Mansukh Mandaviya is an Indian politician and Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Chemicals and Fertilizers (India).
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Mansukhbhai Laxmanbhai Mandaviya was born on Thursday, June 1, 1972.age 49 years; As of 2021) in Hanoli village, Palitana taluka, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He completed his schooling from Government Primary School (Hanoli, Gujarat) and Shree Gurukul Vividhlaxi High School (Songadi, Gujarat). After graduation, he completed a certificate course in veterinary and animal husbandry inspectorship. Studied Veterinary Science at Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Palanpur, Gujarat. He received his MA in Political Science from Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University (formerly Bhavnagar University). While pursuing his post-graduate studies, he was involved in student politics and was a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). Soon after joining ABVP, he became the State Executive Member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad, Gujarat.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′7″
Eye Color: Black
Hair color: black
family
parents and siblings
He was born in a middle-class farmer’s family. Father’s name is Laxmanbhai Jivabhai Mandaviya.
Mansukh Mandavia with his father
His mother’s name is Shamubeni. He is the youngest of four sons of his parents.
wife and children
He married Geetaben Mandaviya on 25 January 1995 and the couple has two children Pawan and Disha. Pawan is an entrepreneur and Disha is an MBBS student (as of 2021) and served at a COVID hospital in Vadodara, Gujarat during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mansukh Mandavia with his wife
Mansukh Mandavia with his wife and children along with a Hindu priest
Caste
Mansukh Mandaviya belongs to the Leuva Patidar, a Patildar sub-caste community in India based mainly in Gujarat.
Career
He started his political career in 1996 when he joined the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM). Then he was appointed as the leader of BJYM. In 1998, he became the president of Palitana Taluka BJP.
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In 2002, he started his political career by contesting the Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections from Palitani. He won the election and became the youngest Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Gujarat.
Mansukh Mandavia after winning the 2002 Gujarat state assembly elections
In 2004 and 2006 as MLA, he organized two padayatras of 123 km in 49 villages and 127 km in 52 villages respectively. Both the padayatras were organized by the Government of India in support of the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padao’ campaign. His first padayatra title was –
Kanya Kelavani Jyot Padyatra”
Mansukh Mandaviya (third from left) at the inauguration ceremony of the 2004 padayatra called Kanya Kelavani Jyot Padyatra
His second padayatra title was:
Betty Bachao, Betty Padao, Viasan Hatao”
Mansukh Mandaviya during the 2006 Padayatra called Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao, Vyasan Hatao
Until 2007, he served as the MLA of Palitana.
Chairman of Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited
In 2011, he was appointed as the Chairman of Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited. As chairman, he initiated the construction of an electronic radiation purification facility in Bavla, which was the first government facility. He also initiated the construction of a Poha (flattened rice) factory at Navsari, a modern banana packer at Achalya (Bharuchi) and a bio-fertilizer plant at Gondal. He served the position for one year.
Mansukh Mandavia as Chairman of Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited
Member of Rajya Sabha
In 2012, he was elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha.
Mansukh Mandaviya became a member of Rajya Sabha along with Narendra Modi and other politicians
In his first tenure, he raised 448 parliamentary questions, of which 86 were guaranteed by the Government of India. He also worked in the standing committee of various fields:
- Oil and natural gas
- Chemical and fertilizer industry
- Environment, forest and climate change
- Select Committee Real Estate Bill-2015
After completing his first term in 2018, he was re-elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha for the term 2018-2024.
Mansukh Mandavia after re-election as Rajya Sabha member for 2018-2024 term
Union Ministry
On July 5, 2016, he was sworn in as the State Minister of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Mansukh Mandavia is sworn in as the State Minister of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
In his tenure, he traveled for 540 days across 14 countries and almost every state and union territory of India, covering a distance of over 4.9 million km. He conducted nearly 394 meetings and attended 332 programs/seminars/workshops/events. He also facilitated the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJAP), which saw a rapid growth of PMBJAP Kendras from 347 to over 5,200.
Mansukh Mandaviya at the inauguration of PMBJAP Kendra in Arunachal Pradesh
On May 30, 2019, he was appointed State Minister (independent charge) for Shipping and State Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers.
Mansukh Mandavia takes oath as Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Shipping and Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers
On 7 July 2021, Mandaviya became the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, preceded by Dr. Harshvardhan.
Mansukh Mandavia holds the post of Minister of Health and Family Welfare
other portfolios
Appointed BJP Gujarat State Secretary in 2013; He was the youngest to become BJP Gujarat state secretary.
Mansukh Mandaviya after his appointment as BJP State Secretary
In 2014, he was appointed in-charge of Gujarat State – BJP Mega Membership Drive and he brought one million people to BJP in Gujarat.
Mansukh Mandaviya after being appointed as Gujarat state in-charge – BJP Mega Membership Drive
In 2015, he was appointed as the state general secretary of BJP Gujarat.
Mansukh Mandavi is the State General Secretary of the BJP
Foreign visits
Mansukh has been part of various delegations to sign MoUs (memorandums of cooperation) and develop bilateral relations with other countries. Twice he was part of the delegation to the President of India and once to the Vice President of India. In Asia, Mansukh visited China, Israel, Oman, Nepal, Dubai and Uzbekistan. He also visited England, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Algeria, Hungary, Equatorial Guinea, Swaziland, Zambia, New Zealand, Tonga, Fiji and Australia.
confrontations
- In July 2021, after Mansukh was appointed as India’s Minister of Health and Family Welfare, his old English tweets resurfaced online. He was trolled and mocked excessively for not knowing English as a Union Minister. However, netizens and opposition leaders later supported him and said that Mansukh should be tried for his actions and not for his language.
- In 2019, he courted controversy when he took a dig at Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, saying that having a nose does not guarantee one’s power. At a political rally, he said:
There is talk in the Congress that she (Priyanka) has a nose like her grandmother (Indira). If you take power with your grandmother’s nose, then won’t there be a president in every family in China?”
signature
Signature of Mansukh Mandavia
Address
Constant: 44, Sardarnagar, Wadia Road, Palitana, Distt. Bhavnagar, Gujarat- 364270
Current: 202, Swarna Jayanti Sadan Deluxe, Dr. BD Marg, New Delhi
Assets/Properties and Net Worth
As of 2018, his movable property amounted to 100 GEL. 41.93 GEL (approx.). As of 2018, his real estate amounted to 100 GEL. 2.41 million (approx.), including agricultural and non-agricultural land. 52 lakh and residential buildings, one in Gandhinagar and three in Bhavnagar, worth Rs.1.87 crore. His net worth amounted to Rs. 2.83 million (approx.) as of 2018.
favorite things
Facts/Trivia
- He likes cycling, reading and traveling in his spare time.
- In 2015, he was elected as India’s representative to the United Nations, where he spoke on the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.
Mansukh Mandavia during his speech at the United Nations
- He often goes to the parliament by bicycle. In 2016, when the Council of Ministers arrived in cars for the swearing-in ceremony, Mandaviya, along with Arjun Ram Meghwal (Indian politician and member of the Lok Sabha), rode his bicycle from home to the Parliament for the swearing-in ceremony following Narendra Modi’s cabinet reshuffle. In 2019, he did the same at the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi and the Council of Ministers in the new government. In an interview, he said:
This is not a fashion bike. This is my passion. It’s environmentally friendly, saves fuel and keeps you physically healthy.”
Mansukh Mandavia on his bike during the swearing-in ceremony in Parliament in 2016
- After the BJP’s victory in the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections, Mandaviya was tipped to be the next Chief Minister of Gujarat. According to a BJP source,
He is a simple man. He uses a cycle to reach the Rajya Sabha. His family members still use state transport buses to move around Gujarat. He is well received in both RSS and BJP circles. Moreover, his commitment to fashion is evident, making him a front-runner. “
- As part of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, in 2019, Mansukh Mandaviya covered a 50 km padayatra. The padayatra began with tree plantations and a speech where he spoke about the connection between Gandhi’s thoughts and nature. He also released a 22,000km and 3-month cycling journey by three youngsters from Surat.
Mansukh Mandaviya during the Padayatra organized on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary
- In 2019, UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund) honored her for her contribution to women’s menstrual hygiene by using a chain of Jan Aushadhi Kendras to sell 10 million sanitary pads made with oxo-biodegradable technology at a nominal cost.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always been fond of Mansukh as he used to talk about him in his various speeches.
Mansukh Mandavia with Narendra Modi
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