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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dave started his political career in the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]].&amp;lt;ref name=dna&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Anant Dave, the &#039;giant killer&#039; passes away|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-anant-dave-the-giant-killer-passes-away-1750135|accessdate=8 January 2016|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=8 October 2012|location=Ahmedabad|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He served as a member of the Mandvi municipality for two terms.&amp;lt;ref name=ls/&amp;gt; He won the [[1977 Indian general election]] from [[Kachchh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kutch constituency]] (now known as Kachchh) as a [[Janata Party]] candidate, and became a member of the [[6th Lok Sabha|6th]] [[Lok Sabha]].&amp;lt;ref name=ls/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=rs/&amp;gt; He had defeated [[Indian National Congress]]&#039; senior politician &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;Mahipat Mehta&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/del&gt;, and rose to the status of &quot;giant killer&quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=dna/&amp;gt; He was detained under [[Maintenance of Internal Security Act]] for eleven months during [[The Emergency (India)|the emergency]].&amp;lt;ref name=ls/&amp;gt; He represented Gujarat in the [[Rajya Sabha]] from 1990 to 2002.&amp;lt;ref name=rs/&amp;gt; He actively participated in water conservation movement in the Kutch district, and as the chairman of the Sardar Patel Jal Sanchay Nigam, he was the &quot;cornerstone&quot; for building eleven thousand [[Check dam|checks dams]] in Kutch.&amp;lt;ref name=dna/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dave started his political career in the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]].&amp;lt;ref name=dna&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Anant Dave, the &#039;giant killer&#039; passes away|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-anant-dave-the-giant-killer-passes-away-1750135|accessdate=8 January 2016|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=8 October 2012|location=Ahmedabad|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He served as a member of the Mandvi municipality for two terms.&amp;lt;ref name=ls/&amp;gt; He won the [[1977 Indian general election]] from [[Kachchh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kutch constituency]] (now known as Kachchh) as a [[Janata Party]] candidate, and became a member of the [[6th Lok Sabha|6th]] [[Lok Sabha]].&amp;lt;ref name=ls/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=rs/&amp;gt; He had defeated [[Indian National Congress]]&#039; senior politician Mahipat Mehta, and rose to the status of &quot;giant killer&quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=dna/&amp;gt; He was detained under [[Maintenance of Internal Security Act]] for eleven months during [[The Emergency (India)|the emergency]].&amp;lt;ref name=ls/&amp;gt; He represented Gujarat in the [[Rajya Sabha]] from 1990 to 2002.&amp;lt;ref name=rs/&amp;gt; He actively participated in water conservation movement in the Kutch district, and as the chairman of the Sardar Patel Jal Sanchay Nigam, he was the &quot;cornerstone&quot; for building eleven thousand [[Check dam|checks dams]] in Kutch.&amp;lt;ref name=dna/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;added &lt;a href=&quot;/w/index.php?title=Category:Politicians_from_Kutch_district&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot; class=&quot;new&quot; title=&quot;Category:Politicians from Kutch district (page does not exist)&quot;&gt;Category:Politicians from Kutch district&lt;/a&gt; using &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/BP:HC&quot; class=&quot;extiw&quot; title=&quot;wp:HC&quot;&gt;HotCat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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|name        = Anant Dave&lt;br /&gt;
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|birth_name  = Anantray Devshanker Dave&lt;br /&gt;
|birth_date  = {{Birth date|1938|5|27|df=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
|birth_place = [[Mandvi]], [[Kutch district]], Gujarat, India&lt;br /&gt;
|death_date  = {{Death date and age|2012|10|7|1938|5|27|df=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
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|party       = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
|spouse      = Indira Anant Dave&lt;br /&gt;
|parents     = Devshanker (father)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Kashiben (mother)&lt;br /&gt;
|education   = [[Bachelor of Arts]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Bachelor of Laws]]&lt;br /&gt;
|occupation  = Lecturer&lt;br /&gt;
|office      = Member of [[Lok Sabha]] for [[Kachchh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kutch]]&lt;br /&gt;
|term_start  = 27 March 1977&lt;br /&gt;
|term_end    = 22 August 1979&lt;br /&gt;
|office2     = Member of [[Rajya Sabha]] for [[Gujarat]]&lt;br /&gt;
|term_start2 = 10 April 1990&lt;br /&gt;
|term_end2   = 9 April 2002&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Anantray Devshanker Dave&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (27 May 1938 – 7 October 2012) was an Indian politician from the state of [[Gujarat]], who represented [[Kachchh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kutch constituency]] in the [[6th Lok Sabha|6th]] [[Lok Sabha]] and was a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] from 1990 to 2002. Born in [[Mandvi]], he served as a member of the Mandvi Municipality and chairman of Sardar Patel Jal Sanchay Nigam.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Personal life==&lt;br /&gt;
Dave was born to Devshanker and Kashiben on 27 May 1938 in [[Mandvi]], [[Kutch district]].&amp;lt;ref name=rs&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx|publisher=Rajya Sabha|accessdate=8 January 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He completed his study of law from [[Gujarat University]].&amp;lt;ref name=ls&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.192/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2352.htm|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]]|accessdate=8 January 2016}}{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He served as a lecturer in Sheth S.V.College.&amp;lt;ref name=rs/&amp;gt; He married Indira Anant Dave on 11 December 1968.&amp;lt;ref name=ls/&amp;gt; He has one son named Devang Dave and two daughters named Nehal Dave and Hetal Dave.&amp;lt;ref name=ls/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Political career==&lt;br /&gt;
Dave started his political career in the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]].&amp;lt;ref name=dna&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Anant Dave, the &amp;#039;giant killer&amp;#039; passes away|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-anant-dave-the-giant-killer-passes-away-1750135|accessdate=8 January 2016|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=8 October 2012|location=Ahmedabad|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He served as a member of the Mandvi municipality for two terms.&amp;lt;ref name=ls/&amp;gt; He won the [[1977 Indian general election]] from [[Kachchh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kutch constituency]] (now known as Kachchh) as a [[Janata Party]] candidate, and became a member of the [[6th Lok Sabha|6th]] [[Lok Sabha]].&amp;lt;ref name=ls/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=rs/&amp;gt; He had defeated [[Indian National Congress]]&amp;#039; senior politician [[Mahipat Mehta]], and rose to the status of &amp;quot;giant killer&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=dna/&amp;gt; He was detained under [[Maintenance of Internal Security Act]] for eleven months during [[The Emergency (India)|the emergency]].&amp;lt;ref name=ls/&amp;gt; He represented Gujarat in the [[Rajya Sabha]] from 1990 to 2002.&amp;lt;ref name=rs/&amp;gt; He actively participated in water conservation movement in the Kutch district, and as the chairman of the Sardar Patel Jal Sanchay Nigam, he was the &amp;quot;cornerstone&amp;quot; for building eleven thousand [[Check dam|checks dams]] in Kutch.&amp;lt;ref name=dna/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Death==&lt;br /&gt;
Dave died on 7 October 2012 after prolonged illness due to [[cancer]].&amp;lt;ref name=dna/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=zee&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Gujarat: Ex-BJP MP Anant Dave passes away|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/gujarat/gujarat-ex-bjp-mp-anant-dave-passes-away_804344.html|accessdate=8 January 2016|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|publisher=[[Zee News]]|date=7 October 2012|location=Ahmedabad}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Narendra Modi]] expressed grief over his death, and said that he &amp;quot;played a key role in the development of Kutch&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=zee/&amp;gt; [[Vice President of India]] [[Hamid Ansari]] said that &amp;quot;the country has lost a noted social worker and able parliamentarian&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Rajya Sabha remembers Thackeray, former members|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/rajya-sabha-remembers-thackeray-former-members-531487.html|accessdate=8 January 2016|agency=Press Trust of India|publisher=[[Firstpost]]|date=22 November 2012|location=New Delhi|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Parsottambhai Rupala]] and [[Keshubhai Patel]] also expressed grief over his death.&amp;lt;ref name=dna/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:6th Lok Sabha members]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Gujarat]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People from Mandvi]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Gujarat University alumni]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Deaths from cancer in India]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from the Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Janata Party politicians]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Politicians from Kutch district]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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