Kaushik Kantibhai Vekariya is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is currently serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Amreli constituency in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.
Kaushik Vekariya | |
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| Devarajiya, Amreli, Gujarat | |
 Kaushik Vekariya with his daughter on her birthday | |
| Born | 9 June 1986 |
| Education | B.Com From Saurashtra University (K.K. Parekha and Mehta R.P. Vidyalaya, Amreli). Year - 2008 |
| Notable work | Deputy Chief Whip - Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Department, Government of Gujarat |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Born on 9 June 1986, in the Amreli district of Gujarat, Kaushik Vekariya comes from an agricultural family.[citation needed]
In the Gujarat Assembly Elections held in 2022, Kaushik Vekariya contested from the Amreli constituency and defeated his closest rival Paresh Dhanani of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 46,657 votes.[1] This victory established him as a prominent political figure in Gujarat.[citation needed]
Prior to his political career, Kaushik Vekariya served as the district unit chief of the BJP in Amreli.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Amreli: Congress' 'Giant killer' Paresh Dhanani gets shock defeat against BJP's Kaushik Vekariya". The Economic Times. 8 December 2022. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 4 May 2023.