Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

Kirit Premjibhai Solanki (b 1950) is an Indian Politician and medical practitioner (laparoscopic surgeon) who has been elected Member of Parliament of India for three consecutive terms (15th, 16th and 17th Lok Sabha).[2] He represents the Ahmedabad West constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.[1] Currently, he has been appointed as the chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. He is also part of the panel of chairpersons who preside over the House in the absence of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker.[3] He is one the most active members in the parliament and has nearly 100% attendance in the 15th and 16th Lok Sabha.[4] He has been awarded the Shreshth Sansad Award consecutively twice in 2018 and 2019 for his active work in the parliament and constituency.[5]

Kirit Premjibhai Solanki
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
May 2009.[1]
ConstituencyAhmedabad West
Personal details
Born (1950-06-17) 17 June 1950.[1]
Kamboi, (Gujarat).
NationalityIndia
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Mrs. Manjula Solanki
Children2 son & daughter
ParentsMr. Premjibhai Solanki
Mrs. Shantaben Solanki
ResidenceAhmedabad & New Delhi
Alma materSmt. NHL Municipal Medical College
ProfessionMedical Practitioner
Surgeon
Politician
CommitteesWelfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Standing Committee - Finance
AwardsDr. B. C. Roy Award (Socio Medical relief) 2017

Shreshth Sansad Award by Fame India 2019

Shreshth Sansad Award by Fame India 2018 (Asia Post Survey)

Early life and education

Kirit Solanki was born in village Kamboi, Gujarat. He is a doctor by profession and holds MBBS, MS and FICS degrees.[1] Before joining politics, he worked as a professor of surgery for almost 38 years. He also served as the elected President of the Gujarat State Surgeons Association for the year 2011-2012.

Education

Educated at:

  1. Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medial College, Ahmedabad
  2. B.J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad; and
  3. Fellow of International College of Surgeon[6]

Political career and Election results

Elections

Kirit Solanki, is the first elected Member of Parliament from the Ahmedabad West constituency. This constituency was earlier a part of Ahmedabad constituency and came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies.

Elections Constituency Party Result Winning Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party
2009 Indian general electionAhmadabad WestBJPWon54.61Shailesh ParmarINC[7]
2014 Indian general electionAhmadabad WestBJPWon63.97Ishwar MakwanaINC[8]
2019 Indian general electionAhmadabad WestBJPWon64.35Raju ParmarINC[9]

Parliamentary activity

Dr. Solanki has been an active parliamentarian with a high attendance of 97% when the National Average is 80%. He has participated in 333 debates of the Parliament when the National Average is 67.1. He has also asked 416 questions and proposed 37 Private Member's Bills.[10] He is very much interested in private member bills and as he ranks as the second highest to raise the private member's bills in the Parliament.[11] Dr. Solanki has raised some vital issues in Parliament regarding his constituency Ahmadabad West and issues affecting the people of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST), healthcare, education and other important national issues etc.[12]

He actively participates in debates with respect to health care sector in India and often shares his rich personal experience as a doctor.[13]

Debates Participated[12]:

  • Welfare of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes
  • Illegal immigration of Bangladeshis
  • Need for research on thalassemia gene therapy
  • Health care issues of tribal
  • Rising mob lynching incidents
  • Ill behavior meted to people from the north-eastern states

Key Private Member Bills[12]:

  • The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill 2018
  • The Right to Play Sports Bill 2018
  • The Compulsory Mental Healthcare Counselling Facilities in Government Schools Bill, 2016
  • The Tuberculosis (Prevention and Control) Bill 2017
  • The National Witness Protection Bill 2016
  • Rainwater (Harvesting and Storage) Bill 2016

Posts Held
#FromToPosition
0120092014Member, 15th Lok Sabha
0220092014Member, Committee on Urban Development
0320092014Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
0420092014Member,Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food
0520102014Member, Rajaghat Samadhi Committee
0620092014Member, Indian Nursing Council
0720092014Member, Indian Council of Medical Research
082014In officeMember, 16th Lok Sabha
092014In officeMember, Standing Committee on Finance
102014In officeMember, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
112014In officeMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
12 2019 In office Chairman, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

See also

References
  1. "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. "Four BJP members nominated to panel of chairpersons in LS". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. "Kirit Premjibhai Solanki". PRSIndia. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  5. "फेम इंडिया श्रेष्ठ सांसद अवार्ड 2018 : पप्पू यादव को मिला बेजोड़ सांसद का सम्मान". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  6. "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  7. https://eci.gov.in/files/file/2857-constituency-wise-detailed-result
  8. http://www.elections.in/gujarat/parliamentary-constituencies/ahmedabad-west.html
  9. https://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS068.htm?ac=8
  10. "Kirit Premjibhai Solanki". PRSIndia. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  11. "Powerful Portfolios Lok Sabha 2019: Candidates From Major Political Parties Who Deserve To Be In Parliament". The Logical Indian. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  12. "Dr Kirit P Solanki, Ahmedabad West: Active parliamentarian, vocal on development issues, seeks third term |". Citizen Matters. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  13. "Dr Kirit P Solanki, Ahmedabad West: Active parliamentarian, vocal on development issues, seeks third term". The Logical Indian. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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