Dinesh Vaghela

Dineshchandra Babulal Vaghela (born 9 March 1951) is currently a National Executive Member and the Head of National Disciplinary Action Committee of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).[2][3][4] Previously he was involved in the J.P. Narayan Movement, Gramdan Movement, Navnirman Movement and also campaigned for the Right to Information Act (RTI).[5][6]

Dinesh Vaghela
Dinesh Waghela
Born
Dineshchandra Babulal Vaghela

(1951-03-09) 9 March 1951
Palasava, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesBaba, Anand
OccupationSocial Activist, Politician
Known forBharat Swabhiman Trust,[1] RTI
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
MovementJ.P. Movement, Gramdan Movement, Navnirman Movement, India Against Corruption

In 2012, he was given the responsibility of establishing AAP in Gujarat and Goa.[3] In 2014, he ran in the election for the Lok Sabha seat of Ahmedabad East. Paresh Rawal of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the seat, and Vaghela came a distant third with 11,349 votes.[7]

References
  1. "Ramdev's trust plans campaign against indiscriminate mining". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  2. "AAP sacks internal Lokpal, removes Bhushan from another key committee". IndiaToday.in. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. "Maintaining discipline a challenge: Dinesh Waghela". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  4. "Yoga guru Baba Ramdev supporting BJP to avenge Congress: AAP". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  5. "Paresh Rawal should quit acting to be with people: AAP". IBNLive.com. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  6. "'Goa's CM seems to be only talking and using words to endorse illegalities'". The Goan. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  7. "Ahmedabad East". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
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