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Daulatsinhji Pratapsinhji Jadeja was an Indian politician and the member of parliament who represented Jamnagar lok sabah constituency and Jamagar assembly constituency from 1971 to 1984 when he was elected during the Fifth Lok Sabha, Seventh lok sabah and Eighth lok sabah elections. He also served assembly member of Gujarat state from 1977 to 1980.
Life and background
Jadeja was born on 3 April 1935 in Jamnagar town of Gujarat. He was studying at Rajkumar College, Rajkot and D. G. Rural College, Aliabada Gujarat where he did Bachelor of Arts.
Career
Jadeja was born in a village of Gujaratfrom where he started his political career serving as member of the legislative assembly to Government of Gujarat and member of parliament to Government of India. He was initially served in several government departments with different designations and then established his associations with Indian National Congress. He was first elected as the district president of Congress party and then became parliament member during the fifth general elections of India and remained in the office from 1971 to 1977. He then contested assembly elections and served as the assembly member of Gujarat state from 1977 to 1980. It was 1980 when he was re-elected in seventh lok sabha and served from 1980 to 1984, and 1984 to 1989 when he was re-elected in eighth general elections of India.