Gokulbhai Bhatt was a freedom fighter and a social worker from Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

 state in India

India

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.He was a member of Constituent Assembley of India and chief minister of princely Sirohi

Sirohi

Sirohi is a city in southern Rajasthan state in western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirohi District, and was formerly the capital of the princely state of the same name. Nearest railway station to Sirohi is Sirohi Road station.-Geography:...

 state for a brief period. He along with 7 others founded Praja Mandal at Sirohi on 22nd Jan 1939. After independence he opposed the division of Sirohi district and handover of Mount Abu to Gujarat .

He was awarded Padma Bhushan

Padma Bhushan

The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...

award in 1971.

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