Mansukhbhai Vasava

Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava (born 1 June 1957) is an Indian politician associated with Bharatiya Janata Party and former Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs (till July 5, 2016) in the Government of India under the Prime Ministership of Narendra Modi. He is a senior leader of the bharatiya janata party. He first got elected to 12th Lok Sabha in a by-election held on 25 November 1998 from the Bharuch Parliamentary Constituency of Gujarat, once a stronghold of Congress President Sonia Gandhi's political advisor Ahmed Patel. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 from the same constituency (renamed as Bharuch in 2008); five times in a row. He also served in the Government of Gujarat in 1994 as a Deputy Minister. He holds a master's degree in Social Work (M.S.W.) from Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahemadabad and was graduated (B.A.) from South Gujarat University.

Political career He served as Minister of State from May 2014 to 5 July 2016. Year Position 1994-96 Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly 1994-96 Deputy Minister, Government of Gujarat 1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha 1998-99 Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme 1998-99 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1999-2000 Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare 1999-2000 Member, Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions 1999-2000 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 2004-2007 Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers 2004-2007 Member, Committee on Petitions 5 Aug. 2007 Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers 2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term) 31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests