Shaktisinh Gohil

Shaktisinh Gohil
Shaktisinh addressing a public meeting at Gandhi Maidan, Patna in 2019.
President, Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee
Assumed office
9 June 2023 (2023-06-09)
Preceded byJagdish Thakor
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
22 June 2020
Preceded byMadhusudan Mistry
ConstituencyGujarat
Chairman of public accounts committee, Gujarat
In office
July 2014 – December 2017
Succeeded byPunja vansh
ConstituencyAbdasa
Member of legislative assembly, Gujarat
In office
May 2014 – December 2017
Preceded byChhabil Patel
Succeeded byP M Jadeja
ConstituencyAbdasa
In office
December 2007 – December 2012
Preceded bySunil Oza
Succeeded bySeat abolished
ConstituencyBhavnagar South
In office
1995–1998
Succeeded bySunil Oza
ConstituencyBhavnagar South
In office
1990–1995
Preceded byJamod Shashibhai
ConstituencyBhavnagar South
Leader of the opposition, Gujarat
In office
December 2007 – December 2012
Preceded byArjun Modhwadia
Succeeded byShankersinh Vaghela
ConstituencyBhavnagar south
Chief Whip, Gujarat
In office
1995–1998
ConstituencyBhavnagar South
Minister of Finance, education, health and planning, Gujarat
In office
1991–1995
ConstituencyBhavnagar South
Personal details
Born
Shaktisinhji Harishchandrasinhji Gohil

(1960-04-04) 4 April 1960 (age 64)
Limda, Bombay State, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
ParentHarishchandrasinhji (Father) Rajendrakumari Baa saheb (Mother)
ResidenceAhmedabad
Alma materBhavnagar University, Saurashtra University
OccupationAgriculture, Advocate
Websiteshaktisinhgohil.com

Shaktisinh Harishchandrasinhji Gohil (born 4 April 1960) is an Indian politician. He is a Member of Parliament and a member of the Indian National Congress.[1] He was appointed president of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee in June 2023, in run up to 2024 general election.

Shaktisinh served as Minister of Finance, Health, Education, Narmada in two consecutive state governments from 1991 to 1995. He also led the opposition parties in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly as the Leader of Opposition from 2007 to 2012.[2]

  1. ^ "Results of Rajya Sabha elections held on 19 June 2020, as declared by the respective Returning Officers" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 01. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Leaders of Opposition of Gujarat" (hml). Gujarat Vidhan Sabha. p. 01. Retrieved 30 May 2020.