12 Facts About Arjun Modhwadia

Arjun Modhwadia was the Leader of the Opposition in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2007.

Arjun Modhwadia had been a president of Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee, the Gujarat wing of Indian National Congress from 2 March 2011 to 20 December 2012.

Arjun Modhwadia was born in a Gujarati family at Modhwada, a village near Porbandar, on 17 February 1957.

Arjun Modhwadia became a Senate member of Saurashtra University as a Registered Graduate constituency representative from 1982 to 2002.

Arjun Modhwadia left his job in 1993 and entered politics.

Arjun Modhwadia has been associated with Maldevji Odedra Smarak Trust and Dr Viram Godhania Mahila Arts, Commerce, Home Science, and Computer Science College since 1988.

Arjun Modhwadia has been the president of Gramya Bharati High School, Bayavadar, since 2002 and a trustee of Sorath Kshay Nivaran Samiti, Keshod, an organization working for Tuberculosis patients, since 2004.

Arjun Modhwadia was the Leader of the Opposition of Gujarat Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2007.

Arjun Modhwadia was re-elected in 2007 and from 2008 to 2009 he was the chairman of the media committee and Chief Spokesperson of GPCC.

Arjun Modhwadia resigned from the post of president of GPCC on 20 December 2012 following defeat.

Arjun Modhwadia again lost in assembly election in 2017 against Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Babu Bokhiria.

Arjun Modhwadia was elected from Porbandar constituency again in 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election as an INC candidate defeating his nearest rival and BJP candidate Babu Bokhiria.