Amit Chavda is an Indian politician from the state of Gujarat,

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. He belongs to the ⁣⁣Indian National Congress and is also a member of the

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elected from

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assembly constituency.

Political career

Amit Chavda was born in Anklav, Anand district, and since the early days of his life, he has been active in political and social activities. He was active in

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and later in

Indian Youth Congress The Indian Youth Congress is the youth wing of the Indian National Congress party. The Indian Youth Congress was a department of the Indian National Congress from the period just after the Partition of India in 1947 until the late 1960s. Whil ...

. In 2004 and 2007, he got elected to Gujarat Assembly from

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assembly constituency, and later in 2012, 2017, and 2022, he was elected from

assembly constituency. He was appointed

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president in 2018. He was one of the youngest presidents of

. In 2023, he was appointed Congress legislative party leader for Gujarat.

Positions held

*MLA from

Constituency in 2004 *MLA from

Constituency in 2007 *MLA from

Constituency in 2012 *MLA from

Constituency in 2017 *Updandak, CLP,

2012–2017. *Dandak, CLP,

2017. *Appointed members in various committees of Gujarat assembly, like OBC, Estimate, PSUs, etc.

Party posts

*President,

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Youth Congress (1999 to 2004). *Pradesh Delegate,

. *Executive Member,

. *Worked as Coordinator Central Zone with AICC Secretary, Assembly Election-2017. *President,

(2018–2021) *Currently serving as Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leader in

Social & Cooperative Sectors

*Secretary - Roshtriya Kelvani Mandal, Borsad. It runs various Aashram Shala, Uttar Buniyadi Schools, Girls Schools, Gram Vidhyapith, Industrial Training Institute and Computer Centres. *Secretary - Rashtriya Vidhyarthi Sahayak Mandal, Borsad. It provides all study materials and hostels to the students and also runs various educational programs. *President - Jivan Chetna Kelvani Trust, Vadodara. This trust runs various balwadi, Primary School, Secondary School & Higher Secondary School. *Managing Trustee - Navsarjan Education and Charitable Trust, Vadodara. The trust is involved in various youth development, environment and health awareness programs. *Chairman, APMC Anklav (3rd Term). *Director, KDCC Bank, Nadiad (3rd Term). *Director, Anand District Co-Operative Sangh (3rd Term). *Director, Anklav, Kharid Vechan Sangh. *Director, Gujarat State Co-Operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad.

Awards

*Awarded as ''Adarsh Yuva Vidhayak'' by the 61 Bhartiya Chhatra Sansad, Pune.

References

External links

* *https://amitchavda.in/ Living people 1977 births Indian National Congress politicians from Gujarat Presidents of Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee Gujarat MLAs 2012–2017 Gujarat MLAs 2017–2022 Gujarat MLAs 2022–2027 {{Gujarat-INC-politician-stub