Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava (born 1 June 1957) is an Indian politician *ociated with Bharatiya Janata Party and former Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs (till July 5, 2016) in the Government of India under the Prime Ministership of Narendra Modi. He is a senior leader of the bharatiya janata party. He first got elected to 12th Lok Sabha in a by-election held on 25 November 1998 from the Bharuch Parliamentary Cons*uency of Gujarat, once a stronghold of Congress President Sonia Gandhi's political advisor Ahmed Patel. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 from the same cons*uency (renamed as Bharuch in 2008); five times in a row. He also served in the Government of Gujarat in 1994 as a Deputy Minister. He holds a master's degree in Social Work (M.S.W.) from Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahemadabad and was graduated (B.A.) fromSouth Gujarat University.

Contents

• 1 Political career
• 2 Address
• 3 Notes
• 4 External links

Political career

He served as Minister of State from May 2014 to 5 July 2016.

1994-96 : : : : Member, Gujarat Legislative *embly

Deputy Minister, Government of Gujarat

1998 : : : : Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

1998-99 :: : Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

1999 : : : : Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1999-2000 : Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare

Member, Committee on Private Members` Bills and Resolutions

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development

2004 : : : : Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 3rd term)

Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers

Member, Committee on Pe*ions

5 Aug. 2007 Member, Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers

2009 : : : : Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)

31 Aug. 2009 : : Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests

Address

Permanent Address:

Rajendra Nagar Society,

Jalaram Road

At & Po. Rajpipla

Ta. Nandod

Distt. Narmada

Gujarat

Tel. (02640) 224300

Delhi Address

55, North Avenue,

New Delhi - 110 001

Tels. (011) 23093670

(M) 9868180050, 9427110866

Notes

External links

• Detailed profile: Mansukhbhai D. Vasava in india.gov.in website