Parsottambhai Rupala

Parsottam Rupala
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Personal details
Born	(1954-10-01) 1 October 1954
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)	Shrimati Savitaben Rupala
Children	Daughter & Son
Alma mater	Saurashtra University, Gujarat University
Occupation	Politician, Agriculture
Religion	Hindu
Website	parshottamrupala.com/

Parsottambhai Rupala (born 1 October 1954), in kacchikushwaha family. Parsottambhai Rupala was a member of Rajya Sabha representing Gujarat state in India and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was earlier member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Amreli and a minister in Government of Gujarat. He was state president of the party. He was born in 1954.

Early life

Rupala was born to Hariben Khodabhai and Khodabhai Madhabhai.

Education and early career

Rupala attended B.Sc., B.Ed. Educated at Saurashtra University and Gujarat University in 1976–1977.

Rupala is Science Graduate & Bachelor of Education in 1976-1977. Before entering in Politics he joined as School Principal at Hamapur in Medium School mid of August 1977 to November 1983. He was the chief officer of the Amreli municipality from November 1983 to March 1987.

Family and personal life

Parsottambhai Rupala married Savitaben in 1979. They have a Daughter & Son.

Political career

Parshottam Rupala Was the president of the Amreli district Bhartiya Janta Party from 1988 to 1991. This led his assumption of charge of the State Secretary of the Bhartiya Janta Party in 1992.

Chairman of youth hostel from February 2002 to 2004

Trustee of kadva patidar trust, Amreli

Chairman, Madad Trust

President, Gujarat electricity board union

Anecdotes and events: Kar seva at the ram mandir at Ayodhaya in 1989

Ekta yatra - Srinagar to Lal Chowk

Padyatra conducted in Amreli taluka Raktatula Rehabilitation of a new villar "Nana Sakariya" by madad trust at the time of the calamitous earth quake in 2001 Hobbies Spiritual reading and deep study of vedanta Sports Deeply involved with sports

Cricket

Kabbadi - Was a member of kabbadi champion team for saurashtra university Foreign Trips Widely travelled to different countries as under:

Israel in 1996 Nepal United kingdom in 2000 Kenya in 2004 China, Hong Kong & Macao in 2006

Political Background

JoomVisionParshottam Rupala Was the president of the amreli district bhartiya janta party from 1988 to 1991. This led his assumption of charge of the state secretary of the bhartiya janta party in 1992.

His clear vision and perfect understanding of the needs of the masses, has helped him to bring effective changes that have benefited the common man.In political as well as the social spheres Parshottam Rupala, has always adopted an all encompassing approach.

Position Held

Positions held

Within BJP

• Amreli District President, BJP (1988-1991)
• General Secretary, BJP, Gujarat (1992)

Legislative

• Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly - 3 consecutive terms, since 1999

Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly (First Term). (1991- 1995 )
Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly (Second Term). (1995- 1997)

- Cabinet Minister, Narmada, Irrigation and Water Supply, Government of Gujarat.(19 March 1995 - 20 October 1995 ) - Cabinet Minister, Irrigation and Water Supply, Government of Gujarat. (4 Nov. 1995 - 18 Sept. 1996) - Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Gujarat Legislative Assembly.( March 1997 - Dec. 1997)

Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly (Third Term). (1998- 2002   )

- Chairman, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (G.I.D.C.) (June 1998 - Oct. 2001) - Cabinet Minister, Agriculture, Government of Gujarat (9 Oct. 2001 - 21 Dec. 2002 )

Elected to Rajya Sabha Member. (2008-2009 )

- Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Member. (Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2010) - Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Member. ( July 2010 - onwards ) - Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Shipping Member.(Sept. 2010 - onwards) - Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers Member, Committee on Agriculture.( Aug. 2012 - onwards)

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