Jethabhai Rathod

Jethabhai Bhurabhai Rathod
જેઠાભાઈ ભુરાભાઈ રાઠોડ
Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
In office 1967–1971
Preceded by	Maljibhai Sangrambhai Dabhi
Succeeded by	Maljibhai Sangrambhai Dabhi
Constituency	Khedbrahma
Personal details
Born	1936/1937
Died	(2023-05-12)12 May 2023 (aged 86) Tebda, Sabarkantha district, Gujarat, India
Political party	Swatantra Party
Spouse	Shardaben
Children	5 sons, 4 daughters

Jethabhai Bhurabhai Rathod (1936/1937 – 12 May 2023) was an Indian politician from Gujarat state who had served as the member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly representing Khedbrahma from 1967 to 1971.^[1][2]

Career

Rathod contested Taluka Panchayat election in 1967 and lost by only 195 votes.^[3]

As a candidate of the Swatantra Party, he defeated the Indian National Congress candidate in the 1967 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He had campaigned on a bicycle in the election. He served as the member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly representing Khedbrahma from 1967 to 1971.^[1][2][4][3]

Rathod used to go by the state transport bus to attend the Assembly. He lived in the poverty for rest of his life and held Below Poverty Line card for the government assistance.^[5][1][2] He did not receive any pension.^[4]

After a month of age related illness, he died on 12 May 2023 in Tebda village at age of 86.^[6][1][2] His body was cremated next day on the bank of Sabarmati river near his village. His funeral was attended by Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary, an incumbent legislative assembly member from Khedbrahma, and other local politicians.^[6]

Personal life

Rathod lived in Tebda village in Poshina Taluka of Sabarkantha district in Gujarat.^[2][3] He married Shardaben and another lady.^[6] He had five sons and four daughters.^[2]

References

1. "Sabarkantha: ખેડબ્રહ્માના પૂર્વ ધારાસભ્યનું નિધન, સાઈકલ પર કરતા હતા ચૂંટણી પ્રચાર". ABP Live Gujarati (in Gujarati). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
2. "Gujarat: 'BPL cardholder' ex-MLA from Khedbrahma no more". The Times of India. 14 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
3. "From power to poverty: These ex-MLAs in Gujarat have seen it all". The Times of India. 9 November 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
4. "पेंशन भी नहीं, BPL कार्ड से कट रही जिंदगी... झकझोर देगी गुजरात के इस पूर्व विधायक की कहानी". आज तक (in Hindi). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
5. "ધારાસભ્ય બને એટલે વૈભવની છોળો ઉડે એ જરૂરી નથી, વાંચો આ માજી ધારાસભ્યની ખુમારી વિશે". Gujarat Samachar (in Gujarati). Retrieved 14 May 2023.
6. "ખેડબ્રહ્માના પૂર્વ ધારાસભ્યનું અવસાન:જેઠાભાઈ રાઠોડ 86 વર્ષની વયે અવસાન પામ્યાં; એક મહિનાથી બીમાર હોવાથી ખાટલામાં હતા અને શુક્રવારે પરિવાર સાથે વાતો કરતા કરતા આંખો મીંચાઈ ગઈ હતી". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). 13 May 2023.