Shri Pushpdan Shambhudan Gadhavi

Gadhavi, Shri Pushpdan Shambhudan Constituency   : Kutch (Gujarat) Party Name     : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Email Address : gadhavi[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Shri Shambhudan Ishwerdan Gadhavi Mother’s Name Smt. Parvatibahen Gadhavi Date of Birth 13 Dec 1940 Place of Birth Bhuj, Distt. Kutch (Gujarat) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 20 Feb 1965 Spouse’s Name Smt. Savitri Pushpdan Gadhavi No. of Sons 3 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications B.A., B.Com., LL.B. Educated at Gujarat University, Bhuj and Ahmedabad (Gujarat) Profession Advocate Social Worker Permanent Address 10-B, Himatnagar Colony, Near Revenue Colony Bhuj, Kutch-370 001 (Gujarat) (02832) 251177 (R), 256177 (O) Present Address 77, South Avenue, New Delhi – 110 011 Tels. (011) 23794965, 9868180477(M) Positions Held

1977-82 Municipal Councillor, Bhuj

Chairman, Public Works Committee, Municipality, Bhuj

1990-95 Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly

Member, Public Accounts Committee and Estimates Committee

1990-96 Member, Executive Committee, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Gujarat

1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha

1996-97 Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1998-99 Member, Committee on Home Affairs and its Sub-Committee on Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1999-2000 Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the sittings of the House

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development

Member, Committee on Information Technology

5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Finance

1 May 2008 Member, Committee on Public Accounts

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.)

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