Dinsha Patel

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Dinsha Patel
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Personal details
Born (1937-05-25) 25 May 1937 (age 86)
Baroda, Gujarat
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseSmt. Kundanben Dinsha Patel
ResidenceNadiad

Dinsha Jhaverbhai Patel (born 25 May 1937) is an Indian National Congress politician who was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India.

He represented the

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas from 2006 to 2009. On 28 October 2012 he was given the responsibilities of Union Cabinet Minister, Mines.[1]

Contesting against Modi

Patel was chosen by the

His selection was based on his clean image and his

Chief Minister of Gujarat. He lost the elections by more than 86, 000 votes.[5][6]

In the previous elections he lost the assembly elections in the

Nadiad
.

References

  1. ^ "National Portal of India".
  2. ^ The Hindu News Update Service Archived 1 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Zee News – Dinsha Patel to contest against Modi
  4. ^ Minister Dinsha Patel to take on Modi in Maninagar
  5. ^ "Narendra Modi wins by over 86,000 votes from Maninagar - Yahoo! India News". Archived from the original on 26 December 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
  6. ^ NDTV.com: BJP MLAs to elect Modi their leader on Monday
  7. ^ Even tussle between Cong, BJP in Nadiad

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