Dinesh Vaghela
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Dinesh Vaghela | |
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Dinesh Waghela | |
Born | Dineshchandra Babulal Vaghela 9 March 1951 |
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | Baba, Anand |
Occupation | Social Activist, Politician |
Known for | Bharat Swabhiman Trust,[1] RTI |
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Movement | J.P. Movement, Gramdan Movement, Navnirman Movement, India Against Corruption |
Dineshchandra Babulal Vaghela (born 9 March 1951) is currently a National Executive Member and the Head of National Disciplinary Action Committee of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).[2][3][4] Previously he was involved in the J.P. Narayan Movement, Gramdan Movement, Navnirman Movement and also campaigned for the Right to Information Act (RTI).[5][6]
In 2012, he was given the responsibility of establishing AAP in Gujarat and Goa.[3] In 2014, he ran in the election for the Lok Sabha seat of Ahmedabad East. Paresh Rawal of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the seat, and Vaghela came a distant third with 11,349 votes.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Ramdev's trust plans campaign against indiscriminate mining". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "AAP sacks internal Lokpal, removes Bhushan from another key committee". IndiaToday.in. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Maintaining discipline a challenge: Dinesh Waghela". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Yoga guru Baba Ramdev supporting BJP to avenge Congress: AAP". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Paresh Rawal should quit acting to be with people: AAP". IBNLive.com. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "'Goa's CM seems to be only talking and using words to endorse illegalities'". The Goan. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Ahmedabad East". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
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