Dinsha Jhaverbhai Patel (born 25 May 1937) is an

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

politician who was a member of the 15th

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. He represented the

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 ...

constituency of

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and is a member of the

. He was the Union Cabinet Minister, Mines. He was the

Minister of State Minister of State is a title borne by politicians in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a Minister of State is a Junior Minister of government, who is assigned to assist a specific Cabinet Minister. In o ...

in the Ministry of Mines (Independent Charge) from 19 Jan 2011 to 27 Sep 2012. He was also a Minister of State in the

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises is the ministry in the Government of India. It is the apex executive body for the formulation and administration of rules, regulations and laws relating to micro, small and medium enterprise ...

(Independent Charge) from May 2009 to 18 Jan 2011 and was a Minister of State in the

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from 2006 to 2009. On 28 October 2012 he was given the responsibilities of Union Cabinet Minister, Mines.

Contesting against Modi

Patel was chosen by the

to contest against

Narendra Modi Narendra Damodardas Modi (; born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament from ...

on the Maninagar constituency in the 2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. His selection was based on his clean image and his

Patel The Patel is an Indian surname or title, predominantly found in the state of Gujarat representing the community of land-owning farmers and later (with the British East India Company) businessmen, agriculturalists and merchants. Traditionally th ...

community background. He was selected after congress could not find any suitable candidate to oppose

. He was also being projected as the future

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. He lost the elections by more than 86, 000 votes. In the previous elections he lost the assembly elections in the Nadiad constituency against Pankaj Desai,Even tussle between Cong, BJP in Nadiad
/ref> however he has won the Parliament elections since 1975 from

Nadiad Nadiad is a city in the state of Gujarat, India and the administrative centre of the Kheda district. The city is managed by the Nadiad Municipality. It is known for the Santram Mandir, the Mai Mandir,

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website

Images of Dinsha Patel from The Hindu
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