Jasvantsinh Parmar
{{Short description|Indian politician from Gujarat (born 1977)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
| term_start = 3 April 2024
| predecessor = Naranbhai Rathwa
| constituency = Gujarat
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1977}}
| birth_place = Gujarat, India
| education = MS (General Surgeon)
| nationality = Indian
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| alma_mater = B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad
| occupation = Politician, physician
}}
Jasvantsinh Salamsinh Parmar is an Indian politician and former surgeon who is serving as member of Rajya Sabha from Gujarat since 2024, representing Bharatiya Janata Party.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-27 |title=Rajya Sabha Elections 2024: Full list of winners in polls to 56 Upper House seats |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/rajya-sabha-elections-2024-full-list-of-winners-in-polls-to-56-upper-house-seats/3406893/ |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}
Early life
= Birth =
Parmar was born on 1977 in Godhra, Gujarat. Salamsinh, Parmar's father, was a government school principal and prominent BJP member, while his mother served as the chairperson of the Panchmahal district panchayat's executive committee.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-15 |title=Jashvantsinh Parmar: Surgeon and ex-rebel |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/jashvantsinh-parmar-surgeon-and-ex-rebel-9162324/ |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}
= Education =
Parmar has earned a MS degree (General Surgeon) in 2000 at BJ Medical College, Ahemdabad.{{Cite web |title=Parmar Jashvantsinh Salamsinh(Independent(IND)):Constituency- GODHRA(PANCHMAHAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/Gujarat2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=5078 |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=www.myneta.info}}
Career
Parmar, a general physician from Godhra in Panchmahal, is a well-known OBC leader. In the 2017 Assembly elections, the 47-year-old revolted against the party and ran as an independent against current MLA C.K. Raulji, polling 10.54 percent of the vote from the Godhra seat. The contest resulted in a five-year expulsion from the party. Nevertheless, he returned to the party in 2022.{{Cite news |last= |date=2024-02-20 |title=J.P. Nadda, three other BJP candidates elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed from Gujarat |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jp-nadda-three-other-bjp-candidates-elected-to-rajya-sabha-unopposed-from-gujarat/article67868240.ece |access-date=2024-03-02 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2024-02-14 |title=Pleasant surprise: Gujarat BJP leader Jashvantsinh Parmar on RS nomination |url=https://theprint.in/india/pleasant-surprise-gujarat-bjp-leader-jashvantsinh-parmar-on-rs-nomination/1965986/ |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}
He was elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha in 2024 along with his colleagues.{{Cite news |date=2024-02-15 |title=Parmar an old BJP hand, has been active for three decades |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/dr-jashvantsinh-parmar-bjp-candidate-for-rajya-sabha-election/articleshow/107708024.cms |access-date=2024-03-02 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
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Category:21st-century Indian medical doctors
Category:People from Panchmahal district
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat
Category:Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat
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