Manilal Jethabhai Vaghela is an Indian politician from
Gujarat.
Political career
Vaghela was elected as a member of
Gujarat Legislative Assembly from
Vadgam in 2012 as a candidate of the
Indian National Congress (INC). When INC supported independent candidate
Jignesh Mevani
Jignesh Mevani (alternatively Mewani; born 11 December 1980) is an Indian politician, lawyer, activist and former journalist serving as the representative of the Vadgam constituency in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly since 2017. He is a membe ...
from Vadgam in
2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election, he was moved to contest as an INC candidate from
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where he was defeated. He resigned from INC in November 2021 and joined
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in April 2022. He contested
2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election
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from Vadgam as a BJP candidate but was defeated by his nearest rival and INC candidate Jignesh Mevani.
References
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat
Indian National Congress politicians from Gujarat
Gujarat MLAs 2012–2017
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Former members of Indian National Congress from Gujarat
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