Parshottam Khodabhai RupalaDOCKET NO. 05091

AGE

69

EDUCATION

Post Graduate

TERMS SERVED

3

PROFESSION BEFORE POLITICS

School Principal / Teacher

DECLARED ASSETS

₹14 Crore

DYNASTY CONNECTIONS

None officially.

Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala is a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Gujarat. He has served multiple terms in the Rajya Sabha and is currently a Member of Parliament representing the Rajkot constituency in the Lok Sabha.

ATTENDANCE

97.2%

QUESTIONS ASKED

132

DEBATES PARTICIPATED

7

MPLADS UTILIZATION

22.7%

SOURCE: PRS India

ALLOCATED

₹14.70 Cr

SPENT

₹3.51 Cr

UNSPENT

₹11.19 Cr

UTILIZATION

23.8%

WORKS COMPLETED

63

WORKS RECOMMENDED

148

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

0 FULFILLED · 0 BROKEN · 0 IN PROGRESS · 2 UNVERIFIED

1. 01. Promised continued expansion of Rajkot's infrastructure, citing the new international airport, the six-lane Ahmedabad-Rajkot highway, and the AIIMS hospital as foundations for massive future economic growth.

   UNVERIFIED

   Rajkot Infrastructure Expansion · SOURCE: 2024 Campaign Speeches

2. 02. Campaigned on the slogan 'I am your neighbour,' promising accessible representation and direct involvement in the day-to-day administrative concerns of Rajkot citizens, leaning on his long history in the Saurashtra region.

   UNVERIFIED

   Local Neighborhood Representation · SOURCE: 2024 Campaign Pitches

Details on specific charges are not readily available in the summarized public sources. However, the presence of two criminal cases is consistently reported.

• In the run-up to the 2024 elections

  MEDIUM · ALLEGED

  In the run-up to the 2024 elections, Rupala faced intense backlash from the Kshatriya/Rajput community after making controversial remarks about erstwhile royals and their historical interactions with British rulers. Despite issuing multiple apologies, massive protests were held across Gujarat demanding the withdrawal of his candidacy.

  2024 · SOURCE: India TV News - https://www.indiatvnews.com/gujarat/lok-sabha-elections-2024-bjp-parshottam-rupala-remarks-over-kshatriyas-rajput-community-bjp-pm-narendra-modi-latest-updates-2024-04-20-927211

• [1] MyNeta (Estimated cumulative assets based on 2024 affidavit)
• [2] Not reported for Union Ministers by PRS Legislative Research
• [3] 2024 Campaign Speeches
• [4] 2024 Campaign Pitches