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| name = Shankar Chaudhary | | name = Shankar Chaudhary | ||
| | | office = [[List of speakers of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Speaker of Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| image = SC Pro Pic 10-04-2016.jpg | | term_start = 20 December 2022 | ||
| | | 2blankname = Deputy Speaker | ||
| | |2namedata = [[Jethabhai Ahir]] | ||
[[Purnesh Modi]] | |||
| predecessor= [[Dr. Nimaben Acharya]] | |||
| 1blankname = [[Chief Minister of Gujarat|Leader of the House]] | |||
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | | 1namedata = [[Bhupendra Patel]] | ||
| | | office2 = [[Minister of State]] for Medical Education, Environment (All Independent charges) & Urban Development, [[Government of Gujarat]] | ||
| | | image = SC Pro Pic 10-04-2016.jpg | ||
| | | term_start2 = 7 August 2016 | ||
| | | term_end2 = 26 December 2017 | ||
| | | party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | ||
| | | office1 = [[Minister of State]] for Urban Housing (Independent Charge), Health, Family Welfare and Transport, [[Government of Gujarat]] | ||
| | | term_end1 = 7 August 2016 | ||
| | | term_start1 = 22 May 2014 | ||
| | | office4 = Member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| termstart6 = | | termstart4 = 2022 | ||
| termend6 = 2012 | | predecessor4 = [[Gulabsinh Pirabhai Rajput]] | ||
| | | constituency4 = [[Tharad Assembly constituency|Tharad]] | ||
| | | termstart5 = 2012 | ||
| | | termend5 = 2017 | ||
| | | predecessor5 = [[Parbatbhai Patel]] | ||
| successor5 = [[Geniben Thakor]] | |||
| constituency5 = [[Vav Assembly constituency|Vav]] | |||
| termstart6 = 1998 | |||
| termend6 = 2012 | |||
| predecessor6 = Lavingji Muljiji Solanki | |||
| successor6 = Nagarji Thakor | |||
| constituency6 = [[Radhanpur Assembly constituency|Radhanpur]] | |||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1970|12|03}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Patan district|Vadnagar]], [[Gujarat]], India | |||
| nationality = | |||
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'''Shankar Chaudhary''' (born 3 December 1970) is an Indian politician from [[Gujarat]] state. He | '''Shankar Chaudhary''' (born 3 December 1970) is an Indian politician from [[Gujarat]] state. He is the Speaker of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] since December 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Newspaper |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/shankar-chaudhary-elected-unopposed-as-speaker-of-gujarat-assembly/article66284380.ece |work=The Hindu}}</ref> He was a Member of Legislative Assembly from 1998 to 2017 and again since 2022. | ||
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== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
He contested his first ever election of the Legislative Assembly at the age of just 27 years against the then Chief Minister [[Shankersinh Vaghela|Shankarsinh Vaghela]] in 1997 from Radhanpur. However, in the subsequent election held in 1998, he was elected the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Radhanpur | He contested his first ever election of the Legislative Assembly at the age of just 27 years against the then Chief Minister [[Shankersinh Vaghela|Shankarsinh Vaghela]] in 1997 from Radhanpur. However, in the subsequent election held in 1998, he was elected the Member of the Legislative Assembly from [[Radhanpur Assembly constituency|Radhanpur constituency]]. | ||
He was | He was the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, Environment (All Independent charges) and Urban Development, [[Government of Gujarat]] under [[Anandiben Patel ministry]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-12-16 |title=Gujarat OBC leader Shankar Chaudhary is BJP's pick for speaker |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/gujarat-assembly-election/gujarat-obc-leader-shankar-chaudhary-is-bjp-s-pick-for-speaker-101671161120882.html |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> | ||
In 2015, he was elected unopposed as the chairman of Banaskantha District Cooperative Milk Federation, Palanpur ([[Banas Dairy]]) ending 24-year reign of [[Parthi Bhatol]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-12-27 |title=Shankarbhai Chaudhary becomes new Chairman of Banas dairy, reduces Ghee price |url=https://www.deshgujarat.com/2015/12/27/shankarbhai-chaudhary-becomes-new-chairman-of-banas-dairy-reduces-ghee-price/ |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=DeshGujarat |language=en-US}}</ref> He was the Chairman of the Banaskantha District Central Co-operative Bank and Vice-Chairman of The Gujarat State Co-operative Bank and General Secretary of the Gujarat Pradesh [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janta Party.]] | |||
He lost in [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Vav (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Vav]] against [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Geniben Thakor]].<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> | He lost in [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Vav (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Vav]] against [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Geni Thakor|Geniben Thakor]].<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> | ||
He was elected | He was elected from [[Tharad Assembly constituency|Tharad constituency]] in [[2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]]. He was elected as the Speaker of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] on 20 December 2022.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Shankar Chaudhary | |
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| Speaker of Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 20 December 2022 | |
| Leader of the House | Bhupendra Patel |
| Deputy Speaker | Jethabhai Ahir Purnesh Modi |
| Preceded by | Dr. Nimaben Acharya |
| Minister of State for Urban Housing (Independent Charge), Health, Family Welfare and Transport, Government of Gujarat | |
| In office 22 May 2014 – 7 August 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Medical Education, Environment (All Independent charges) & Urban Development, Government of Gujarat | |
| In office 7 August 2016 – 26 December 2017 | |
| Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Gulabsinh Pirabhai Rajput |
| Constituency | Tharad |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Parbatbhai Patel |
| Succeeded by | Geniben Thakor |
| Constituency | Vav |
| In office 1998–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Lavingji Muljiji Solanki |
| Succeeded by | Nagarji Thakor |
| Constituency | Radhanpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1970 Vadnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Shankar Chaudhary (born 3 December 1970) is an Indian politician from Gujarat state. He is the Speaker of Gujarat Legislative Assembly since December 2022.[1] He was a Member of Legislative Assembly from 1998 to 2017 and again since 2022.
Political career[edit | edit source]
He contested his first ever election of the Legislative Assembly at the age of just 27 years against the then Chief Minister Shankarsinh Vaghela in 1997 from Radhanpur. However, in the subsequent election held in 1998, he was elected the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Radhanpur constituency.
He was the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, Environment (All Independent charges) and Urban Development, Government of Gujarat under Anandiben Patel ministry.[2]
In 2015, he was elected unopposed as the chairman of Banaskantha District Cooperative Milk Federation, Palanpur (Banas Dairy) ending 24-year reign of Parthi Bhatol.[3] He was the Chairman of the Banaskantha District Central Co-operative Bank and Vice-Chairman of The Gujarat State Co-operative Bank and General Secretary of the Gujarat Pradesh Bharatiya Janta Party.
He lost in 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election from Vav against Indian National Congress candidate Geniben Thakor.[4]
He was elected from Tharad constituency in 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He was elected as the Speaker of Gujarat Legislative Assembly on 20 December 2022.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Newspaper". The Hindu.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Gujarat OBC leader Shankar Chaudhary is BJP's pick for speaker". Hindustan Times. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ↑ "Shankarbhai Chaudhary becomes new Chairman of Banas dairy, reduces Ghee price". DeshGujarat. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ↑ "Gujarat Assembly Election 2017: Heavyweights, MLAs, Ministers Bite The Dust". NDTV. Retrieved 23 December 2017.