Jivabhai Ambalal Patel (born 30 April 1938) is chairman of the Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation, and an Indian politician. He was a member of the

14th Lok Sabha The 14th Lok Sabha (17 May 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian Nation ...

, representing the

Mahesana Mehsana (), also spelled Mahesana, is a city and municipality in Mehsana district, in the Indian state of Gujarat. Established in 14th century, the city was under Gaekwads of Baroda State from 18th century to the independence of India in 194 ...

parliamentary constituency of

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from 2004 to 2009. He was defeated in 2009 and 2014 Indian general election and 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He left INC and joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in September 2018.

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Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
1938 births Living people Indian National Congress politicians India MPs 2004–2009 People from Mehsana district United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election Lok Sabha members from Gujarat Indian National Congress politicians from Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat Former members of Indian National Congress from Gujarat {{Gujarat-INC-politician-stub