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'''Jitu''' '''Kantilal Somani''' (born 1959)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Jitendra Kantilal Somani(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- WANKANER(MORBI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/Gujarat2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=5342 |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Gujarat]]. He is a member of the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from Wankaner Assembly constituency in [[Morbi district]]. He won the [[2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Live |first=A. B. P. |date=2022-12-08 |title=Wankaner Election Result 2022live: Bjp के Jitendra Kantilal Somani की हुई जीत, Aap के Vikram Sorani रहें दूसरे नंबर पर |url=https://www.abplive.com/elections/wankaner-election-result-2022-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-result-winner-loser-tally-bjp-congress-aap-gujarat-assembly-election-result-news-2276787 |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Somani is from [[Wankaner]], Morbi district, Gujarat. He is the son of Kantilal Somani. He studied Class 5 and passed the examinations in 1971. Later, he discontinued his studies.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Somani won from [[Wankaner Assembly constituency]] representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He polled 80,677 votes and defeated his nearest rival and three time MLA, [[Mohammed Javed Pirzada]] of the [[Indian National Congress]], by a margin of 19,955 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=General election to Vidhan Sabha trends and results December 2022 |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenDec2022/ConstituencywiseS0667.htm?ac=67 |access-date=23 January 2025 |website=Election Commission of India}}</ref> After getting elected as an MLA, he was nominated as the Airport Advisory Committee for the [[Rajkot International Airport]] under the chairmanship of [[Parshottam Rupala]], the Rajkot MP.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-27 |title=Gujarat Confidential: New Addition |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-confidential-new-addition-9590240/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Earlier in 2017, he lost to Pirzada Mahamadjavid Abdulmutalib of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 1,361 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wankaner Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Jitendra Kantilal Somani Of BJP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/elections/wankaner-election-result-2022-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-6560809.html |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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