Amrishbhai Rasiklal Patel (born 14 September 1952) is an Indian politician belonging to

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

(BJP). He started his political career in the

Shirpur Shirpur is a town and taluka in Dhule district of Nashik Division, Maharashtra. It is located on National Highway 3, which runs from Agra in Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai, Maharashtra. The Arunavati River and Tapi river flows through the city. Sh ...

as an independent politician, and was the President of Shirpur Municipal Corporation, a four-time (1990 to 2009) legislator from Shirpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as an

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

candidate, who has never lost an assembly election, and was also a

state government A state government is the government that controls a subdivision of a country in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government. A state government may have some level of political autonomy, or ...

cabinet minister. He joined

in 2019. Amrish Patel is Chancellor of

SVKM's NMIMS SVKM's NMIMS is a private deemed university located in Mumbai. The University also has campuses at Shirpur, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Indore and Navi Mumbai and two upcoming campuses in Dhule and Chandigarh. It has 17 constituent schools that offe ...

and President of

Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM) is a Public charitable trust in India that runs and operates many educational schools, colleges and institutions across India. History SVKM started in 1934 when it took over the Rashtriya Shala, a school est ...

, a Mumbai-based Educational Trust, which runs several institutions including

Mithibai College The Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science & Amruthben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics is a college affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The college was established in 1961 in Vile Parle, Mumbai by Shri Vile Parle ...

Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics (also known as NM College) is a premier college for commerce and economics affiliated to University of Mumbai. The college was established in 1964 by Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal. It was award ...

and Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering. He is also the founder of Shirpur Education Society.

Personal life

Amrish Patel was born on 2 November 1952 to Rasiklal Patel in

Ujjain Ujjain (, Hindustani language, Hindustani pronunciation: Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu, �d͡ːʒɛːn is a city in Ujjain district of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the fifth-largest city in Madhya Prad ...

. He completed his schooling in Ujjain and

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...

, and later moved to

with his father. Patel is married to Jayshreeben Patel with whom he has a son and a daughter.

Political career

Patel entered politics as an independent candidate in Shirpur-Warwade

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...

elections and contested and won as President (1985) and held the position for 12 years. Later, he joined

and contested and won Assembly elections from Shirpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 1990, 1995, 1999 and 2004. He had also served as Cabinet Minister for School Education, Culture, Sports & Youth Affairs (Govt. of Maharashtra) in the year 2003-04 and also served as Guardian Minister Of Dhule District. He was declared unopposed elected Member of

Maharashtra Legislative Council The Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad or Maharashtra Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra states and territories of India, state in western India. Location The seat of the Vidhan Parishad is situated at ...

as an

nominee, representing Dhule & Nandurbar Dist. in 2009 and as a

candidate in 2021.

Social work

Shirpur Pattern

Amrish Patel is also known for his contribution to Shirpur for the implemented irrigation project, started in October 2004, popularly known as the "Shirpur pattern". The project manager for the Shirpur pattern was Suresh Khanapurkar.

Priyadarshini Spinning Mill

Amrishbhai is Founder Chairman of Priyadarshini Spinning Mill, Shirpur which has provided employment to over 5000 people of Shirpur and has successfully created a notable position on the national map of textile industries.

Shirpur Education Society

Amrish Patel was instrumental in establishing Shirpur Education Society which owns 69 institutes of primary, secondary and higher education, imparting education to more than 40,000 students from K.G. (Kindergarten) to P.G. (

Postgraduate Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate ( bachelor's) degree. The organization and stru ...

) level.

Dhule District Co‐operative Bank

Patel had been the Chairman of Dhule District Central Co‐operative Bank for many years. (Tenure = 1998 to 1999)

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