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'''Ratubhai Adani''' is an [[India]]n politician, He served as | '''Ratubhai Mulshankar Adani''' is an [[India]]n politician and social activist from [[Gujarat]]. He served as a member of legislative assemblies of Saurashtra, Bombay and Gujarat as well as minister in state cabinets of them. | ||
== Early life == | |||
Adani was born on 13 April 1914 in [[Bhanvad]] (now in [[Devbhumi Dwarka district|Devbhoomi Dwarka district]], Gujarat, India). Influenced by [[Mahatma Gandhi]], he participated in [[Indian independence movement]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2014-02-16|title=Shri Ratubhai Adani|url=https://kathiyawadikhamir.com/ratubhai-adani/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-19|website=Kathiyawadi Khamir|language=gu}}</ref> | |||
== Political career == | |||
Adani was elected as a member of constitution assembly of Saurashtra in 1948.<ref name=":0" /> Later he was elected as a member of legislative assembly of [[Saurashtra (state)|Saurashtra State]] in 1952 from [[Keshod (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Keshod constituency]] and served as a minister in state cabinet.<ref name="SourastraECI1951">{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Sourashtra|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatlRep_51_SOURASTRA.pdf|access-date=2014-10-14|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Following merger of Saurashtra with [[Bombay State]], he was a minister of Panchayat, prohibition and cottage industry department. Following establishment of Gujarat in 1960, he served as a minister of public works and labour department. Following 1962 election, he was a minister of road and public works department under [[Jivraj Narayan Mehta|Jivraj Mehta]] government from 1962-63. During his tenure, [[Panchayati raj|Panchayati Raj]] was established in Gujarat.<ref name=":0" /> He later served as a minister of agriculture, forest, cooperatives and Panchayat department under [[Balwantrai Mehta]] government from 1963-65.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Archived copy|url=http://www.timescontent.com/syndication-photos/reprint/news/403819/ratubhai-adani-agriculture-minister.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223146/http://www.timescontent.com/syndication-photos/reprint/news/403819/ratubhai-adani-agriculture-minister.html|archive-date=2016-03-03|access-date=2015-01-17}}</ref> | |||
He was also president of Gujarat state unit of [[Indian National Congress]] from 1970 to 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Archived copy|url=https://www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=gujaratcongress&e=com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213064120/https://www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=gujaratcongress&e=com|archive-date=2019-02-13|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref> | |||
He died in 1997.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:41, 19 August 2021
Ratubhai Mulshankar Adani is an Indian politician and social activist from Gujarat. He served as a member of legislative assemblies of Saurashtra, Bombay and Gujarat as well as minister in state cabinets of them.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Adani was born on 13 April 1914 in Bhanvad (now in Devbhoomi Dwarka district, Gujarat, India). Influenced by Mahatma Gandhi, he participated in Indian independence movement.[1]
Political career[edit | edit source]
Adani was elected as a member of constitution assembly of Saurashtra in 1948.[1] Later he was elected as a member of legislative assembly of Saurashtra State in 1952 from Keshod constituency and served as a minister in state cabinet.[2][1] Following merger of Saurashtra with Bombay State, he was a minister of Panchayat, prohibition and cottage industry department. Following establishment of Gujarat in 1960, he served as a minister of public works and labour department. Following 1962 election, he was a minister of road and public works department under Jivraj Mehta government from 1962-63. During his tenure, Panchayati Raj was established in Gujarat.[1] He later served as a minister of agriculture, forest, cooperatives and Panchayat department under Balwantrai Mehta government from 1963-65.[1][3]
He was also president of Gujarat state unit of Indian National Congress from 1970 to 1972.[4]
He died in 1997.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Shri Ratubhai Adani". Kathiyawadi Khamir (in ગુજરાતી). 16 February 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Sourashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)