Ganpat Vasava unanimously elected as Gujarat assembly Speaker

Shri Ganapatsinh Vestabhai Vasava(40), BJP MLA from south Gujarat’s Mangrol was today elected Gujarat assembly’s new Speaker. Vasava replaces Speaker in-charge Shri Mangaldas Patel.

Gujarat Chief Minister and the leader of the opposition both stood up and took Vasava to the Chair of Speaker.

Two time MLA Vasava, resident of Vadi village of Umarpada taluka in Surat district came to limelight when in August last year he compared Modi with Lord Krishna in a function in Kim last August. He had also compared Congress people with Kans.

Vasava resigned fromt he post of Secretary of state BJP before filing nomination for Speaker’s post yesterday.

Ganpat Vasava is tribal MLA elected from reserved Mangrol constituency of Surat district.

Vasava, M.A., has been the chairman of the House Committee on Tribal Welfare, besides member of the Business Advisory Committee, Privilege Committee and that for Forests & Environment and Housing. He was also director of Gujarat State Forest Development Corporation, besides holding key posts in a number of village, taluka, district and state-level organizations.

Mr. Vasava has interest in a wide range of activities, such as spreading education among the tribal, organizing de-addiction camps, sports, social work, handicapped, animal welfare and agriculture produce market.

It should be mentioned here that Gujarat assembly’s then Speaker Ashokbhai Bhatt passed away last year, after which the party made north Gujarat’s MLA Mangaldas Patel Speaker in-charge.

Vasava is active in farming, mining and diamond business.