Dinsha Patel
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| Constituency | Kaira |
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| Born | May 25, 1937 Baroda, Gujarat |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Smt. Kundanben Dinsha Patel |
| Residence | Nadiad |
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Dinsha Jhaverbhai Patel (born May 25, 1937) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Kaira constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is currently the Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
[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.[6], however he has won the Parliament elections since 1975 from Nadiad.
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[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
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