Imran Khedawala

Imran Khedawala is an Indian politician and member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly in which he represents the Jamalpur-Khadia constituency. He is a member of the Indian National Congress Party.[1]

Imran Khedawala
2017
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
ParentsYusufBhai

Having roots in Rajasthan’s Pali, Khedawala’s forefathers had settled in Kheda district of Gujarat before making Ahmedabad city their home. Youngest among five siblings, he is unmarried and is into textile business. His affidavit before the Election Commission shows him as having no liabilities, no dependents, no loans, and no criminal cases. It also shows him as owning no real estate, except a 21.40 sq metre house that he inherited in Khand ni Sheri of Jamalpur, valued Rs 40 lakh in the market. In the list of vehicles, he says he only owns an Activa scooter. An SSC graduate, he also claims to have no Email id.

Khedawala has been with the Congress since 2001. However, in 2015, the Congress denied him a ticket in the AMC general elections. He contested the election as an independent and won from the Jamalpur ward. In 2017, Congress fielded Khedawala as its candidate in Assembly election. He defeated BJP candidate Bhushan Bhatt, son of former Gujarat cabinet minister and speaker, Ashok Bhatt.[2]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in India in 2020, Khedwala, along with 5 of his family members, were infected with COVID-19.[3][4][5][6]

References
  1. "Imran Yusufbhai Khedawala(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- JAMALPUR - KHADIA(AHMEDABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
  2. "Brief background of MLA Imran Khedawala from an article during CAA protests". Indian Express.
  3. "Gujarat assembly elections 2017: Imran Yusufbhai Khedawala — from councillor to MLA". 20 December 2017.
  4. TNN (3 March 2019). "Congress MLA assaulted in Ahmedabad". The Times of India.
  5. "Jamalpur-Khadiya election results: Congress' Imran Yusufbhai Khedawala wins". India Today. Ist.
  6. "News article of MLA Imran Khedawala during Corona Pandemic". News site VTV Gujarati.


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