Balvantsinh Rajput

Balvantsinh Rajput is an Indian politician from the state of Gujarat. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2017 after leaving Indian National Congress before the Rajya Sabha election.

Balvantsinh Rajput
Chairman of Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC)
Assumed office
23 October 2017
Gujarat Legislative Assembly
In office
December 2002 – December 2007
Preceded byJay Narayan Vyas
ConstituencySidhpur
In office
December 2012 – 28 July2017
Preceded byJay Narayan Vyas
ConstituencySidhpur
Personal details
Born
Balvantsinh Rajput

(1962-08-17) 17 August 1962
Patan district in state of Gujarat
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Bhikiba
Childrenfive children
ParentsChandansinh Rajput (father)
Hansaba (mother)
ResidencePatan, Gujarat, India
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.balwantsinhrajput.org

Career

During the Gujarat Assembly election of 2012 Rajput who belonged to the Indian National Congress party declared assets worth 2680 million rupees ($41 million).[1] In the election, he defeated Jay Narayan Vyas of the Bharatiya Janata Party from the Sidhpur seat.[2]

On 28 July 2017, Rajput along with two other Congress legislators resigned from the assembly and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of party president Amit Shah ahead of the Rajya Sabha election (Election to Upper House of Indian Parliament).[3] It was announced that he was nominated by his new party as a candidate from the state's third seat. He was congratulated by chief minister Vijay Rupani.[4]

References
  1. "57 criminals, 134 crorepatis in 2012 Guj assembly". Rediff. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  2. "Sidhpur constituency election results 2012 : Balvantsinh Chandansinh Rajput of GC WINS - Gujarat". News Reporter. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  3. "3 Gujarat Congress MLAs resign, join BJP". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  4. "Balwantsinh Rajput to be BJP's third candidate contesting from Gujarat for Rajya Sabha election". Indian Express. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
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