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Shaktisinh Gohil

 

Father’s Name              : Shri Harichandrasinhji Gohil

Mother’s Name             : Shrimati Rajendrakumariba Gohil

Date of Birth                  : 4th April, 1960

Place of Birth                 : Limbda (Hanubhana), Dist. Bhavnagar, Gujarat

Marital Status                : Unmarried

Educational                     : Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Legislative Law, Diploma in Journalism,

Qualification                  : Masters of Legislative Law (LL.M.) Educated at Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar,             

                                                Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat

 Profession                     : Agriculturist/ Farmer, Advocate

Permanent Address    : 202, Rajvi Tower, Rajvansh Building, Satya Marg, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad – 380054

                                                  Tel. – 079- 26851555

Present Address             : 17, G.R.G. Road, New Delhi – 110001.

Positions Held:

  • President – Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee
  • June 2020 onwards – Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha).
  • 1990-95, 1995-98,2007-2012 and 2014-2017 – Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly (four terms).
  • 1992-95 – Minister of State for Finance, Education, Health, Environment, Narmada, General Administration Department, Technical Education and Education Policy, Government of Gujarat.
  • 1995-98 – Chief Whip, Congress Legislature Party, Gujarat Legislative
  • 2008-2012 – Leader of Opposition, Gujarat Legislative
  • 2014-2017 – Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Gujarat Legislative Assembly.
  • July 2020 – Sept. 2021 – Member, Committee on Information
  • 2020 onwards – Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence.
  • May 2021 onwards – Member, Public Accounts
  • June – 2021 – Member, Working Group-I – (Civil) of the Public Accounts Committee.
  • 2021 onwards – Convenor, Sub-Committee I (Civil) of the Public Accounts Committee.
  • 2021 – April 2022 – Member, Sub-Committee V (Implementation of recommendations of PAC) of the Public Accounts Committee.
  • 2021 – Sept. 2022 – Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture.
  • 2022 onwards – Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas.

Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests :      

Promotion of folk music, regional languages, secularism and rationality

Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation :

Cricket, volleyball and chess; led local Cricket clubs (Bhavnagar Cricket Club); interests include travelling, reading, music, yoga and films

Countries Visited :

Visited, (i) Japan, as Indian delegate for the Youth invitation program organized by the Government of Japan and Government of India, 1989, (ii) Malaysia, as Gujarat Observer for the 42nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC), 1996, (iii) London (U.K.), to attend the 5th International Parliamentary Governance Seminar, 2010, (iv) U.S.A., to attend the ‘Chalo Gujarat’ World Gujarati Conference and meeting with Gujarati NRIs, 2012, (v) Sri Lanka, as Gujarat observer for the 58th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC), 2012 and (vi) Cameroon, as Gujarat observer for the 60th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC), 2014

Other Information :

Vice-President, Bhavnagar District Panchayat, 1986-90; served as Director, State Youth Board, Gujarat