Dinsha Patel
| Dinsha Patel | |
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| Minister of State, Mines (Independent Charge) | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 19 Jan 2011 |
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| Minister of State, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Independent Charge) | |
| In office May 2009 - 18 Jan 2011 |
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| Minister of State, Petroleum and Natural Gas | |
| In office 2006-2009 |
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| MP | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Khushiram Jeswani |
| Constituency | Kheda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 25, 1937 Baroda, Gujarat |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Smt. Kundanben Dinsha Patel |
| Residence | Nadiad |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| As of February 25, 2006 Source: [1] |
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Dinsha Jhaverbhai Patel (born May 25, 1937) is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Kheda constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is currently the Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines (Independent Charge) since 19 Jan 2011. He was also a Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Independent Charge) from May 2009 to 18 Jan 2011 and was a Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas from 2006 to 2009.
[edit] Contesting against Modi
Dinsha patel was chosen by the Indian National Congress to contest against Narendra Modi on the Maninagar constituency in the 2007 Gujarat Elections[1][2] .[3] His selection was based on his clean image and his Patel community background. He was selected after congress could not find any suitable candidate to oppose Narendra Modi. He was also being projected as the future chief minister of Gujarat. He lost the elections by more than 86000 votes.[4] [5] In the previous elections he lost the assembly elections in the Kaira constituency against Pankaj Desai who much deserved this win and will continue to win for the same or for higher elections (BJP on top).,[6] however he has won the Parliament elections since 1975 from Nadiad.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
- Official website of Dinsha patel
- Official Bio-data
- Images of Dinsha Patel from The Hindu
03-11-1990 first time state cabinet minister for public works dept (bhavesh desai)
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