Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha 






GADHAVI, SHRI PUSHPDAN SHAMBHUDAN
B.J.P. - KUTCH (GUJARAT)



Father's Name:       Sh. Shambhudan

Date of Birth:   13 December 1940

Place of Birth:   Bhuj in Distt. Kutch (Gujarat)

Marital Status:    Married in February 1965

Spouse's Name:       Smt. Savitri Pushpdan Gadhavi

Children:   Three sons and one daughter

Educational Qualifications :
B.A., B.Com., LL.B.
Educated at Gujarat University, Bhuj and Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

Profession :
   Advocate and Agriculturist

Permanent Address :
   10-B, Himatnagar Colony, Near Revenue Colony, Bhuj, Kutch-370001 
(Gujarat)
Tels. (02832) 21007 (O) 51177 (R)
 

Positions Held :
   
1977-82Municipal Councillor, Bhuj
Chairman, Public Works Committee, Municipality, Bhuj 
1990-95Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Member, Public Accounts Committee and Estimates Committee, 
Gujarat Legislative Assembly
1990-96Member, Executive Committee, B.J.P., Gujarat
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)

Social and Cultural Activities :
Actively participated in social and educational activities of Shiv Shakti Study Circle, Kutch 
Special Interests :
Rural and sports development; worked for water recharging activities in drought prone areas of Kutch district 
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Folk songs and sports (Indoor)

Countries Visited :
   Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A.

Other Information :
Staff Officer, Legal Wing, IndiaPress Guards (Gujarat), 1967-89; Trustee, Shiv Shakti Study Circle, 1971 onwards; obtained Kovid (Hindi) and `B' Certificate in N.C.C. 
Election Result :
   
Kutch Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 8,26,716
Total votes polled 3,16,711
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Pushpdan Shambhudan Gadhavi (B.J.P.)1,93,549
(2) Shri Dinesh Trivedi (I.N.C.)  91,577
(3) Shri Padhiyar Hazi Jakab Bava (Ind.)   5,290
(4) Shri Babulal Vasanbhai Parmar (Ind.)   3,285