Pushpdan Shambhudan Gadhavi

Pushpdan Shambhudan Gadhavi
Member of Parliament
In office 1996 – 2009 (4 terms)
Preceded by	Harilal Nanji Patel
Succeeded by	Poonamben Veljibhai Jat
Constituency	Kachchh
Personal details
Born	(1940-12-13) 13 December 1940 (age 84) Bhuj, Gujarat
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Savitri Pushpdan Gadhavi
Children	3 sons and 1 daughter
Parent	Shambhudan Gadhavi
Residence	Bhuj
As of 25 February, 2006 Source: [1]

Pushpdan Shambhudan Gadhavi (born 13 December 1940) is an Indian politician, advocate, and BJP leader from Gujarat. He was a member of the 11th, 12th, 13th & 14th Lok Sabha of India representing the Kachchh (Lok Sabha constituency) of Gujarat.[1][2]

Biography

Pushpdan was born on 13 December 1940 in Raydhanpar village to father Kaviraja Shambhudan Ishwerdan Gadhavi and mother Parvatiben Gadhavi. His father was the Kaviraja of Cutch State and the last Acharya of the Vrajbhasha Pathshala at Bhuj, a 3 centuries old institution of learning .[1][3]

Gadhavi completed his primary, secondary and college education in Bhuj. After obtaining his law degree in Ahmedabad, he became active in politics along with business.[4] Pushpdan obtained Kovid (Hindi) and B Certificate in National Cadet Corps (N.C.C.). He started as Staff Officer at the Legal Wing in Home Guards (Gujarat) during the period 1967–89.[1]

Gadhavi is also notable being the only politician who won four consecutive terms as the Kutch MP from 1996 to 2009. Due to Kutch constituency being declared as a reserved seat in the new delimitation, Gadhavi could no longer contest from Kutch.[5]

Gadhavi is known for many infrastructure developments including the conversion of the Bhuj-Gandhidham railway broad gauge in Kutch, the Kutch University, or the construction of the Bhuj Airport. He presented many such project ideas to the central government and got it completed.[4]

Gadhavi has been deeply engaged in a range of social and cultural activities, particularly within the Kutch district. He has actively participated in educational initiatives and have been a trustee of the Shiv Shakti Study Circle in Kutch since 1971. In addition to his social and educational initiatives, he has taken a keen interest in the development of rural sports and infrastructure. Furthermore, Gadhavi worked to implement water recharging activities in drought-prone areas of the Kutch district, demonstrating a strong commitment to environmental sustainability and community welfare.[1]

Positions held

Position	Organization	Term
Municipal Councillor	Bhuj Municipality	1977—1982
Chairman	Public Works Committee, Municipality, Bhuj
Member of Legislative Assembly	Gujarat Legislative Assembly	1990—1995
Member	Public Accounts Committee and Estimates Committee
Member	Executive Committee, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Gujarat	1990—1996
Member of Parliamaent	Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency	1996—1998
		1998—1999
		1999—2004
		2004—2009
Member	Committee on Transport and Tourism	1996—1997
Member	Committee on Home Affairs and its Sub-Committee on Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme	1998—1999
Member	Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport
Member	Committee on Absence of Members from the sittings of the House	1999—2000
Member	National Shipping Board

See also

• Gadhavi (title)

External links

• Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website

References

1. "Current Lok Sabha Members Biographical Sketch". 2 September 2004. Archived from the original on 2 September 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
2. Thukral, Dr R. K. (2 January 2017). GUJARAT DISTRICT FACTBOOK : KACHCHH DISTRICT: Key Socio Economic Data of Kachchh District. Datanet India Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-93-80590-41-7.
3. "AsanjoKutch.com – Kutchhi News". asanjokutch.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
4. "હસતા-હસતા જિંદગીના પોણોસો વર્ષ પૂર્ણ કરવાં કઠીન છે". Divya Bhaskar. 2015.
5. "રાજકારણના અજાતશત્રુ પુષ્પદાન ગઢવીની 75મી વર્ષગાંઠ ઉજવાશે". Divya Bhaskar. 2015.