Tushar Chaudhary

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Tushar Chaudhary
Chaudhary in 2009
Minister of State for Tribal Affairs (India)
In office
28 May 2009 – 18 Jan 2011
Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways
In office
19 Jan 2011 – 14 Oct 2012
Member of Parliament
In office
2009–2014
ConstituencyBardoli
Member of Parliament
In office
2004–2009
ConstituencyMandvi
Personal details
Born (1965-12-18) 18 December 1965 (age 58)
Surat, Gujarat, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseDr. Dipti Chaudhary
ParentAmarsinh Chaudhary (father)
Residence(s)Sarita Nagar Society, Tapi, Gujarat
EducationM.B.B.S, M. S. University, Baroda, Gujarat
Source: [1]
Chaudhary in his office after taking the charge as the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, in New Delhi on 1 June 2009

Tushar Chaudhary (born 18 December 1965) is an Indian politician and a leader of the Indian National Congress in Gujarat. He was elected to Gujarat Legislative Assembly in 2002 and 2022, and to Lok Sabha in 2004 and 2009.

Early life[edit]

Chaudhary was born on 18 December 1965 in Bedkuvta Valod village in Surat district of Gujarat.[1] He is a son of Amarsinh Chaudhary, a politician and former chief minister of Gujarat.[2][3] He has studied MBBS from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.[1]

Career[edit]

He was elected from Vyara in 2002 Gujarat legislative assembly election.[1] In 2004, he was elected to 14th Lok Sabha from Mandvi constituency.[4] In 2009, he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Bardoli constituency.[5] He was the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs from 28 May 2009 to 28 September 2012.[6] On 28 September 2012 he became the Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways.

He contested 2014 and 2019 Indian general elections from Bardoli but lost both times.[2][7] In 2017 Gujarat legislative assembly election, he lost from Mahuva constituency.[7][8] In 2022 Gujarat legislative assembly election, he contested and was elected from Khedbrahma constituency defeating his nearest rival Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashvin Kotwal.[9][10][11]

Personal life[edit]

In 1991, Chaudhary married Dipti Chaudhary. They have a daughter and a son. [1]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Dr. Tushar Chaudhary declared Congress candidate for Bardoli (ST) Lok Sabha seat". DeshGujarat. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  3. ^ Dasgupta, Manas (16 August 2004). "Amarsinh's death, an irreparable loss to State". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 September 2004.
  4. ^ "Mandvi Lok Sabha Election Result". Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 45. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  6. ^ "MoS Tribal affairs to check on funds "embezzlement"". DNA. 1 June 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Congress finds a silver lining in Gujarat defeat, hopes new leadership will rise in state". India Today. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Gujarat Elections 2017 | First tribal CM's son Tushar Chaudhary against Mohan Dhodiya". DNA India. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  9. ^ "હું કોઈ આ વિધાનસભાનો ઉમેદવાર ન હતો કોંગ્રેસના ઉમેદવારે કહ્યું". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Gujarat assembly polls: Congress announces 39 more candidates". The Times of India. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  11. ^ "ગુજરાત વિધાનસભા ચૂંટણી પરિણામઃ કોંગ્રેસના સૂપડા સાફ, માંડ 17 સીટ જીતી, આપ પાર્ટીનો 5 બેઠક પર વિજય". Indian Express Gujarati (in Gujarati). Retrieved 8 December 2022.

External links[edit]

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