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| Office | Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
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| Term start | 1990
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| Constituency | Jhagadia
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| Born | 15 July 1945 (age 76) |
| Born | Bharuch, Bombay Presidency, British India
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| Nationality | Indian
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| Political party | Janata Dal (United) (2007–2017) Bharatiya Tribal Party (2017–present)
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Chhotubhai Amarasinhbhai Vasava is Indian politician from Western Indian state of Gujarat. He founded the Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) in 2017 after leaving Janata Dal (United). He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Jhagadia constituency since 1990.[1][2][3]
Early life
He was born in Bharuch district , Gujarat. He belongs to Adivasi Bhil tribal community.[4]
Career
He was a member of Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) from 1990 to 2017. He left JD (U) when it formed an alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar state in 2017.[5]
He founded the Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP), less than a month before the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election which won two seats in assembly in an alliance with the Indian National Congress.[6][7]
He is a well-known tribal leader.[6] He is one advocate of Bhilistan a separate state comprising tribal dominated parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.[8][9]
References
- ↑ TWELFTH GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
- ↑ My Neta
- ↑ Gmahiti
- ↑ Ahmed Patel saviour Chhotubhai Vasava puts Congress in bind. dnaindia.
- ↑ http://www.uniindia.com/ex-jdu-mla-chhotubhai-vasava-retains-jhagadia-seat/election/news/1080072.html
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Bharatiya Tribal Party opens account in Gujarat, Deepalakshmi, K.(18 December 2017).
- ↑ Congress stitches alliance with Chhotubhai Vasava. The Hindu(2017-11-21). Retrieved 2018-03-01.
- ↑ 'White House' to be centre of Bhilistan movement!. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
- ↑ Clamour for separate Saurashtra, Bhilistan to get louder. dna(2013-08-01). Retrieved 2018-03-01.
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