Palanpur is the district headquarters of Banaskantha, which lies near the border of Gujarat and Rajasthan. The population is approximately 1,50,000. The district is predominantly arid and semi-arid. The mountains in the north still stand even today, but the forest area has almost vanished.

The district of Banaskantha covers an area of 10,400 square kms with a population of 25.02 lakh as per census of 2001. Divided into 12 talukas, it has one Parliamentary seat and eight seats in the state Legislative Assembly.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Shankersinh Vaghela appointed as Chairman of Campaign Committee for Gujarat assembly election 2012


New Delhi, 2 September, 2011
All India Congress Committee has announced former Gujarat Chief Minister and Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela’s name as a Chairman of the Campaign Committee for the Gujarat Assembly election 2012.
A one line press statement issued by Shri Janardan Dwivedi from New Delhi said:”The Congress President shrimati Sonia Gandhi has approved the proposal for appointing Shri Shankersinh Vaghela as a Chiarman of the Campaign Committee for the Gujarat Assembly election 2012.”
This announcement is as per the assurance given to Shri Vaghela by Ahmed Patel, political adviser of AICC President Shrimati Sonia Gandhi.
Vaghela who had lost last Lok Sabha election was denied Rajya Sabha ticket and cabinet birth in centre couple of months back. He was then in talks with Sharad Pawar led Nationalist Congress Party. However during his meeting with Shri Ahmed Patel, he was assured that he will be made in charge of the December 2012 Gujarat assembly election. Vaghela then decided to stay in Congress party only.
Recently in a press conference in Rajkot, he had announced that he would kick off Gujarat assembly election campaign from the first day of Navratri, 27 September from Kutch district. Vaghela had also said that assembly election could come six month earlier before scheduled time.
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