Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai VasavaDOCKET NO. 95018

AGE

66

EDUCATION

Graduate

TERMS SERVED

6

PROFESSION BEFORE POLITICS

Social Worker and Agriculturist

DECLARED ASSETS

₹2.55 Cr

DYNASTY CONNECTIONS

None reported.

Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava is a Member of Parliament representing the Bharuch constituency in Gujarat for the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has been a long-serving representative from this seat.

ATTENDANCE

88.9%

QUESTIONS ASKED

49

DEBATES PARTICIPATED

26

MPLADS UTILIZATION

40.9%

SOURCE: PRS India

ALLOCATED

₹14.70 Cr

SPENT

₹6.87 Cr

UNSPENT

₹7.83 Cr

UTILIZATION

46.7%

WORKS COMPLETED

200

WORKS RECOMMENDED

179

SOURCE: Empowered Indian (empoweredindian.in/mplads), MPLADS government data

0 FULFILLED · 0 BROKEN · 0 IN PROGRESS · 3 UNVERIFIED

1. 01. Has repeatedly promised to protect tribal farmers from policies that negatively impact their livelihoods, specifically campaigning against the declaration of certain local areas as 'eco-sensitive zones'.

   UNVERIFIED

   Tribal Rights and Environmental Protection · SOURCE: Public Statements / Letters to BJP Leadership

2. 02. Pledged to improve local infrastructure by securing pucca roads in forest areas, constructing new bridges, and ensuring Narmada river water is appropriately channeled to local dams for tribal agriculture.

   UNVERIFIED

   Narmada Water Channeling and Infrastructure · SOURCE: Parliamentary Interventions (Rule 377)

3. 03. Committed to fighting the illegal liquor and gambling networks operating in Narmada district, vowing to expose police-politician nexuses that allow the trade to flourish.

   UNVERIFIED

   Eradication of Illegal Liquor Nexus · SOURCE: Letter to Gujarat Home Minister (May 2026)

Consistently declared no criminal cases in all recent election affidavits.

• Traditional Liquor Remarks

  LOW · ALLEGED

  Sparked debate by stating that if tribals must consume alcohol, they should drink traditional 'mahua' instead of 'English' liquor.

  2024 · SOURCE: Vibes of India - https://www.vibesofindia.com/bjp-mp-advises-people-to-drink-homemade-mahuda-liquor-instead-of-chemical-liquor/

• Internal Party Defiance

  MEDIUM · ALLEGED

  Consistently clashes with local BJP leadership, once accusing a fellow BJP MLA of covertly supporting an AAP leader, and previously submitting his resignation from the Lok Sabha in protest against the government's indifference to tribal eco-sensitive zone concerns. [Verification note: Verified resignation threat over eco-sensitive zone notification, withdrew resignation after talks. No verification of MLA backstabbing allegation.]

  2020-2021 · SOURCE: Swarajya Mag - https://swarajyamag.com/news-brief/quick-political-developments-in-gujarats-bharuch-bjp-mp-mansukh-vasava-resigns-over-tribal-issues-aimim-finds-poll-ally-in-tribal-party; The Wire - https://thewire.in/politics/gujarat-bjp-mp-mansukh-vasava-makes-u-turn-says-he-will-withdraw-resignation

• [1] MyNeta / Election Commission Affidavit 2024
• [2] PRS Legislative Research (Aggregated across 17th Lok Sabha)
• [3] Public Statements / Letters to BJP Leadership
• [4] Parliamentary Interventions (Rule 377)
• [5] Letter to Gujarat Home Minister (May 2026)