Harilal Madhavjibhai Patel (born 7 January 1953) is an Indian politician from the state of Gujarat. He was a member of

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, representing the

Porbandar Porbandar is a city in the States and territories of India, Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama. It is the administrative center of the Porbandar District and it was the former capi ...

constituency of

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

from 1991 to 1996, and later in 14th Lok Sabha 2004 to 2009, both times for

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. He contested from

Dhoraji Dhoraji () is a town situated on the banks of the River Safura, a tributary of the River Bhadar. It is a municipality in the Rajkot district in the state of Gujarat, India. History Dhoraji was acquired by Kumbhaji II of Gondal State from ...

in 2012 mid-term assembly elections on BJP ticket but lost to Vitthal Radadiya of Congress. He contested by-poll in 2013 from the same seat, this time on Congress' ticket, but lost again to Pravin Makadiya of BJP.

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Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
1953 births People from Rajkot Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat Living people India MPs 1991–1996 India MPs 2004–2009 {{Gujarat-BJP-politician-stub