Chhotubhai Vasava
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chhotubhai Vasava
| office = Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
| term_start = 1990
| term_end = 2022
| nationality = Indian
| party = Janata Dal (United) (2007–2017)
Bharatiya Tribal Party (2017–present)
| constituency = Jhagadia
| children = 3 sons including Maheshbhai Vasava Dilipbhai Vasava
| footnotes =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|07|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bharuch, Bombay Presidency, British India
| religion =
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Chhotubhai Amarasinhbhai Vasava (born 15 July 1945) is an Indian politician from Western Indian state of Gujarat. He founded the Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) in 2017 after leaving Janata Dal (United). He is a seven term Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Jhagadia constituency since 1990.
Early life
He was born in Bharuch district of Gujarat state of northern India. He belongs to an Adivasi ethnic Bhil tribal community.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ahmed-patel-saviour-chhotubhai-vasava-puts-congress-in-bind-2560314|title=Ahmed Patel saviour Chhotubhai Vasava puts Congress in bind|website=dnaindia}}
Career
He is an MLA from Jhagadiya Assembly constituency. He was a member of Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) from 1990 to 2017.{{Cite web |title=Vasava Chhotubhai Amarsinh(Janata Dal (United)(JD(U))):Constituency- JHAGADIA (ST)(BHARUCH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/gujarat2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=497 |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=myneta.info}} He left JD (U) when it formed an alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar state in 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.uniindia.com/ex-jdu-mla-chhotubhai-vasava-retains-jhagadia-seat/election/news/1080072.html |title=Ex-JDU MLA Chhotubhai Vasava retains Jhagadia seat |website=www.uniindia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221170759/http://www.uniindia.com/ex-jdu-mla-chhotubhai-vasava-retains-jhagadia-seat/election/news/1080072.html |archive-date=2017-12-21}}
He founded the Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP), less than a month before the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election which won two seats in assembly in an alliance with the Indian National Congress.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/gujarat-2017/bharatiya-tribal-party-opens-account-in-gujarat/article21839930.ece|title=Bharatiya Tribal Party opens account in Gujarat|first=K.|last=Deepalakshmi|date=18 December 2017|publisher=|work=The Hindu}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/gujarat-2017/congress-stitches-alliance-with-chhotubhai-vasava/article20628580.ece|title=Congress stitches alliance with Chhotubhai Vasava|date=2017-11-21|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-03-01|issn=0971-751X}}
He is a well-known tribal leader. He is one advocate of Bhilistan a separate state comprising tribal dominated parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/White-House-to-be-centre-of-Bhilistan-movement/articleshow/12642136.cms|title='White House' to be centre of Bhilistan movement!|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-03-01}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-clamour-for-separate-saurashtra-bhilistan-to-get-louder-1868566|title=Clamour for separate Saurashtra, Bhilistan to get louder|date=2013-08-01|work=dna|access-date=2018-03-01}}
==Electoral performance ==
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References
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Category:Janata Dal politicians
Category:Janata Dal (United) politicians
Category:Bharatiya Tribal Party politicians
Category:Gujarat MLAs 1990–1995
Category:Gujarat MLAs 1995–1998
Category:Gujarat MLAs 1998–2002
Category:Gujarat MLAs 2002–2007
Category:Gujarat MLAs 2007–2012
Category:Gujarat MLAs 2012–2017
Category:Gujarat MLAs 2017–2022
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