Shaktisinh Gohil
| Shaktisinh Gohil | |
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| શક્તિસિંહજી ગોહિલ | |
| Chairman of Public Accounts Committee(Gujarat) | |
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In office 5th Aug 2014 – Incumbent |
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| Member of Legislative Assembly (India) | |
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In office 2014 – Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Chabil Patel |
| Constituency | Abdasa, Gujarat |
| Leader of Opposition and Member Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 2007–2012 |
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| Preceded by | Arjun Modhvadia |
| Succeeded by | Shankersinh Vaghela |
| Constituency | Bhavnagar South, Gujarat |
| Minister of State in Government of Gujarat | |
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In office 1991–1995 |
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| Constituency | Bhavnagar South, Gujarat |
| Member of Legislative Assembly (India) | |
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In office 1990-1995,1995-1998,2007 – 2012 |
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| Constituency | Bhavnagar South, Gujarat |
| Personal details | |
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Shaktisinh Harishchandrasinh Gohil 4 April 1960 Limda (Hanubhana), Gujarat |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Parents | Harishchandrasinh and Rajendra Kumari Baa saheb |
| Residence | Ahmedabad |
| Alma mater | Bhavnagar University, Saurashtra University |
| Occupation | Agriculture, Advocate |
| Religion | Hindu Rajput |
| Website | shaktisinhgohil |
Shaktisinh Harishchandrasinh Gohil (born 4 April 1960) is an Indian politician and national spokesperson of All India Congress Committee. He is a member of the Indian National Congress and an MLA from Abdasa constituency as of 16 May 2014. Gohil served as Minister of Finance, Health, Education, Narmada in two consecutive governments. Gohil led the opposition parties in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly as Leader of opposition from 2009 to 2012.
Shaktisinh was born on 4 April 1960 at Limda in Bhavnagar district.He is eldest son of royal family of the erstwhile Limda State of Saurashtra region in Gujarat. Grandfather late Darbar Saheb Shri Ranjitsinhji was a freedom fighter, an active Congress worker and Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)(1967) from gadhda constituency. Shaktisinh has earned degree in B.Sc., LL.M., Diploma in Computers and Diploma in Journalism.
Gohil was elected as the president of the Bhavnagar district Youth Congress Party in 1986 and General Secretary of Gujarat State Youth Congress in 1989. He was also elected as President of Land Development Bank in Umrala during same time and served in that capacity from 1986 to 1993. Gohil contested in Local bodies election and become vice president of Bhavnagar district Jilla panchayat.
Gohil became member of AICC in 1990 and thus entered mainstream politics. He successfully contested for Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Bhavnagar South Constituency in 1990,1995 and 2007 but lost in 2002. He was able to secure highest number of votes among Congress candidates in Saurashtra region in 1995 elections.
Gohil is only person to be elected for 3 terms as a member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly From Bhavnagar South Constituency. In 2012 Gohil had to change his constituency as a result of disintegration of Bhavnagar south during delimitation procedure carried out by Election Commission of India.He contested from Bhavnagar Rural and was defeated by Parshotam Solanki of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was re-elected to 13th Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Abdasa constituency defeating seating MLA Chhabilbhai Patel, who had defected to Bharatiya Janata Party, in a by-election on 16th May 2014.
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