- Himatdan Gadhavi
Himatdan Gadhavi (
Gadhvi ) (Born 1947) is currentlyMayor ofGandhidham city which is one of the most vibrant city ofIndia .Mr Himatdan is a seniorlawyer of District court ofKutch . He has been a notary public also since 1999. He has been chairman and/or trustee of many non governmental organisations (NGO ) also. He has been associated withBharatiya Janata Party since last 20 years. He is among the most seniorBJP leaders ofGujarat .Early Life and Family
Himatdan Ranmalji Gadhavi was born in Janan (Khadir) area of
Kutch . Ranmalji Gadhavi was a farmer and was a registeredFreedom Fighter duringQuit India movement which was run byMahatma Gandhi .They were six siblings. He got his primary schooling in a small villageDholavira about 9 km from his house, he used to go there by walking.After finishing primary education at home, he left home for higher education. He took his secondary and higher secondary education in Charada, dist
Mehasana .He finished his graduation with physics fromUttar Gujarat University .He was one of the top 10 ranker in Uttar Gujarat University.He is married to Nirmala Ayachi and they have three children ( Janaki, Deval, Prahlad) and four grand children (Sinny, Ishana, Rohan and Anya)
Education
Following his school, Himatdan finished his graduation with physics then he finished his degree of law (
LLB )fromGujarat University Political Career
Himatdan was active in social services and politics since his adulthood. He was an active political party worker since he was in college. He was also
General Secretary of Mansa college. In late 1970s when he moved toGandhidham , he was one of the most active, influential and honestUnion leaders inKandla Port who were fighting for rights ofDock Labours .In late 1980s he became active in
Hindu Organisations . He became member of manyNGO working for social and religious causes. In early 1990s he became member ofBJP and started his political career with BJP. He became member of Gandhidham Municipality in 1996 1st time, since then he has been as aCouncilor of Gandhidham . He becameMayor of Gandhidham in January 2001 1st time. He has becomeMayor again since November 2005
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