14 Facts About Parshottam Rupala

Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala was born on 1 October 1954 and is an Indian politician and Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in the Second Modi ministry.

Parshottam Rupala was elected to 18th Lok Sabha from Rajkot.

Parshottam Rupala was a member of Rajya Sabha, representing the Indian state of Gujarat and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.

Parshottam Rupala was a former member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Amreli and formerly served as a minister in Government of Gujarat.

Parshottam Rupala was the chief officer of the Amreli municipality from November 1983 to March 1987.

Parshottam Rupala was the president of the Amreli district Bhartiya Janta Party from 1988 to 1991.

Parshottam Rupala was Chairman of a youth hostel from February 2002 to 2004.

Parshottam Rupala served as trustee of Kadva Patidar trust, in Amreli, Chairman of Madad Trust and President of the Gujarat electricity board union.

Parshottam Rupala served 3 consecutive terms as a member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly ending in 2002.

Parshottam Rupala was a Cabinet Minister in Narmada for Irrigation and Water Supply from 19 March 1995 to 20 October 1995 and again from 4 November 1995 to 18 September 1996; for Agriculture from 9 October 2001 to 21 December 2002.

Parshottam Rupala chaired the Public Accounts Committee of Gujarat Legislative Assembly from March 1997 to December 1997.

Parshottam Rupala was elected a Rajya Sabha Member where he served on the Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Member, on the Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Member, on the Committee for the Ministry of Shipping Member and on the Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers Member, Committee on Agriculture.

Parshottam Rupala was again elected to Rajya Sabha in June 2016 in by-poll following death of sitting Congress MP Praveen Rashtrapal.

Parshottam Rupala was elected to Loksabha from Rajkot constituency in 2024 Indian general election.