Govindbhai Parmar

Indian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Govindbhai Parmar (1943 – 6 March 2026)[1] was an Indian politician from Gujarat. He was a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Umreth Assembly constituency in Anand district. He won the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][3][4]

Preceded byJayantbhai Patel Boskey
Succeeded byHarshad Govindbhai Parmar
ConstituencyUmreth
BornGovindbhai Raijinhai Parmar
(1943-01-01)1 January 1943
Quick facts Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly, Preceded by ...
Govindbhai Parmar
Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
In office
2017–2026
Preceded byJayantbhai Patel Boskey
Succeeded byHarshad Govindbhai Parmar
ConstituencyUmreth
Personal details
BornGovindbhai Raijinhai Parmar
(1943-01-01)1 January 1943
DiedMarch 6, 2026(2026-03-06) (aged 83)
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Close

Early life and education

Parmar was from Umreth, Anand district, Gujarat. He is the son of Raijibhai Jalabhai Parmar. He studied Class 7 at Chikhodra Kumar School in 1969 and later discontinued his studies.[1]

Career

Parmar won from Umreth Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He polled 95,639 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Jayant Patel of Nationalist Congress Party, by a margin of 26,717 votes.[5][6] He first became an MLA winning the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election defeating Kapilaben Gopalsinh Chavda of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 1,883 votes.[7][8]

Death

Parmar died at a private hospital in Anand after a prolonged illness on 6 March 2026.[9][10] He was succeeded by his son Harshad who won bypoll from the Umreth constituency in April 2026.[11]

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI