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| name = Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava<br />
| image = Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava addressing a meeting on effective and efficient implementation mechanism of schemes of Ministry of Tribal Affairs for development of Tribals, in New Delhi on August 05, 2014.jpg<br />
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1957|6|1}}<br />
| birth_place =[[Narmada district|Narmada]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]<br />
| residence =Rajendra Nagar Society, Rajpipla, Jalaram Road, Narmada, [[Gujarat]]<br />
| nationality =[[India]]n<br />
| office1= [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Tribal Affairs]]<br />
| term_start1 = 22 May 2014<br />
| term_end1 = 5 July 2016<br />
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]<br />
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]<br />
| constituency= [[Bharuch (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bharuch]]<br />
| term_start= 1998<br />
| predecessor = [[Chandubhai Deshmukh]]<br />
| successor =<br />
| education=B.A, M.S.W.<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] <br />
| spouse = Saraswatiben Vasava<br />
| profession= Agriculturist<br />
| children = 1 son and 2 daughters<br />
| footnotes =Source [http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=501]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava''' (born 1 June 1957) is an Indian politician associated with [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and former Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs (till July 5, 2016) in the Government of India under the Prime Ministership of [[Narendra Modi]]. He is a senior leader of the bharatiya janata party. He first got elected to [[12th Lok Sabha]] in a by-election held on 25 November 1998 from the [[Bharuch (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bharuch]] Parliamentary Constituency of [[Gujarat]], once a stronghold of Congress President [[Sonia Gandhi]]'s political advisor [[Ahmed Patel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/ByeFeb1998/S06/GJ-23-LS.HTML|title=Bye-elections November, 1998 - Parliamentary Constituency 23 - Broach|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=5 April 2010}}</ref> He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 from the same constituency (renamed as Bharuch in 2008); five times in a row. He also served in the Government of Gujarat in 1994 as a Deputy Minister. He holds a master's degree in Social Work (M.S.W.) from Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahemadabad and was graduated (B.A.) from<br />
South Gujarat University.<br />
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== Political career ==<br />
He served as Minister of State from May 2014 to 5 July 2016.<ref>{{citation |title=Najma Heptulla, G M Siddeshwara resign from Modi Cabinet |url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/najma-heptulla-g-m-siddeshwara-resign-naqvi-becomes-minority-affairs-minister/1/713432.html |work=[[India Today]] |date=12 July 2016 }}</ref><br />
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! Year !! Position<br />
|-<br />
| 1994-96 || Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly<br />
|-<br />
| 1994-96 || Deputy Minister, Government of Gujarat<br />
|-<br />
| 1998 || Elected to 12th Lok Sabha<br />
|-<br />
| 1998-99 || Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme<br />
|-<br />
| 1998-99 || Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment<br />
|-<br />
| 1999 || Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)<br />
|-<br />
| 1999-2000 || Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare<br />
|-<br />
| 1999-2000 || Member, Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions<br />
|-<br />
| 1999-2000 || Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development<br />
|-<br />
| 2004 || Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)<br />
|-<br />
| 2004-2007 || Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers<br />
|-<br />
| 2004-2007 || Member, Committee on Petitions<br />
|-<br />
| 5 Aug. 2007 || Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers<br />
|-<br />
| 2009 || Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)<br />
|-<br />
| 31 Aug. 2009 || Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests<br />
|}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=501 Detailed profile: Mansukhbhai D. Vasava] in India.gov.in website<br />
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