The Dabhi is a
clan (
Gotra) of the
Koli caste
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found in the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
History
Pre-indep ...
of
Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the nin ...
. The Kolis of Dabhi clan ruled over
Ghorasar
Ghorasar is a town in the Ahmedabad district
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, a
princely state
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in
Mahi Kantha Agency.
Notable
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Ajitsinh Dabhi
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Bharatsinhji Dabhi
Bharatsinhji Dabhi is a Member of Legislative assembly from Kheralu constituency in Gujarat for its 12th, 13th and 14th legislative assembly.
He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Patan, Gujarat in the 20 ...
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Kalabhai Dabhi
Kalabhai Raijibhai Dabhi is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Kapadvanj in the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Part ...
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Reena Dabhi
Reena Bharat Dabhi (born 24 March 1994) is a Gujarati Cricketer. She plays for Saurashtra and West Zone. She has played 3 First-class matches, 29 Limited over matches and 28 Women's Twenty20
Women's Twenty20 is the use of the Twenty20 matc ...
References
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Social groups of Gujarat
History of Gujarat