Arjandas Tulsidas Gajwani ( Sindhi: ارجنداس تلسيداس گجواڻي) was an Indian Sindhi politician.

Life

Gajwani was born on 3 January 1915. He became an advocate in 1936. Arjandas was a member of the municipal council of

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from 1942 to 1944 and served as the president of the municipality. He published the

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newspaper ''Hindu'', founded in

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in 1948.

Political Career

Gajwani was a member of the Working Committee of the political party Pursharathi Panchayat. Arjandas was elected to the

Ajmer Legislative Assembly The Ajmer Legislative Assembly was the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) of Ajmer State, India. As Ajmer State was included in the Constitution of India as a class 'C' state, a legislative assembly was formed in May 1952, constituted by the wi ...

in the 1952 election. He stood as a candidate of Pursharathi Panchayat in the two-member constituency Ajmer-I (South West). He obtained 5,549 votes (21.66%). He was elected to the

Rajasthan Legislative Assembly The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, also known as the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha, is the unicameral legislature of the state of Rajasthan. It is a vital part of the state government, responsible for making and implementing laws. The assembly meets ...

in the

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, standing as an independent candidate in the Ajmer City West constituency. He obtained 14,400 votes (52.42%).Election Commission of India.
Rajasthan, 1957
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References

{{reflist 1915 births Possibly living people People from Sukkur District Indian lawyers Members of the Ajmer Legislative Assembly Rajasthan MLAs 1957–1962