C.K Raulji

C.K Raulji
Minister of Gujarat State
In office
1995–1998
ConstituencyGodhara
Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
1990–1991 , 1991–1995 , 1995–1998 , 2007–2012 , 2012–2017
ConstituencyGodhara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Incumbent
Assumed office
2017
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
OccupationPolitician
Websitehttps://www.ckraulji.com

C.K. Raulji is an Indian politician from the state of Gujarat. He is a two term member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.[1][2][3]

Career

Raulji is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[4]

He is a second-term member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. He represents the Godhara (Vidhan Sabha constituency), having been elected from there in 2012 and 2017.[5][6] He joined Bharatiya Janata Party from Indian National Congress in October 2017.[7][8]

CK Raulji was a member of the panel which reviewed the application for commutation filed by the convicts sentenced for gang rape and murder in the Bilkis Bano case. The panel recommended acceptance of the plea for commutation after the convicts had served fourteen years in prison. The convicts were released after 14 years in prison due to this panel's recommendation.

Personal life

Raulji is married to Smt. Jaynaben Raulji. The couple have two children.[9]

On 26 September 2017, a leopard was seen in the vicinity of Raulji's residence, and was captured three days later.[10]

On, 19 August 2022, Raulji had controversially described the conduct of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case in jail as good. He said, “I do not know if they have committed the crime or not.”

References

Wikiquote has quotations related to C.K Raulji.
  1. ^ "C.K Raulji Victory Time". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. ^ "C.K Raulji Question in Gujarat Assembly". The Financial Express. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Promote Gujarat Tourism". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. March 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Congress MLA CK Raulji". The Times of India. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Winners of Gujarat Assembly Election". oneindia.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Winners of Gujarat Assembly Election". oneindia.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Resign Congress Party". scroll.in. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Got Ticket from BJP". firstpost.com. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  9. ^ "C.K Raulji (Winner) Panchmahal (Godhra)". myneta.info. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Leopard at MLA's house caged". The Times of India. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

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