Shantilal Purshottamdas Patel (8 April 1938 – 25 May 2011) was an

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. He served as deputy minister in the

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cabinet. He was member of

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Godhra Godhra is a municipality in Panchmahal district in Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Panchmahal district. Originally the name came from ''gou'' which means "cow" and ''dhara''- which have two meanings dependi ...

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. He was elected to 8th, 9th, 11th and

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Positions held

* 1975–1988 Elected as Member,

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. * 1977–1988 Vice President,

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Gujrat. * 1988–1989 Member of Parliament, 8th Lok Sabha. * 1989–1991 Member of Parliament, 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term). * 1989–1991 General Secretary,

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. * 1990–1991 Deputy Minister, Commerce Ministry. * 1992 General Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira), Gujrat. * 1996–1998 Member of Parliament, 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term). * 1998–1999 Member of Parliament, 12th Lok Sabha (4th term).

Books

* Panchmahal Darshan. * Sahakardeep. * Mahak (biography of Maneklal Gandhi).

References

1938 births People from Panchmahal district India MPs 1989–1991 India MPs 1996–1997 India MPs 1998–1999 India MPs 1984–1989 Gujarat politicians Lok Sabha members from Gujarat Living people {{Gujarat-politician-stub