Babubhai Bokhiria

Babubhai Bokhiria (born 12 March 1953) is an Indian politician and member of BJP. He was twice elected as an MLA in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly in 2012 and 2017.

Babubhai Bhimabhai Bokhiria
Born	(1953-03-12) 12 March 1953 (age 70) Bokhira, Saurashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	Indian
Education	BSc chemistry, M. D. Science college, Porbandar (1974)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Jyotiben Babubhai Bokhiria
Children	Akash Rajsakha, Pruthvi Rajsakha
Parents	Bhimabhai Jodhabhai Bokhiria (father) Vejiben Bhimabhai Bokhiria (mother)

Education

Babubhai Bokhiria holds a B.Sc. in chemistry from Saurashtra University, which he graduated from in 1974.^{[citation needed]}

MLA

He was twice elected as an MLA in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly in 2012 and 2017 from Porbandar Assembly constituency. He was a member of the Council of Ministers of Gujarat in 13th Gujarat Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Gujarat. Between 7 August 2016 and 26 December 2017 he held the post of cabinet minister of Water Resources (except Kalpsar project), Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Cow protection in the 13th Gujarat Legislative Assembly.^[1]

He contested 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election from Porbandar as a BJP candidate but was defeated by his nearest rival and INC candidate Arjun Modhwadia.^[2]

Family

Babubhai Bokhiria has two sons.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Babubhai Bhimabhai Bokhiria(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- PORBANDAR(PORBANDAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
2. "ગુજરાત વિધાનસભા ચૂંટણી પરિણામઃ કોંગ્રેસના સૂપડા સાફ, માંડ 17 સીટ જીતી, આપ પાર્ટીનો 5 બેઠક પર વિજય". Indian Express Gujarati (in Gujarati). Retrieved 8 December 2022.