Jitu Vaghani


Jitendrabhai Savjibhai Vaghani is an Indian politician. He is a member of legislative assembly representing Bhavnagar West in Gujarat Legislative Assembly. He is associated with Bharatiya Janata Party.

Political career

Vaghani entered electoral politics by unsuccessfully contesting 2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election from Bhavnagar city south assembly constituency against senior Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil. He lost by margin of over seven thousand votes.
In 2012, Vaghani contested from Bhavnagar Assembly seat, and this time he was successful, winning his seat with highest margin in the entire Saurashtra region. In 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election, he got reelected on the same seat with margin of 27000 votes.
Vaghani was appointed as president of BJP's Gujarat state unit in August 2016 following previous president Vijay Rupani's appointment as Chief Minister of Gujarat.

Electoral history

YearPostConstituencyPartyOpponentElectionResult
2007M.L.ABhavnagar southBJPShaktisinh GohilGujarat twelfth assembly election
2012M.L.ABhavnagar PashchimBJPMansukhbhai KananiGujarat thirteenth assembly election
2017M.L.ABhavnagar PashchimBJPDilipsinh GohilGujarat Fourteenth assembly election