Somjibhai Damor
Template:Short description Template:Use Indian English Template:Use dmy dates Somjibhai Damor (born 20 June 1940) is an Indian Adivasi politician from Gujarat. He was elected to the 6th Lok Sabha in 1977 from Dahod
constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate.[1] He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha from the same constituency in 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1996, and 1998. In the 1999 Lok Sabha elections, he was defeated by Babubhai Khimabhai Katara of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]
Ahead of the 2004 Lok Sabha elections Damor left Congress, which had refused him a ticket, and joined the Bharatiya Navshakti Party. Damor came third with 8.81% of the votes.
Later Damor joined the Nationalist Congress Party in 2005.
Damor is the president of the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad.
References
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External links
- Biographical Sketch in Parliament of India website
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- Living people
- 1940 births
- India MPs 1977–1979
- India MPs 1980–1984
- India MPs 1984–1989
- India MPs 1989–1991
- India MPs 1991–1996
- India MPs 1996–1997
- India MPs 1998–1999
- Lok Sabha members from Gujarat
- Indian National Congress politicians from Gujarat
- Adivasi politicians
- Nationalist Congress Party politicians from Gujarat