Dhavalsinh Zala
Dhavalsinh Zala | |
|---|---|
| Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2022–Incumbent | |
| Constituency | Bayad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dhavalsinh Zala |
| Political party | Independent Indian National Congress (formerly) |
| Residence(s) | Bayad, Gujarat |
| Education | M.A. |
| Alma mater | Gujarat University |
Dhavalsinh Narendrasinh Zala [1] is an independent Indian politician. He was elected to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Bayad in the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress[2] and again elected after 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election from the same constituency as an independent candidate.[3]
Biography
Dhavalsinh Zala belongs to the Koli community of Gujarat.[4] Zala along with Alpesh Thakor quit Indian National Congress and was a member of the post 2019 Indian Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat.[5][6][7]
He is the Vice President of Gujarat Kshatriy Thakor Sena. He also plays the role of Thakor Sena spokesperson.[8]
He again contested from Bayad in the by-poll held on 21 October 2019, where he lost to the Congress candidate.[9] In the 2022 assembly elections, he was elected as an independent candidate from the Bayad assembly seat.
References
- ^ Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region. Hindustan Publishing Corporation. ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.
- ^ My Neta
- ^ "Dhavalsinh Zala reclaim Bayad seat". www.google.com. Retrieved 8 December 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Gujarat: Alpesh Thakor, Dhavalsinh Zala resign as Congress MLAs; say party humiliated them again and again". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ Congress MLAs Alpesh Thakor, Dhavalsinh Zala resign from Gujarat Assembly after voting in Rajya Sabha bypoll
- ^ Alpesh Thakor and Dhavalsinh Zala quit as MLAs after cross voting in Rajya Sabha bye-polls
- ^ Congress MLAs Alpesh Thakor, Dhavalsinh Zala resign from Gujarat Assembly
- ^ "Alpesh, Dhavalsinh to join BJP: Thakor Sena". The Indian Express. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Dhavalsinh Zala loses in bypolls