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|caption = Arjun Modhwadia | |caption = Arjun Modhwadia | ||
| | |office1 = [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee|President, Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]] | ||
| | |term_start1 = March 2011 | ||
| | |term_end1 = March 2015 | ||
| | |predecessor1 = [[Siddharth Patel]] | ||
| | |successor1 = [[Bharatsinh Solanki]] | ||
| | |office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]], [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Gujarat]] | ||
| | |constituency2 = [[Porbandar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Porbandar]] | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1957|2|17}} | |term_start2 = December, 2002 | ||
|term_end2 = December, 2012 | |||
|predecessor2 = | |||
|successor2 = [[Babu Bokhiria]] | |||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1957|2|17}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Porbandar|Modhwada]], [[India]] | | birth_place = [[Porbandar|Modhwada]], [[India]] | ||
|citizenship = Indian | |citizenship = Indian | ||
|nationality = Indian | |nationality = Indian | ||
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] | |party = [[Indian National Congress]] | ||
|spouse = Hiraben | |spouse = Hiraben | ||
|children = 2 | |children = 2 | ||
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'''Arjun Modhwadia''' is an | '''Arjun Modhwadia''' is an [[Indian National Congress]] politician from porbandar [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<ref name=amo>{{cite web|title=Arjun Madhwadia-Journey |url=http://www.arjunmodhwadia.com/journey/ |work=www.arjunmodhwadia.com |publisher=Official website |access-date=28 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230230655/http://www.arjunmodhwadia.com/journey/ |archive-date=30 December 2012 }}</ref> He was the [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition]] in the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from 2004 to 2007. He had been a president of [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]] (GPCC),<ref name=inex>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/arjun-modhwadia-appointed-new-state-cong-president/757137/0|title=Arjun Modhwadia appointed new state Cong president|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=3 March 2011|access-date=17 January 2012}}</ref> the [[Gujarat]] wing of [[Indian National Congress]] from 2 March 2011 to 20 December 2012.<ref name=dna>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_gujarat-congress-chief-did-arjun-modhwadia-pip-shankersinh-vaghela_1514936|title=Gujarat Congress chief: Did Arjun Modhwadia pip Shankersinh Vaghela?|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=3 March 2011|access-date=17 January 2012}}</ref> | ||
==Early life and career== | ==Early life and career== | ||
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He was [[2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|re-elected]] in 2007 and from 2008-2009 he was also the chairman of the media committee and Chief Spokesperson of [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee|GPCC]]. On 2 March 2011, he was selected as a 27th president of [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee|GPCC]].<ref name=inex /><ref name=dna /> | He was [[2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|re-elected]] in 2007 and from 2008-2009 he was also the chairman of the media committee and Chief Spokesperson of [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee|GPCC]]. On 2 March 2011, he was selected as a 27th president of [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee|GPCC]].<ref name=inex /><ref name=dna /> | ||
He also resigned from the post of president of [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee|GPCC]] on 20 December 2012 following defeat.<ref name=zn>{{cite news|last=Bureau|first=Zeenews|title=Arjun Modhwadia resigns as Gujarat Congress president|url=http://zeenews.india.com/state-election-2012/gujarat/arjun-modhwadia-resigns-as-gujarat-congress-president_817879.html|access-date=28 December 2012|newspaper=[[Zee news]]|date=20 December 2012}}</ref> He again lost in [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|assembly election in 2017]] against BJP's candidate Babu Bokhiria.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gujarat-assembly-election-2017-heavyweights-mlas-ministers-bite-the-dust-1789711|title=Gujarat Assembly Election 2017: Heavyweights, MLAs, Ministers Bite The Dust|work=NDTV|access-date=2017-12-23|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/elections/gujarat-assembly-elections-2017/gujarat-election-result-2017-live-updates-leads-bjp-congress-seats-won-lost-list-winners-narendra-modi-rahul-gandhi-hardik-patel-vijay-rupani-amit-shah/978092/|title=Highlights {{!}} Gujarat election result 2017: Final tally out, BJP bags 99 seats, Congress gets 77|date=2017-12-18|work=The Financial Express|access-date=2017-12-23|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/live-gujarat-assembly-election-results/article9995731.ece|title=Gujarat Elections results: BJP wins majority|last=Desk|first=BL Internet|date=2017-12-18|work=The Hindu Business Line|access-date=2017-12-23|language=en}}</ref> | |||
==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||