Tushar Chaudhary (born 18 December 1965) is an Indian politician and a leader of the Indian National Congress in Gujarat. He was elected to Gujarat Legislative Assembly in 2002 and 2022, and to Lok Sabha in 2004 and 2009.

Early life

Chaudhary was born on 18 December 1965 in Bedkuvta Valod village in

Surat district Surat is a district in the state of Gujarat, India with Surat city as the administrative headquarters of this district. It is surrounded by Bharuch, Narmada (North), Navsari (South) districts and east Tapi district To the west is the Gulf of C ...

of Gujarat. He is a son of Amarsinh Chaudhary, a politician and former chief minister of Gujarat. He has studied MBBS from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.

Career

He was elected from Vyara in 2002 Gujarat legislative assembly election. In 2004, he was elected to

14th Lok Sabha The 14th Lok Sabha (17 May 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian Nationa ...

from Mandvi constituency. In 2009, he was elected to the

15th Lok Sabha Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee. Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 44 more seats than the previou ...

from

Bardoli Bardoli is a town and a municipality in Surat Metropolitan Region in the state of Gujarat, India. Geography Bardoli is located at . It has an average elevation of 22 metres (72 feet). Weather Bardoli is having average rainfall of 148 ...

constituency. He was the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs from 28 May 2009 to 28 September 2012. On 28 September 2012 he became the Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways. He contested

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and

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s from Bardoli but lost both times. In 2017 Gujarat legislative assembly election, he lost from Mahuva constituency. In

2022 Gujarat legislative assembly election Legislative Assembly election was held in Gujarat from 1 to 5 December 2022 in two phases, to elect 182 members of 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 8 December 2022. The Bharatiya Jana ...

, he contested and was elected from Khedbrahma constituency defeating his nearest rival Bharatiya Janata Party candidate

Ashvin Kotwal Kotwal Ashvinbhai Laxmanbhai (born 21 October 1964), also known as Ashvin Kotwal or Ashvinkumar Kotval is an Indian farmer and politician who has served in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly since 2007, representing Khedbrahma. Kotwal is also a ...

Personal life

In 1991, Chaudhary married Dipti Chaudhary. They have a daughter and a son.

Notes

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
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