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'''Kunvarji Halpati''' (born 1967)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Kunvarjibhai Narsinhbhai Halpati(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- MANDVI (ST)(SURAT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/Gujarat2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=5258 |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Gujarat]]. He is a member of the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from Mandvi Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community, in [[Surat district]]. He won the [[2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mandvi Assembly Seat, Gujarat Election 2022 – Get Mandvi constituency news updates and complete details {{!}} Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/gujarat-assembly-election/mandvi-157 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203041657/https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/gujarat-assembly-election/mandvi-157 |archive-date=3 February 2023 |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en-us |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Live |first=A. B. P. |date=2022-12-08 |title=Mandvi Election 2022 Final Results Live: Bjp Candidate Kunvarjibhai Narsinhbhai Halpati Wins From Mandvi , Details Inside |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/mandvi-election-result-2022-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-result-winner-loser-tally-bjp-congress-aap-gujarat-assembly-election-result-news-1568309 |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-09 |title=Gujarat Assembly Election Results 2022: Full list of winners |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/gujarat-assembly-elections-2022-winning-candidates-constituency-8312674/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Halpati is from Mahua, Surat district, Gujarat. He is the son of Narsinhbhai Halpati. He completed his BA in 1989 at a college affiliated with [[Veer Narmad South Gujarat University]], Surat and later did a diploma in education and passed the examinations conducted by Gujarat State Examination Board, Ahmedabad in 1991.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Halpati won from [[Mandvi, Surat Assembly constituency|Mandvi Assembly constituency]] representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He polled 74,502 votes and defeated his nearest rival and sitting MLA, [[Anand Chaudhari]] of the [[Indian National Congress]], by a margin of 18,109 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenDec2022/ConstituencywiseS06157.htm?ac=157 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131161423/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenDec2022/ConstituencywiseS06157.htm?ac=157 |archive-date=31 January 2023 |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=results.eci.gov.in |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gujarat Election Result 2022: Constituency Wise Winning Candidates List |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/gujarat-election-results-2022-constituency-wise-winning-candidates-list |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He contested as an independent candidate in the [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]] and finished third behind winner Anand Chaudhari of Congress and Merjibhai Chaudhari of BJP, who finished second.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mandvi Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Kunvarjibhai Narsinhbhai Halpati Of BJP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/elections/mandvi-election-result-2022-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-2-6562495.html |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> For BJP, the victory in the tribal Mandvi constituency is the first entry and Halpati was rewarded with a ministerial post, as he also represents one of the poorest tribal communities, the [[Halpati]] community.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arnimesh |first=Shanker |date=2022-12-13 |title=1st win in 'tribal' Mandvi — why BJP 'rewarded' Kunvarji Halpati with Gujarat ministerial berth |url=https://theprint.in/politics/1st-win-in-tribal-mandvi-why-bjp-rewarded-kunvarji-halpati-with-gujarat-ministerial-berth/1263034/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>

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