Mohan Kundariya

{{short description|Indian politician}}

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

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

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Mohanbhai Kundariya

| image =

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|9|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rajkot, Saurashtra, India

| residence = Morbi, Rajkot, Gujarat

| office = Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare

| term_start = 9 November 2014

| term_end = 5 July 2016

| primeminister = Narendra Modi

| minister = Radha Mohan Singh

| office1 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| term_start1 = 16 May 2014

| term_end1 = 2024

| constituency1 = Rajkot

| predecessor1 = Kunwarjibhai Bavaliya

| successor1 = Parshottam Rupala

| office4 = Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly

| term_start4 = 1995

| term_end4 = 2014

| predecessor4 = Keshubahi Patel

| successor4 = Bavanjibhai Metaliya

| constituency4 = Tankara

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| spouse = {{marriage|Amrutben Kundariya|1973}}

| parents =

| children = 3

| occupation = Agriculturist

| date =

| year =

| source = http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4692

}}

File:Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya addressing at the National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign -2015, in New Delhi. The Union Minister for Agriculture, Shri Radha Mohan Singh and the Secretary.jpg

Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya (born 6 September 1951) is an Indian politician and a former Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmer Welfare in the Government of India. He was also elected to Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Tankara assembly constituency of Rajkot district.{{cite web|title=TWELFTH GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY|url=http://www.gujaratassembly.gov.in/emembers12.htm|publisher=Gujarat Vidhan Sabha|accessdate=19 May 2012|archive-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226045131/http://www.gujaratassembly.gov.in/emembers12.htm|url-status=dead}}

Career

He served as Minister of State from May 2014 to 5 July 2016.{{citation |title=Najma Heptulla, G M Siddeshwara resign from Modi Cabinet |url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/najma-heptulla-g-m-siddeshwara-resign-naqvi-becomes-minority-affairs-minister/1/713432.html |work=India Today |date=12 July 2016 }}

Personal life

Twelve of Kundariya's family members, including his sister, were killed during the 2022 Morbi bridge collapse.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-asia-india-63452531|title=India in shock as bridge disaster toll rises to 141|work=BBC|date=31 October 2022}}

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