Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Kutch
State : Gujarat
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri Shambhudan Ishwerdan Gadhavi
Mother's Name : Smt. Parvatibahen Gadhavi
Date of birth : 13 Dec 1940
Profession : Advocate Social Worker
Positions held :
1977-82 Municipal Councillor, BhujChairman, Public Works Committee, Municipality, Bhuj1990-95 Member, Gujarat Legislative AssemblyMember, Public Accounts Committee and Estimates Committee1990-96 Member, Executive Committee, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Gujarat1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha1996-97 Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1998-99 Member, Committee on Home Affairs and its Sub-Committee on Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension SchemeMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1999-2000 Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the sittings of the House2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural DevelopmentMember, Committee on Information Technology5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Finance1 May 2008 Member, Committee on Public Accounts
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Actively participated in social and educational activities in Distt. Kutch; Trustee, Shiv Shakti Study Circle, Kutch
Special Interests
Rural sports and infrastructure development; worked for water recharging activities in drought-prone areas of Kutch district; upliftment of the poor and development of backward areas and innovation in Agricultural activities
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Folk Songs and Sports (Indoor)
Sports and Clubs
Foot Ball and Swimming
Countries Visited
Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A.
Other Information
Staff Officer, Legal Wing, Home Guards, Gujarat, 1967-89; Trustee, Shiv Shakti Study Circle, Kutch since 1971; Member, National Shipping Board; obtained Kovid (Hindi) and B Certificate in National Cadet Corps (N.C.C.)
