Jignesh Mevani Phone Number, Email ID & Office Address

In Gujarat, Jignesh Mevani has left a very good impression on politics. He is a great Indian politician lawyer, activist, and former journalist from Gujarat. Jignesh has been serving the duty of representative of the Vadgam constituency in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly since 2017. He was born on 11 December 1980 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and belongs to the family of Dalits from the village of Meu in Mehsana district. Jignesh Mevani was born into a lower-middle-class family, where his father worked at the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and his mother at the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). For education, He was admitted to the Swastik Vidyalaya and then the Vishwa Vidyalaya Madhaymik Shala in Ahmedabad district.

After high school, Mevani selected the core stream of science, but after one year of dropping out, he completed schooling in humanities. For higher education, he went to the HK Arts College and pursued a degree of Bachelor of Arts in English literature in 2003. Jignesh Mevani studied the writings of Gujarati poet Mareez and appeared in parallel cinema during his time as a student. During this time, he was also influenced by human rights campaigner Mukul Sinha and Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. After graduating, he pursued a postgraduate diploma in journalism and mass communication at Bhavan’s College in Ahmedabad.

Jignesh Mevani Phone, Email ID & Office Contact Details

As we know, Jignesh Mevani belongs to a Dalit family, that’s why he raised a voice for Dalit rights in India, He has led the protest march called Dalit Asmita Yatra from Ahmedabad to Una following the deadly attack on Dalit men in Una village by so-called “Gau Rakshaks.”During this march, he got very good attention from the 20,000 Dalits who attended the protest including a Dalit woman. To get more power to fight for Dalit Rights, Jignesh Mevani decided to enter politics.

His political journey started in the year 2017 when he contested the assembly elections as an Independent candidate and a supported member by Congress and AAP. During this period, he also worked as a journalist for Abhiyan, a Gujarati magazine after receiving a diploma in Journalism. In the Assembly elections, he got the victory from Vadgam by defeating BJP rival Vijaykumar Chakravarti. Mevani became a member of the Indian National Congress. With 94,765 votes, Jignesh Mevani was re-elected on December 8, 2022, as the MLA for the Vadgam constituency.

Social Media Handles of Shri Jignesh Mevani (MLA – Vadgam LAC)

Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, Shri Jignesh Mevani was arrested by the Assam Police on April 20, 2022, because of tweeting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was charged with criminal conspiracy, hurting religious emotion, and posing a threat to peace under sections of the Indian Penal Code. According to the BJP leader who complained, the action was taken to warn people not to write disparaging remarks against the prime minister. Now if you want to know about Vadgam MLA Jignesh Mevani’s current lifestyle and political updates in Gujarat you can follow him on various social media platforms.