Dharshibhai Khanpura was a native of Vada village in
Banaskantha district of Gujarat. Khanpura served as a
member of the
Gujarat Legislative Assembly representing the
Kankrej constituency four times. He was first elected to assembly in
1990 as a member of
Janata Dal followed by in
1995,
2002 and
2012 as a member of
Indian National Congress. He won in the 2012 election with the lead of only 600 votes. Khanpura contracted
COVID-19 and was transported to the U. N. Mehta Hospital in
Ahmedabad. On 3 November 2020, he died at the age of 80. ==References==