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Solanki also known as Chaulukya is a clan name originally associated with the Agnivanshi Kshatriyas (Rajputs) in Northern India but which has also been borrowed by other communities such as the Saharias as a means of advancement by the process of sanskritisation.
9 Only Muslim Nat are in the OBC list; the Hindu section have Scheduled Caste status. 10 The Banjara are partly Muslim, while the Mukeri are entirely Muslim. 11 The Barhai are partly Muslim; 12 The Bharbhunja are partly Muslim. 13 The Baghban are Muslim Mali. 14 The Manihar are Muslim, while the Churihar are largely Muslim.
An article by Deepal Trivedi in 2019 suggests the combination OPT (OBC, Patidar, Tribals) is the new winning combination in Gujarat. It suggests these numbers for the major caste groups in Gujarat: OBC 43%, Patidar 12.6%, Tribals 15%, Muslims 10%, Scheduled castes 8%. The forward castes are Rajputs 6%, Brahmins 2%, Bania 2%, Jain 1%. [12]
Scheduled caste Population Caste Subgroups Ad Dharmi: 412 Aheria: 5,5666 Badi: 15,833 Bagri, Bagdi: 64,334 Berwa, Bairwa : 1,260,686 Bajgar: 911 Balai: 708,518 ...
Download QR code; Print/export ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. ... sub caste of Noniya (OBC) 4,20,000: 5% Beriya ...
Genealogies of the Rajput clans were fabricated by pastoral nomadic tribes when they became sedentary. In a process called Rajputization, after acquiring political power, they employed bards to fabricate these lineages which also disassociated them from their original ancestry of cattle-herding or cattle-rustling communities and acquired the name 'Rajput'.
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Several seats in the Parliament of India, State Assemblies, urban and rural-level institutions are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST). These reserved seats are elected by all voters in a constituency, without a separate electorate. A member of an SC/ST is not debarred from contesting a general (i.e. non-reserved) seat.