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| name = Bhura Munja<br />
| death_date = May 6, 2016, [[Gujarat]]<br />
| death_place = [[Ahmedabad]]<br />
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| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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| constituency = [[Kutiyana (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kutiyana]]<br />
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| party = Independent<br />
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| other_party = [[Samajwadi Party]]<br />
| spouse = 2<br />
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| relations = [[Santokben Jadeja]] (sister-in-law)<br> [[Kandhal Jadeja]] (nephew)<br />
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| profession = Politician<br> Car dealer in UK (till 1995)<br />
| term_start = 1995<br />
| term_end = 1998<br />
| predecessor = [[Santokben Jadeja]] <br />
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'''Bhura Munja Jadeja''' was an Indian gangster turned politician from [[Gujarat]]. He was a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] for the [[Kutiyana (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ranavav-Kutiyana]] constituency from 1995 to 1998.<ref name=timesofindia/> He was charged with numerous murder and attempt to murder cases and also faced five [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] (TADA) cases.<ref name=rediff>{{cite news |last1=Swaminathan |first1=R. |title=Porbander – Terror is ticket to success |url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2002/dec/11spec2.htm |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] |date=December 12, 2002}}</ref><br />
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== Life and career ==<br />
He was the younger brother of the late gangster Sarman Munja Jadeja and brother-in-law of late gangster turned politician [[Santokben Jadeja]]. He was in England until 1995, He used to ran a second-hand car business and a departmental store. Bhura came back from the United Kingdom, after the murder of his brother Sarman Munja Jadeja, who was a mill worker turned strongman in Porbandar, started exacting revenge.<ref name=rediff/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Menon |first1=Aditya |title=Gangs of Porbandar: How Gujarat polls are the latest act in old mafia rivalries |url=https://www.catchnews.com/politics-news/gangs-of-porbandar-how-gujarat-polls-are-the-latest-act-in-old-mafia-rivalries-92047.html |publisher=Catch News |date=December 9, 2017}}</ref><br />
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In an interview with ''[[Rediff.com]]'' in December 2002, Bhura said, "Yes, I killed all those who killed Sharman Munja. He was my brother, after all. What would you do if someone killed your brother? Wouldn't your blood boil?"<ref name=rediff/><br />
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He contested the State Legislative Assembly election as an independent candidate from the Ranavav-Kutiyana constituency of [[Porbandar]], Gujarat, in 1995 against her sister-in-law [[Santokben Jadeja]] and won the election.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hiral |first1=Dave |title=After 20 yrs, Gandhis birthplace votes without fear of dons |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/after-20-yrs-gandhis-birthplace-votes-without-fear-of-dons/451576/ |publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)]] |date=April 27, 2009}}</ref> He served as an MLA from 1995 to 1998.<br />
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In 1998 Munja was seeking re-election to the state assembly and fielded his third wife from the neighboring Kutiyana Vidhan Sabha constituency, which he had represented last time.<ref name=agnihotri>{{cite book |author1=Ram Awatar Agnihotri |title=Twelfth Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) General Elections, 1998 – Page 280 |date=1999 |page=280}}</ref><br />
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Bhura Munja and his elder brother Sarman Munja Jadeja have headed Porbandar's underworld for a long time and his family still has a stronghold in [[Porbandar]]. However, after his short term as an MLA, Bhura stayed away from politics.<ref name=timesofindia/><br />
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In 2015 he was acquitted by a Special TADA court in [[Porbandar district]] in the 1993 arms haul case for lack of mandatory sanctions and evidence.<ref>{{cite news |title=Porbandar court acquits former MLA in 1993 TADA case |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/porbandar-court-acquits-former-mla-in-1993-tada-case/article7057550.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=April 1, 2015}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
At the age of 62 Bhura Munja died on May 6, 2016, at Apollo hospital in [[Ahmedabad]], after a brief illness.<ref name=timesofindia>{{cite news |title=Kutiyana ex-MLA Bhura Munja dies after brief illness |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/kutiyana-ex-mla-bhura-munja-dies-after-brief-illness/articleshow/52159496.cms |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |date=May 7, 2016}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:People from Porbandar]]<br />
[[Category:Gujarati people]]<br />
[[Category:Gujarat MLAs 1995–1998]]<br />
[[Category:Indian politicians convicted of crimes]]<br />
[[Category:2016 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Crime in Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Indian gangsters]]<br />
[[Category:Indian crime bosses]]</div>Shannan0997