Fakir Vaghela

Fakirbhai Raghabhai Vaghela was a Cabinet Minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party ministry of Gujarat state of India.

Fakir Vaghela
Former Member of Legislative assembly of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
In office
2007–2012
Succeeded byManibhai Vaghela
ConstituencyVadgam
Personal details
Born17 October 1952
Died30 April 2013
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyBhartiya Janata Party

Early life

Vaghela was born in Gujarat. He was M.Com, L.L.B. (Spl), D.L.P. & C.A.I.I.B. (Banking). He died on 30 April 2013 at the age of 61 due to heart attack at their home place, Gandhinagar.[1]

In 1969, he worked as clerk-cum-cashier in Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service, as assistant in LIC from 1974 to 1978 and as officer in Union Bank of India from 1978 to 1990.

Politics

He was a three-time Member of Legislative Assembly from Dasada constituency and later became member of Vadgam constituency in Gujarat for its 12th legislative assembly[2][3]

He was minister in charge of Social Justice and Empowerment, (Including Welfare of Schedule Caste, Welfare of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes), Sports, Youth, Culture Activities. He was also a General Secretary All India BJP Schedule Caste Morcha from 1996 to 1998.[4]

References
  1. http://m.ibnlive.com/news/former-gujarat-minister-fakirbhai-vaghela-dies-at-60/388857-37-64.html
  2. "TWELFTH GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". Gujarat Vidhan Sabha. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  3. "Dasada Election and Results 2017, Candidate list, Winner and Runner-up". Elections in India. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. "Fakirbhai Raghabhai Vaghela". Hindustan Times. 6 May 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2020.


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