Dharmsinh Dadubhai Desai (30 October 1916 – 9 June 1980) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the

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, lower house of the

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from

Kheda Kheda, also known as Kaira, is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was former administrative capital of Kheda district. India's First Deputy Prime Minister Vallabhbhai Patel Was Born In Kheda District of Gujarat State.K ...

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as a member of the

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. Dharamsinh Desai University was founded by him. Dharmsinh Desai was great entrepreneur industrialist who founded APAR Group in year 1958. Today Apar Industries Ltd has become a billion dollar multinational company and operating in more than 100 countries worldwide. Today APAR is third largest specialty oil company in India and number one ranked conductor manufacturing company.

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Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
India MPs 1971–1977 India MPs 1977–1979 Lok Sabha members from Gujarat Indian National Congress politicians 1916 births 1980 deaths Indian National Congress politicians from Gujarat {{Gujarat-INC-politician-stub