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'''Lakhabhai Bharwad''' (born 26 September 1959) is an Indian politician serving as the current Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Gujarat and is the Vice President of the Gujarat Congress. He was elected as the MLA from the [[Viramgam]] constituency in 2017, defeating his opponent Tejashree Patel by 6,500 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Raj|date=2017-12-18|title=Gujarat Election Results 2017: Most Congress turncoats lose, prominent party leaders trounced|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/gujarat-assembly-elections-gujarat-election-results-2017-most-congress-turncoats-lose-prominent-party-leaders-trounced-417645|access-date=2021-04-14|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref> Bharwad has raised the issue of farmer suicide in parliament, requesting data on suicides arising from crop failures in September 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-11|title=26 farmers committed suicide in 5 yrs: Gujarat govt|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/26-farmers-commited-suicide-in-5-yrs-gujarat-govt-6161195/|access-date=2021-04-14|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> Owing to his questions, it was revealed that the [[Gujarat]] Government had loaned 585 crores (about US $78.5 million) to [[Tata Motors|Tata motors]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sep 26|first=Kapil Dave / TNN /|last2=2018|last3=Ist|first3=07:11|title=Gujarat govt paid Rs 585 crore as soft loan to Tata Motors {{!}} Ahmedabad News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-govt-paid-rs-585-crore-as-soft-loan-to-tata-motors/articleshow/65958140.cms|access-date=2021-04-14|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> At present, Bharwad is associated with the [[Indian National Congress]] political party.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-01-29|title=Lakhabhai Bhikhabhai Bharwad|url=https://ourneta.com/neta/lakhabhai-bhikhabhai-bharwad/|access-date=2021-04-14|website=Our Neta|language=en-US}}</ref> He has no criminal record but has 22,80,000 Rupees of financial liability.<ref name=":1" />
He was graduated from B.A.L.D. Arts College in 1983, at [[Gujarat University]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Bharwad Lakhabhai Bhikhabhai(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- VIRAMGAM(AHMEDABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:|url=https://myneta.info/gujarat2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=5269|access-date=2021-04-14|website=myneta.info}}</ref> His self profession includes farmer, agriculturist, social worker and animal husbandry.<ref name=":0" />

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[[Category:Gujarat politicians]]
[[Category:Members of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Politics of Gujarat]]
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>Pizza0614 at 21:45, 20 July 2021