Hemang Joshi
Member of Parliament from Vadodara constituency
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Dr. Hemang Joshi (born 31 January 1991) is an Indian politician and a member of the Lok Sabha from the Vadodara Lok Sabha constituency.[1] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3] In the 2024 general election of India, he defeated Jashpalsinh Mahendrasinh Padhiyar of the Indian National Congress by 582,126 votes.[1][4] He is also the 15th president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha since 17 August s previous career was in human resources.[5] Joshi notably questioned opposition leader Rahul Gandhi over the well being of a fellow BJP MP after a scuffle in Lok Sabha.[6]
Dr. Hemang Joshi | |
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| National President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha | |
| Assumed office 17 August 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Tejaswi Surya |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ranjanben Bhatt |
| Constituency | Vadodara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1991 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life and education
He was born on 31 January 1991 in Porbandar, Gujarat. He later moved to Vadodara and pursued higher education there. [5]
he completed a Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy from Government Physiotherapy College, Vadodara, between 2008 and 2013. He subsequently completed a Master's degree in Human Resources Management from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda between 2014 and 2016. He later completed a postgraduate diploma in Labour Practices and Law from the same university in 2019–2020. The material also states that he has pursued a PhD in Social Work with a focus on Servant Leadership. [6]
Between 2023 and 2026, he completed five executive courses at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in areas including strategic leadership, change management, administrative leadership and good governance, mindful leadership, and internal talent and leadership. [6]
Early career
He was associated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and held organizational responsibilities between 2009 and 2015. [6]
Before entering Parliament, he worked in human resources and progressed from management trainee to HR leader at IDEX-INDIA, where he worked between 2017 and 2024. He has also served as an inspector with the Gujarat State Council for Physiotherapy. [6]
He served as President In-charge and Vice President of the Municipal Primary Education Committee between 2022 and 2024, where his work included initiatives related to primary education access at the local-government level. [6]
Political career
He contested the 2024 Indian general election from the Vadodara Lok Sabha constituency as a BJP candidate. He won the election with 873,189 votes, defeating Indian National Congress candidate, who received 291,063 votes. His margin of victory was 582,126 votes. [1][2]
He became a member of the 18th Lok Sabha in 2024. The PRS Legislative Research profile records him as representing Vadodara for the BJP and lists his parliamentary term as his first. [7]
President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
On 17 August 2026, the BJP appointed national president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, succeeding Tejasvi Surya. The appointment formed part of a wider restructuring of the BJP's national office-bearers under party president Nitin Nabin. [3][4]
Parliamentary and international activities
According to biographical material supplied by Joshi's office, he represented India at the inaugural BRICS Traditional Values and Culture Forum in Moscow in 2024. The material states that he also represented India at the second BRICS Traditional Values Forum in Brazil in 2025. [6]
He was also a member of an All-Party Parliamentary Delegation that visited Singapore, South Korea, Indonesia, Japan and Malaysia in 2025. According to the supplied material, the delegation discussed Operation Sindoor and India's approach to combating terrorism. [6]
The supplied material further identifies him as a member of the founding council of the BRICS Literary Award 2025, a participant in a multi-party fact-finding committee invited by the German government, and a member of several parliamentary committees. [6]
Social and educational initiatives
He has been involved in education and social initiatives in Gujarat. According to his supplied biographical material, he was a founding member of Alindra Higher Education Primary School and Primary School, Savli, with initiatives aimed at advancing rural education through a public-private partnership and corporate social responsibility model. [6]
He organised the first Antyodaya CSR Summit in Vadodara in February 2025, bringing together corporate leaders around CSR initiatives. A second summit was organised in December 2025, with a focus on sustainable development goals and digital infrastructure for rural schools in the Vadodara constituency. [6]
In 2026, an AI-enabled MP Office e-portal was launched at the Atal Jan Seva Kendra in Vadodara for citizen communication and grievance redressal, according to the supplied biographical material. [6]
Cultural activities
He has also been associated with cultural and public-awareness initiatives. According to the supplied material, he received personal appreciation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "Swachhta no Sanedo", a Gujarati song concerning cleanliness and civic responsibility, which was launched in July 2016. [6]
He also wrote and composed "Navi Savar", described in the supplied material as a Hope Anthem of Gujarat and a musical documentary produced during the COVID-19 period. [6]
The material further states that he organised short-film festivals including "Har Ghar Desi Ghar Ghar Swadeshi" and "Operation Sindoor" with youth organisations and foundations. [6]
Organisational positions
Dr Hemang Joshi has held several organisational and social positions, including:
President, Vallabh Youth Organization Vice-President, Table Tennis Association of Baroda President, Shri Bardai Brahmin Samaj, Vadodara State Convenor, SIR Committee, BJP Gujarat State President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Gujarat [6]
