Bhimabhai Dulabhai Odedra edit
Bhimabhai odedra is an active social worker from porbandar Gujarat, India. He was responsible for bringing the BJP into power in Porbandar seat in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from the year 1991. He had been the president of Porbandar Truck Transport Association since the year 1990.
| Bhimabhai odedra | |
|---|---|
| President Porbandar Truck Transport Association | |
| In office
1990 onwards | |
| Preceded by | Bhura munja jadeja |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 12 1958 (aged 60)
Boricha, Porbandar |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bhartiya janata party |
| Spouse(s) | Rudiben |
| Children | Geetaben Karavadra
Bhartiben Khunti Lakhmanbhai odedra Sejalben Karavadra Anand odedra |
| Residence | Porbandar |
| Occupation | Social activist |
| Profession | Businessman |
| Committees | Transport Union of Gujarat |
Early life and career edit
Bhimabhai odedra was born at Boricha, a village near Porbandar, on 12February 1958. His schooling was at government primary school of the village. He started fighting for social causes like communal unity, jutice for the lower class and drug de-addiction at a tender age of 19 years. He became the sarpanch of his village panchayat at the age if 24. From there on he has fought for his community(maher), civil rights etc.
He is affiliated with Maldevji Odedra Trust, Veer Natha Modha mandal, Maher supreme council etc.
Political forey edit
He joined Bhartiya janata party in 1990. In 1997 his brother Karsanbhai Dulabhai Odedra contested assembly elections and won from kutiyana constituency.
He pledged to not join active politics and work for the society as a social worker and lend a back support to any candidate who is clean and has a social agenda and a good cause of contesting for any post.
In 2007 he was falsely sent to serve a jail term as a conspiracy hatched by few leaders to denounce him of the the social love and respect of his community. However these charges were challenged in the court of law and turned out to be false and baseless.
Allegations
He has been acused by the local politicians of various crimes inorder to grab power in the region. All the allegations have been dismissed by respective courts stating them to be irrelevant or false.