B. K. Gadhvi

{{Short description|Indian politician (1937 – 2005)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|office = President of Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee

|term_start = 2004

|term_end = 2005

|successor = Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki

|office1 = Member of Parliament
Lok Sabha

|term_start1 = 1996

|term_end1 = 1998

|predecessor1 = Harisinh Chavda

|successor1 = Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary

|constituency1 = Banaskantha

|term_start2 = 1980

|term_end2 = 1989

|predecessor2 = Motibhai Chaudhary

|successor2 = Jayantilal Shah

|constituency2 = Banaskantha

|office3 = Union Minister of State for Finance in Government of India

|term_start3 = 1986

|term_end3 = 1989

|primeminister3 = Rajiv Gandhi

|birth_date = 5 April 1937

|birth_place = Peshva, Sirohi, Rajasthan

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2005|9|18|1937|4|5}}

|children = Mukesh Gadhvi

|party = Indian National Congress

}}

B. K. Gadhvi also known as Bhairavdanji K Gadhvi (5 April 1937 – 18 September 2005) was an Indian politician of Indian National Congress from Gujarat and a former member of Lok Sabha representing Banaskantha.

Political career

He was a member of the Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh Lok Sabhas from 1980 to 1989 and from 1996 to 1998 representing the Banaskantha Parliamentary Constituency. He was also the Union Minister of State for Finance from 1986 to 1989. He has also served as the President of Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee from 2004-2005. He also served as an MLA in Gujarat and also served as an Cabinet Minister in Gujarat Government.{{Cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2728.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=18 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118101116/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2728.htm |archive-date=18 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}

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