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in 1994, demanding a medical college for
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Gohil successfully contested Local bodies election from Umrala constituency and became vice president of
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Vice President, Bhavnagar District Panchayat (1986-1990).
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on 12 February 2020 by Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
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President of Land Development Bank, Umrala (1986-1993).
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597:. He was as appointed president of the
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1164:Gujarat MLAs 1995–1998
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783:Bharatiya Janata Party
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