Bhupendrabhai Rajnikant Patel (born 15 July 1962) is an Indian politician and the incumbent Chief Minister of Gujarat since September 2021.[3] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He started his political career in municipal bodies of Ahmedabad before being elected the member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly representing Ghatlodia constituency in 2017.
Bhupendra Patel | |
|---|---|
 Patel launching a Sanskrit book in 2021 | |
| 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat | |
| Assumed office 13 September 2021 | |
| Governor | Acharya Devvrat |
| Preceded by | Vijay Rupani |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly, Gujarat | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Anandiben Patel |
| Constituency | Ghatlodia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1962 Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India[1] |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse | Hetal Patel |
| Residence(s) | Shilaj, Ahmedabad, India |
| Occupation | Politician, civil engineer, builder |
| Nickname | Dada[2] |
Early life and career
Patel was born on 15 July 1962 to a Gujarati Kadava Patidar family in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.[4] Patel has received Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Government Polytechnic, Ahmedabad in April 1982.[5][6] He has been associated with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.[7]
He is a builder by profession.[4] He is a trustee of Sardardham Vishwa Patidar Kendra[8] and a chairman of the standing committee of Vishwa Umiya Foundation.[9] He is a follower of Akram Vignan Movement founded by Dada Bhagwan.[10] He is interested in cricket and badminton.[4][11]
Political career
Municipal Councillor
Patel was the member of Memnagar Nagarpalika in 1995-96, 1999-2000 and 2004-06. He was the President of Memnagar Nagarpalika in 1999-2000.[4][9] He was a Vice Chairman of school board of Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) from 2008 to 2010. He was a councillor from Thaltej Ward from 2010 to 2015.[4][9] He was a chairman of the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) from 2015 to 2017.[12][4] He also served as a chairman of the Standing Committee of AMC.[5]
Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Patel became a member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly for the Ghatlodia constituency after winning the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections, running against Shashikant Patel of the Indian National Congress.[13][14] He won by a record margin of 1,17,000 votes.[15]
Chief Minister of Gujarat
On 11 September 2021, Vijay Rupani resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Gujarat.[16] Patel was unanimously elected as the BJP legislative party leader and Chief Minister elect of Gujarat on 12 September 2021 in the party legislature meeting at Gandhinagar.[9] He sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat on 13 September 2021.[17]
See also
References
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- ^ a b "Who Is Bhupendra Patel? 5 Points On New Gujarat Chief Minister". NDTV.com. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Patel Bhupendrabhai Rajnikant(Criminal & Asset Declaration)". Our Neta. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Arnimesh, Shanker (13 September 2021). "New Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel is engineer, builder, Dada Bhagwan devotee who 'has no enemies'". ThePrint. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Mr.Patel Shri Bhupendrabhai Rajnikant". National eVidhan Application. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Bhupendra Patel is new chief minister of Gujarat; to take oath on Monday". The Economic Times. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Gujarat Elections: BJP's Bhupendra Patel to contest from Ghatlodiya". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017: BJP's Patel Rajnikant wins from Ghatlodia constituency". Times Now.
- ^ Edwin, Tina. "Himachal and Gujarat: How the BJP and Congress fared". The Hindu: Business Line.
- ^ "After Vijay Rupani Stunner, BJP In a Huddle; New Guj CM to Take Oath Monday?". News18. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Bhupendra Patel Oath Ceremony: Bhupendra Patel takes oath as 17th chief minister of Gujarat | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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