Rakesh Desai
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Rakesh Desai (born 1967){{Cite web |title=Desai Rakesh Gunvantbhai(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- NAVSARI(NAVSARI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/Gujarat2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=4949 |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=www.myneta.info}} is an Indian politician from Gujarat.{{Cite news |date=2022-11-26 |title=Gujarat elections 2022: Will Navsari voters again favour BJP? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/gujarat/news/gujarat-elections-2022-will-navsari-voters-again-favour-bjp/articleshow/95785918.cms |access-date=2025-01-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} He is a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Navsari Assembly constituency in Navsari district. He won the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-08 |title=Navsari Assembly Seat Result: भाजपा के राकेश गुणवंतराय देसाई ने लहराया परचम, 1.06 लाख वोटों से जीते |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/nation/navsari-vidhansabha-seat-result-live-update-gujrat-election-result-rakesh-gunvantray-desai-deepak-baroth-upesh-patel-aap-loser-winner-5009651.html |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}{{Cite web |last=Live |first=A. B. P. |date=2022-12-08 |title=Navsari Election Result 2022LIVE: BJP के DESAI RAKESH GUNVANTBHAI की हुई जीत, BSP के रहें दूसरे नंबर पर |url=https://www.abplive.com/elections/navsari-election-result-2022-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-result-winner-loser-tally-bjp-congress-aap-gujarat-assembly-election-result-news-2276938 |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi}}
Early life and education
Desai is from Navsari, Gujarat. He is the son of Gunvantbhai Desai. He completed his diploma in automobiles engineering with plant training and passed the examinations in 1988 conducted by the Technical Examination Board, Gujarat.
Career
Desai won from Navsari Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He polled 106,875 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Deepak Baroth of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 72,313 votes.{{Cite web |last=Andrabi |first=Saima |date=2022-12-08 |title=Navsari Election Result 2022 Live Updates: BJP Wins in This Gujarat Seat |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/navsari-election-result-2022-live-news-updates-bjp-aap-congress-gujarat-counting-of-votes-today#read-more |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Navsari Assembly Seat, Gujarat Election 2022 – Get Navsari constituency news updates and complete details {{!}} Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/gujarat-assembly-election/navsari-175 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230203050216/https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/gujarat-assembly-election/navsari-175 |archive-date=2023-02-03 |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en-us}}
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Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat