Kiritsinhji Rana (born 7 July 1964) is currently

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of Forest, Environment, Climate Change, Printing and Stationery in

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. He is

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from

Limbdi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Limbdi is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Surendranagar district . List of segments This assembly seat represents the following segments # Chuda Taluka - entirely # Sayla Taluka � ...

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. He also served as

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from 1998 to 2002 and Minister of Forest and Environment from 2007 to 2012. He was also

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( BJP) from 2003 to 2006. Hathubha Rana's son helped him when his father entered politics

Early life

Kiritsinh Rana was born on 7 July 1964. He belongs to Rajput Family. His native village is

Bhalgamda Bhalgamda is a village and former princely state on Saurashtra, Gujarat, India. The village in Dhandhuka Taluka of Ahmedabad district is situated eight miles north-west of Bhoika and only two miles north of the Limbdi railway station. Hist ...

Limbdi Limbdi is a taluka in Surendranagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. History The area formed a part of the 9-gun salute state during the British Raj, when it was governed by members of a Jhala dynasty. Limbdi Satyagrah During the Saty ...

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Kiritsinh's father Jitubha Rana was a BJP worker and was elected MLA from Limbdi Vidhansabha in 1982 by polls and again in 1990 elections.

Political career

Elected MLA in 1995 and 1998 from Limbdi.
Minister of Animal husbandry from 1998 to 2002.
Elected MLA in 2007.
Minister of Forest and Environment from 2007 to 2012.
Elected MLA in 2013.
Elected MLA on 10 November 2020.
Appointed Incharge of Devbhoomi Dwarka District BJP in 2021. Appointed Chairman of Panchayat Raj, Gujarat Appointed Cabinet Minister of Forest and Environment on 16 September 2021. Elected MLA on 8 December 2022.

References

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