Rakesh Shah
Rakesh Shah | |
|---|---|
Ellisbridge | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rakesh Shah 1 January 1962 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
Rakeshbhai Jasvantlal Shah (born 1 January 1962) is an Indian politician from
.He has been a member of the
Ward Councillor for two terms.Early life
Rakesh Shah was born on 1 January 1962 to a middle-class nima family. He studied in Divan Ballubhai School in Ahmedabad. He attended Navgujarat Commerce College of Gujarat University and took his Bachelors of Commerce degree from there. Rakeshbhai has associated himself with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (R.S.S.) from his childhood days.
Career
Early political career
He held the post of the President of R.S.S. Nagar Karya in his early years with the RSS.[4]
Political Highlights
| 2000 – 2005 | Paldi Ward Councillor, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation |
| 2005 – 2010 | Paldi Ward Councillor, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation |
| 2006 – 2009 | Treasurer, Bharatiya Janata Party, Ahmedabad |
| 2007 - 2012 | MLA, Assembly of Gujarat from Ellisbridge Constituency[5] |
| 2010 - 2013 | President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Ahmedabad |
| Since December, 2012 | MLA, Assembly of Gujarat from Ellisbridge Constituency (2nd Term) |
| March 2013 - March 2016 | President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Ahmedabad (2nd Term) |
| Since March, 2016 | Executive Committee Member, BJP - Gujarat Pradesh |
Rakesh Shah city from the end of 2006 to 2009.
Recognition
Currently, he is the Chairman of Special Olympics Bharat of Gujarat. He also holds the Vice President post at Gujarat State Chess Association.[8]
He stood out with a lead of 67,600 in the favour of BJP during the 2007 Vidhan Sabha elections.[9] The number escalated to 76,400 lead during 2012 elections.
References
- ^ "Gujarat State Portal". gujaratindia.com. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Rakesh Jashvantlal Shah - MLA Ellisbridge". Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Bharatiya Janata Party : Karnavati Mahanagar". bjpkarnavati.org. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh". rss.org. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "List of BJP Members (Thirteenth Gujarat Legislative Assembly)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Shah, Rakesh. "Rakesh Shah". www.rakeshshah.in.
- ^ "Ellis Bridge Election and Results 2017, Candidate list, Winner and Runner-up". www.elections.in. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "GSCA- Gujarat State Chess Association". gsca.in. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ ADR. "Rakesh J Shah(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- ELLISBRIDGE(Ahmedabad ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 29 June 2017.