Former Congress MP Somji Damor resigns from BJP
March 20, 2014
Ahmedabad, 20 March 2014
Former Congress MP Somji Damor today resigned from the BJP for not fielding him as candidate on Dahod(ST) seat. BJP yesterday announced MLA Jaswantsinh Bhabhor’s name as candidate on Dahod seat.
Somji Damor is one only three politicians in Gujarat who has become member of parliament for seven terms(the other two are late Chhitubhai Gamit and Harin Pathak).
In 2009, Damor has got ticket to contest Dahod seat from the BJP just a day after he joined the party with around 125 supporters.
Damor contested against Congess’s Dr. Prabha Taviyad but lost by margin of 58,536 votes. In 2004 Lok Sabha election he had got 45,597 votes as independent candidate. In 1999 elections he was Congress candidate. He lost against then BJP candidate Babu Katara by margin of 12,431 votes.
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