Jasvantsinh BhabhorFrom infopedia the free encyclopedia

Jasvantsinh Bhabhor (Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor; born 22 August 1966) is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Gujarat. He has represented Dahod in the Lok Sabha since 2014 and served as Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs from 2016 to 2019. Earlier he was a long-serving MLA and minister in Gujarat.

Wiki & Bios

Native Name :
Jasvantsinh Bhabhor
Nickname :
Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor
Born :
22 Aug
Birth Place :
Dasa, Limkheda, Dahod District, Gujarat, India
Occupation :
Politician (Lok Sabha MP, Dahod); Agriculturist
Spouse Name :
Kasturiben Bhabhor (m. 1987)
Year Active :
1995–present
Party :
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Designation :
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (since 2014); former Union MoS, Tribal Affairs
Area :
Dahod, Gujarat
Organization :
NA
Marital Status:
Married
Zodiac Sign:
Leo
Figure Mesurement:
Indian Rupees
TV Serials:
Na
Religion:
Na
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/p/Jasvantsinh-Bhabhor-100012747998080/
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/jasvantsinhbhabhor/
Nationality:
Indian

Career

Gujarat politics

Bhabhor was first elected to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly in 1995 and was re-elected in later elections until 2014. In the state government he held several posts, including Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Forests and Environment, and Tribal Development, Panchayat and Rural Housing. He also chaired the Gujarat State Tribal Development Corporation.

Parliament

He won the Dahod Lok Sabha seat in 2014 and was Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs from July 2016 to May 2019. He was re-elected in 2019, and in 2024 he defeated Congress candidate Prabhaben Taviyad by 3,33,677 votes (6,88,715 to 3,55,038).