Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha

CHAUHAN, SHRI JAYSINHJI MANSINHJI
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - KAPADVANJ (GUJARAT)]



Father's Name    Shri Mansinhji Vaghu Singh Chauhan

Date of Birth    27 November 1952

Place of Birth    Vaghpur, Distt. Sabarkantha (Gujarat)

Marital Status    Married on 15 May 1974

Spouse's Name    Smt. Kantaben Jaysinhji

Children    One son and two daughters

Educational Qualifications   

B.Sc., B.Ed.

Educated at Gujarat College, Ahmedabad and 
R.B. Sagar College of Education (Gujarat 
University), Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Profession     

Teacher and Educationist, Agriculturist and
Political and Social worker

Permanent Address     

Shantinath Society Station Road, 
Prantij-383205, 
Distt. Sabarkantha 
(Gujarat)

Tel. (02770) 30901

Present Address  

112, South Avenue, 
New Delhi-110011

Tel. (011) 3794150

Positions Held     

1986-90Zila Mantri, Bharatiya Janata Party(B.J.P.), 
Distt. Sabarkantha

1986-93 andMember, Zila Panchayat, Distt. Sabarkantha
1995

1990Executive Member, B.J.P., Distt. Sabarkantha
onwards

1996Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 

1996-97Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
Railways

1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1998-99Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Railways

Member, Joint Committee on the functioning
of Wakf Boards

Social and Cultural Activities 

Pramukh (i) Shreyash Education Trust, Vaghpur, Prantij, Distt.
Sabarkantha since 1980; (ii) Kshatriya Thakor Samaj, Distt.
Sabarkantha since 1990; and (iii) Prantij Taluka Thakor Samaj

Special Interests     

Debates, mono acting and reading

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Dramatics

Sports and Clubs     

Cricket and Volleyball

Other Information 

President, Prantij Taluka Thakor Samaj; Ex-Chairman, Gujarat State 
Ohter Backward Classes (O.B.C.) Nigam, Gandhinagar; and Principal, 
Ashutosh Vidyalaya; Karol

Election Result of
Kapadvanj Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 11,03,937
Total votes polled  7,11,794

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Shri Jaysinhji Mansinhji Chauhan (B.J.P.)     2,74,507
(2) Shri Jagadishbhai Motiji Thakor (I.N.C.)     2,23,213
(3) Prof.Kishorsinh Solanki (A.I.R.J.P.) 1,81,751
(4) Shri D. D. Gauswami (J.D.)          6,355
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