Ratubhai Adani

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

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

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

↑ ^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)

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[:0-1] 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)

[SourastraECI1951-2] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Sourashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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