Dhavalsinh Zala

Dhavalsinh Narendrasinh Zala [1] is an independent Indian politician. He was elected to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Bayad in the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress[2] and again elected after 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election from the same constituency as an independent candidate.[3] He belongs to the Koli community of Gujarat.[4]

Dhavalsinh Zala
Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
In office
2022–Incumbent
ConstituencyBayad
Personal details
Born
Dhavalsinh Zala
Political partyIndian National Congress
Residence(s)Bayad, Gujarat
EducationM.A.
Alma materGujarat University

Zala along with Alpesh Thakor quit Indian National Congress and was a member of the post 2019 Indian Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat.[5][6][7] He fought by 2019 bye-election but lost.

He is the Vice President of Gujarat Kshatriy Thakor Sena. He also plays the role of Thakor Sena spokesperson.[8]

He again contested from Bayad in the bypoll held on 21 October 2019 and lost to the Congress candidate.[9]

In the 2022 assembly elections, he was elected as an independent candidate from the BAYAD assembly seat

References
  1. Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region. Hindustan Publishing Corporation. ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.
  2. My Neta
  3. "Dhavalsinh Zala reclaim Bayad seat". www.google.com. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  4. "Gujarat: Alpesh Thakor, Dhavalsinh Zala resign as Congress MLAs; say party humiliated them again and again". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. Congress MLAs Alpesh Thakor, Dhavalsinh Zala resign from Gujarat Assembly after voting in Rajya Sabha bypoll
  6. Alpesh Thakor and Dhavalsinh Zala quit as MLAs after cross voting in Rajya Sabha bye-polls
  7. Congress MLAs Alpesh Thakor, Dhavalsinh Zala resign from Gujarat Assembly
  8. "Alpesh, Dhavalsinh to join BJP: Thakor Sena". The Indian Express. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  9. Dhavalsinh Zala loses in bypolls


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