Virsinh Gangjibhai Mohaniya is an Indian politician from

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state who has served as the member of the

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representing

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from 1972 to 1980.

Career

As a candidate of the

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, he won in the

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and

1975 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R ...

s. He served as the member of the

representing

for two terms; 1972―1975 and 1975―1980.

Personal life

Mohaniya lives in Khirkhai village in Limkheda Taluka of

Dahod district Dahod district is a district of Gujarat state in western India. This largely tribal district is mostly covered by forests and hills. Geography Dahod is located in eastern Gujarat. It is located at the tripoint between Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madh ...

in Gujarat. He lived in poverty and had worked as a labourer in farms. He has three sons and six daughters. He has of non-irrigated farmland while the rest of ancestral farmland was acquired by the railways.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mohaniya, Virsinh Gujarat MLAs 1972–1974 Gujarat MLAs 1975–1980 Indian National Congress (Organisation) politicians People from Dahod district