Dilipkumar Viraji Thakor [1] (born 1 June 1959) is an Indian politician from the Patan District of Gujarat. He was a Minister of Labour and Employment, Disaster Management, Devsthan, and Pilgrimage Development in the Government of Gujarat[2] under the leadership of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. He represented the Chanasma Constituency of Patan District in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.[3][4][5] He contested 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election from Chanasma as a BJP candidate but was defeated by his nearest rival and INC candidate Dinesh Thakor.[6][7]
Dilipkumar Viraji Thakor | |
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| Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2012 – 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rajnikant Patel |
| Succeeded by | Dinesh Thakor |
| Constituency | Chanasma |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Footnotes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Government of Gujarat website". Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Chanasma Election Candidate List 2017 and 2012 Schedule & Results". Gujarat Elections. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "CHANASMA Election Result 2017, Winner, CHANASMA MLA, Gujarat". NDTV. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ Candidate Profile
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ભાજપના ગઢમાં ગાબડું: કોંગ્રેસ ઉમેદવાર દિનેશ ઠાકોર ચાણસ્મા વિધાનસભા સીટ પર જીત્યા". News18 Gujarati (in Gujarati). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.