Mahendra Munjapara

Mahendra Munjpara
Minister of State for Woman and Child Development
In office
7 July 2021 – 11 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterSmriti Irani
Preceded byDebasree Chaudhuri
Minister of State for AYUSH
In office
7 July 2021 – 11 June 2024
MinisterSarbananda Sonowal
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
ConstituencySurendranagar
Personal details
Born (1968-09-21) 21 September 1968 (age 56)[1]
Surendranagar
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseBhavnaben Munjpara
Children2 (daughter – Ayushi Munjpara) (son – Ayush Munjapara)
Residence(s)Wadhvan, Surendrangar
Alma materNHL medical college, Ahmedabad
OccupationDoctor and politician

Dr. Mahendra Munjpara is an Indian politician who served as the Minister of State for AYUSH and Minister of State for Woman and Child Development in the Second Modi ministry from 7 July 2021 until 9 June 2024.[2] He is member of parliament to the 17th Lok Sabha from Surendranagar constituency, Gujarat. He won the 2019 general election as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. Before his political career, he has been a practicing doctor in Surendranagar as a Cardiologist and Echocardiologist.[3][4] Munjapara belong to Koli community of Gujarat.[5]

  1. ^ Lok Sabha (2019). "Mahendrabhai Kalubhai Munjpara". Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got". The Economic Times. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2019". Election Commission of India. 23 May 2019.
  4. ^ "The list of Lok Sabha poll". Business Standard India. Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 24 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Surendranagar MP dropped from BJP list hits out at party". The Indian Express. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2022.