Chirag Patel (Gujarat politician)

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Chiragkumar Arvindbhai Patel (born 1979) [1] is an Indian politician from Gujarat. He is a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Khambhat Assembly constituency in Anand district. He won the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress. [2]

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Early life and education

Patel is from Khambhat, Anand district, West Bengal. He is the son of Arvindbhai Patel. He studied Class 10 at Shrimati K D Patel High School and passed the examinations conducted by the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, in 1994. [1]

Career

Patel won from Khambhat Assembly constituency representing Indian National Congress in the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He polled 69,069 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Maheshkumar Kanaiyalal Raval of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 3,711 votes. [3] Later on 19 December 2023, he resigned from the Congress party and joined the BJP. [4] He won the 2024 by election on the BJP ticket. [5] [6]

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  1. 1 2 "Chiragkumar Arvindbhai Patel(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- KHAMBHAT(ANAND) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Khambhat Election Result 2024 Bypoll LIVE Updates Highlights: Chiragkumar Arvindbhai Patel of BJP Wins". News18. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Khambhat Election Result 2022 LIVE: Chiragkumar Arvindbhai Patel of Congress wins by over 3000 votes - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Gujarat: Ex-Congress MLA Chirag Patel joins BJP". The Times of India. 4 February 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Turncoat in fray from Khambhat". The Times of India. 27 March 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  6. ↑ DeshGujarat (19 December 2023). "Khambhat Congress MLA Chirag Patel resigns". DeshGujarat. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
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