Shardaben Anilbhai Patel (born 21 March 1948) is an Indian politician and a member of the

17th Lok Sabha The 17th Lok Sabha was formed by the members elected in the 2019 Indian general election. Elections, all across India, were conducted in seven phases from 11 April 2019 to 19 May 2019 by the Election Commission of India. Counting started offi ...

, the lower house of the parliament.

Biography

Shardaben Patel completed her schooling from N. M. Nutan Sarva Vidhyalaya, Visnagar in 1964. She completed the first year of

B. A. Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

from M. N. College in Visnagar in 1965–66 and dropped out. She is vice-president of Stree Kelavani Uttejak Mandal,

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 ...

. She is a trustee of the

Sankalchand Patel University Sankalchand Patel University (SPU) is a private university located in Visnagar, Mehsana district, Gujarat, India. The university was established in 2016 by the Nootan Sarva Vidyalaya Kelvani Mandal through ''The Gujarat Private Universities (Ame ...

, Visnagar. She presides over the governing council of the MG Patel Sainik School for Girls in Ganpat Vidhyanagar. She contested the

2019 Indian general election General elections were held in India in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to elect the members of the 17th Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the result was declared on 23 May. Around 912 million people were eligible to vote, and voter ...

and was elected to the

from the Mehsana constituency.

Personal life

Shardaben Patel married

Anilkumar Patel Anilkumar Tribhovandas Patel (8 March 1944 – 8 February 2018) was an Indian politician, educationist and industrialist from Mehsana, Gujarat. He was a Member of Legislative assembly from Mehsana constituency for 11th and 12th Gujarat Legis ...

(1944–2018), an industrialist and politician who had served as the minister of industries of Gujarat. They have two sons: Asit and Anand.

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Patel, Shardaben Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat People from Mehsana district India MPs 2019–present Living people Women in Gujarat politics Lok Sabha members from Gujarat 21st-century Indian women politicians 21st-century Indian politicians 1948 births