Constituency overviewMadhya Saurashtra got here to be referred to as Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency in 1962. U N Dhebar, the primary chief minister of Saurashtra (which later turned part of Gujarat when it was shaped by merging elements of Bombay, Saurashtra and Kutch in 1960), received from Rajkot – the capital – within the 1962 Lok Sabha polls. He had served as Congress nationwide president from 1956 to 1959. Earlier than him, Manubhai Mehta, who had served as a minister in Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi governments had received from Madhya Saurashtra in 1957.
Having received elections from Zalavad (1957) and Surendranagar (1962), Ghanshyam Oza of Congress received from Rajkot in 1971. Inside months, he was elected the Gujarat chief minister. Keshubhai Patel, who additionally went on to turn into the Gujarat CM, received this seat in 1977 as a Bharatiya Lok Dal candidate. Nonetheless, Ramji Mavani received it again for Congress in 1980 by beating Chiman Shukla of Janta Occasion. Mavani’s spouse Rama retained the seat for Congress in 1984 by defeating Shukla, who was then a BJP candidate. Nonetheless, BJP’s Shivlal Vekaria defeated Rama within the 1989 election. BJP then received the seat in 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2014 and 2019. Since 1989, Kunvarji Bavaliya’s victory in 2009 is the one Congress victory from this seat within the final 35 years.
MP profile
Having received Meeting elections from Tankara in Morbi district for 5 consecutive instances and having served as a minister in Narendra Modi’s authorities in Gujarat, Kundariya received his maiden Lok Sabha election in 2014. Coming from a humble background, he used to ferry passengers and items on a cart pulled by camel earlier than he arrange a diamond sharpening unit in Morbi, which is a part of Rajkot Lok Sabha seat. His prolonged household has now pursuits within the ceramic trade.
Questions requested in Parliament: 381
In his second time period as MP from 2019 to 2024, Kundariya requested 381 questions. December 12, 2023: Steps taken by the federal government to extend the penetration of micro irrigation within the nation and particulars of the realm coated below the centrally-sponsored scheme of Per Drop Extra Crop.
December 5, 2023: Whether or not the federal government is considering appointment of para athletes as model ambassadors to supply them wider recognition and function inspiration for others.
July 27, 2023: If Gujarat authorities, in session with the Union authorities, was stimulating an airstrip in Morbi district to encourage the regional air connectivity and if Rs 50 crore have been allotted for a similar.
March 17, 2023: Whether or not the federal government obtained any illustration from excessive precision industrial hub of Rajkot to think about for organising defence aerospace manufacturing
February 2, 2023: If the greenfield airport at Hirasar in Rajkot was proposed to be commissioned by 2022 and causes for the delay.
August 2, 2023: Whether or not the federal government has obtained a illustration to ascertain a full-fledged MSME Bhawan to increase companies to greater than 85,000 models inside Rajkot.
August 1, 2022: Whether or not it had taken notice that the dropout price for women was nonetheless excessive after secondary training and the enrolment ratio too dips on the secondary and better secondary ranges, in that case, the steps taken/proposed to be taken holding in view the truth that the onset of menstruation and the dearth of availability of hygienic bathrooms are liable for ladies leaving college with out finishing training.
February 5, 2021: Whether or not the federal government has taken/proposes to take steps to verify the rising inhabitants within the nation; whether or not a nationwide oolicy has been ready to verify and management the inhabitants explosion
February 4, 2020: Whether or not the federal government is conscious that mob mobilisation has turn into a routine characteristic to stage protests, in that case, whether or not it has taken any step to verify such mobilisation
June 25, 2019: Whether or not the federal government has obtained any request to make crop insurance coverage elective reasonably than obligatory for farmers and whether or not making crop insurance coverage obligatory for crop loanees has severely affected the farmers economically resulting from much less declare settlements.
Committees served
Member of Lok Sabha joint committee on salaries and allowances of MPs in 2020, 2021 and 2023; Lok Sabha estimates committee between 20190 and 2023; Rajya Sabha committee on trade.
Particular mentions in Parliament
The particular mentions Kundariya made to boost calls for in Lok Sabha embody organising of a visa facilitation centre in Rajkot; catering to the calls for of scholars and businessmen; looking for extension of some long-distance trains to Rajkot; finishing doubling of railway tracks between Rajkot and Surendranagar; shifting of the top workplace of salt commissioner of India to Morbi from Jaipur as Gujarat accounts for 80 per cent of salt manufacturing within the nation; looking for that Navlakhi port on the ocean coast of Morbi be developed additional to facilitate industrial progress; constructing a conference centre in Rajkot, the hub of MSMEs.
