| Office | Former Member of Legislative assembly of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
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|---|---|
| Term start | 2012 |
| Term end | 2017
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| Successor | Jignesh Mevani
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| Constituency | Vadgam
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| Political party | Indian National Congress (until 2021) Bhartiya Janata Party (2022–present)
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Manilal Jethabhai Vaghela is an Indian politician from Gujarat.
Political career
Vaghela was elected as a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Vadgam in 2012 as a candidate of the Indian National Congress (INC). When the INC supported independent candidate Jignesh Mevani from Vadgam in 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election, he was moved to contest as an INC candidate from Idar, where he was defeated. He resigned from INC in November 2021 and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in April 2022.[1][2] He contested 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election from Vadgam as a BJP candidate but was defeated by his nearest rival, and INC candidate Jignesh Mevani.[3]
References
- ↑ Ex-Congress MLA Manilal Vaghela joins BJP ahead of Gujarat Assembly polls. The Hindu(2022-04-24). Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ↑ Arundhati Roy: Arundhati Roy donates Rs 3 lakh to Jignesh Mevani's campaign. The Times of India(2017-12-01). Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ↑ ગુજરાત વિધાનસભા ચૂંટણી પરિણામઃ કોંગ્રેસના સૂપડા સાફ, માંડ 17 સીટ જીતી, આપ પાર્ટીનો 5 બેઠક પર વિજય. Indian Express Gujarati. Retrieved 2022-12-08.