Harsh Sanghavi

Harsh Rameshbhai Sanghavi (born 8 January 1985)^[1] is an Indian politician from Gujarat. He is a three time member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly representing Majura Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[2][3] He is also a minister of state with independent charge of different ministries from September 2021.

Harsh Sanghavi
Sanghavi in 2023
Minister of State, Government of Gujarat
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 September 2021
Ministry	Term
Minister of Sports, Youth Affairs & Cultural Activities (Independent charge)	16 September 2021 - Incumbent
Minister of Excise & Prohibition (Independent charge)	16 September 2021 - Incumbent
Minister of Border Security & Prisons (Independent charge)	16 September 2021 - Incumbent
Minister of Home, Police Housing & Disaster Management	16 September 2021 - Incumbent
Minister of Revenue
Incumbent
Assumed office August 2022
Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2012
Preceded by	constituency created
Constituency	Majura
Personal details
Born	(1985-01-08) 8 January 1985 (age 40) Surat, Gujarat, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Prachi Sanghavi
Website	www.harshsanghavi.in
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Early life and education

Sanghavi, is a youth leader who did social service including medical initiatives to combat ailments like sickle cell anemia which were prevalent in tribal regions of Songarh, Uchchal, Vyara, and Tapi districts.^[4] He passed BA .^[1]

Career

Sanghavi first became an MLA winning the 2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. In 2012, he was the youngest MLA to be elected to the Gujarat Assembly.^[4][5] He retained the seat for the BJP in the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election and won for a third time in the 2022 Assembly election, also from Majura Assembly constituency defeating PVS Sharma of the Aam Aadmi Party by a margin of 116,675 votes.^[6][5][7]

Sanghavi is minister of state for Sports, Youth Service, Co-ordination of voluntary organization, Non-resident Gujaratis’ Division, Transport, Gruh Rakshak Dal and Gram Rakshak Dal, Civil Defence, Jail, Border Security (All Independent Charge), Home and Police Housing, Industries, Cultural Activities (State Minister) in the Gujarat chief minister Bhupendrabhai Patel’s cabinet.^[8]

He was also National Vice President of BJP Yuva Morcha.