gujarat]]
| term_start = 16 September 2021
| term_end =
| 1blankname = {{centre|Ministry}}
| 1namedata = {{centre|'''Term'''}}
| 2blankname = Minister of Sports, Youth Affairs & Cultural Activities (Independent charge)
| 2namedata = 16 September 2021 - Incumbent
| 3blankname = Minister of Excise & Prohibition (Independent charge)
| 3namedata = 16 September 2021 - Incumbent
| 4blankname = Minister of Border Security & Prisons (Independent charge)
| 4namedata = 16 September 2021 - Incumbent
| 5blankname = Minister of Home, Police Housing & Disaster management
| 5namedata = 16 September 2021 - Incumbent
| office1 = Member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Majura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Majura]]
| predecessor1 = ''constituency created''
| term_start1 = 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1985|1|8}}
| birth_place = [[Surat]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| alma_mater =
| father = Ramesh Bhuralal Sanghavi
| mother = Devendraben Ramesh Sanghavi
| spouse = Prachi Sanghavi
| children = Son - Aarush, Daughter - Nirva
| website = {{URL|www.harshsanghavi.in/}}
| footnotes =
| source = http://www.gujaratassembly.gov.in/epsurat13.htm
}}

'''Harsh Ramesh Sanghvi''' (born 8 January 1985) is currently Home Minister(state). In the new Gujarat CM [[Bhupendrabhai Patel]]’s cabinet, Sanghavi has been allocated nine portfolios are Home, disaster management and police housing; MoS in sports, youth and cultural activities, NRI, excise and prohibition, border security and prisons <ref>{{cite news |title=Gujarat: PM Modi’s Madison Square program successor Harsh Sanghavi gets 9 portfolios in Bhupendra Patel cabinet |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/sep/21/gujarat-pmmodis-madison-square-program-successor-harsh-sanghavi-gets-9-portfolios-in-bhupendra-pa-2361470.html |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Before Sanghavi, [[Pradipsinh Jadeja|Pradip Singh Jadeja]], [[Amit Shah]], Haren Pandya and Gordhan Zadafia have served as the home minister of Gujarat under the BJP regime.He is a member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]],[[Majura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Majura]] in [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. He was also National Vice President of [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha|Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gujaratassembly.gov.in/emembers13.htm|title=Gujarat Lokshabha Sabha - Members|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gujaratassembly.gov.in/epsurat13.htm|title=Gujarat Vidhan Sabha - Who's who|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Sanghvi was born in [[Surat]] on 8 January 1985. He came from a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] family who were [[Baniya|Baniyas]]. His father was the Diamond Merchant of Surat. As a youth, When he was just 15, he ventured in student politics.He then worked in a civic hospital. Later, he joined Yuva Morcha, the youth cell of BJP. He was appointed as the youngest general secretary of state for the [[BJP]]. In the past, Sanghavi has also worked with [[Anurag Thakur]], now the Minister of Information & Broadcasting, and MP [[Poonam Mahajan]].<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
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Sanghavi was the youngest member of the Legislative Assembly in 2012 when he was elected for the first time at the age of 27 from [[Surat City]] ([[Majura (district)|Majura]]) in 2012. He won [[Majura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] Seat by a record-breaking margin and was the 4th highest winner of Gujarat Assembly. In 2013, Harsh was reappointed as youth BJP state Vice President. In 2017, he was appointed National Vice President of [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]]. On 18 September 2021, he became Home Minister of Gujarat and assumed office as Home (MOS INDEPENDENT), disaster management and police housing; MoS in sports, youth and cultural activities, NRI, excise and prohibition, border security and prisons.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|first=SHANKER|date=19 September 2021|title=Who is Harsh Sanghavi, the BJP leader who holds 9 portfolios in new Gujarat CM cabinet|work=[[ThePrint]]|url=https://theprint.in/politics/who-is-harsh-sanghavi-the-bjp-leader-who-holds-9-portfolios-in-new-gujarat-cm-cabinet/736050/}}</ref>

==Social Work==
On 28 June 2015, Harsh Sanghavi with 400 volunteers associated with the movement gathered at Navdi Ovara on the bank of river Tapi in Nanpura for cleaning it. The young volunteers who came with banners and brooms, stepped into thick muck on the river bank to remove plastic and waste. Wearing T-shirts with a message of 'Clean Tapi - Clean India', the participants carried out the cleaning work with a city-based rock band 'Antrikh' playing live music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Surat-citizens-join-hands-to-clean-Tapi-bank/articleshow/47859875.cms|title=Surat citizens join hands to clean Tapi bank|author=|date=|work=The Times of India|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref> Harsh belongs to visa shrimali baniya community.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nayan|first=Dave|date=December 12, 2017|title=Youngest sitting MlA Harsh confident of retaining seat|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/youngest-sitting-mla-harsh-confident-of-retaining-seat.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-26|website=www.dailypioneer.com}}</ref>

During August, 2020 he tested positive for [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Aug 28|first1=TNN /|last2=2020|last3=Ist|first3=04:00|title=Majura BJP MLA tests Covid positive {{!}} Surat News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/majura-bjp-mla-tests-covid-positive/articleshow/77790768.cms|access-date=2020-09-04|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gujarat minister, Congress MLA test positive for coronavirus|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/aug/28/gujarat-minister-congress-mla-test-positive-for-coronavirus-2189611.html|access-date=2020-09-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/on-28th-birthday-surat-mla-gifts-his-young-voters-a-job-fair/1056711/|title=On 28th birthday, Surat MLA gifts his young voters a job fair|work=indianexpress.com}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.niticentral.com/2015/03/04/gujarat-govt-to-set-up-two-new-lng-terminals-of-10-mmtpa-305309.html|title=Gujarat govt to set up two new LNG terminals of 10 MMTPA|work=India News Analysis Opinions on Niti Central|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307025412/http://www.niticentral.com/2015/03/04/gujarat-govt-to-set-up-two-new-lng-terminals-of-10-mmtpa-305309.html|archivedate=7 March 2015|df=dmy-all}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110351/http://www.aiyd.org/?attachment_id=2715 Austria India Youth Dialog]
* {{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/pm-modis-pinstripe-monogrammed-suit-auction-as-it-happened_1549646.html|title=PM Modi's pinstripe monogrammed suit auction: As it happened|work=Zee News|date=20 February 2015}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bjp-rebutts-to-congress-hawala-accusations-with-picture-of-afroz-phatta-with-congress-mp-azharuddin-1983018|title=BJP rebutts to Congress 'Hawala' accusations with picture of Afroz Phatta with Congress MP Azharuddin|work=dna|date=28 April 2014}}

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[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Members of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Gujarat MLAs 2012–2017]]
[[Category:Gujarat MLAs 2017–2022]]
[[Category:People from Surat]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat]]

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