Dinesh Vaghela

Dinesh Vaghela
Native name Dinesh Waghela
Born Dineshchandra Babulal Vaghela
(1951-03-09) 9 March 1951
Palasava, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Residence Caranzalem, Goa, India
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
Religion Hindu

Dineshchandra Babulal Vaghela (born March 9, 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

  1. "Ramdev's trust plans campaign against indiscriminate mining". The Hindu. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  2. "AAP sacks internal Lokpal, removes Bhushan from another key committee". IndiaToday.in. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
  3. 1 2 "Maintaining discipline a challenge: Dinesh Waghela". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  4. "Yoga guru Baba Ramdev supporting BJP to avenge Congress: AAP". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  5. "Paresh Rawal should quit acting to be with people: AAP". IBNLive.com. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  6. "'Goa's CM seems to be only talking and using words to endorse illegalities'". The Goan. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  7. "Ahmedabad East". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
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