Darshana Jardosh

• Kanti Naik (father)
• Amita Naik (mother)

Darshana Jardosh
Jardosh in 2021
Minister of State for Railways
In office 7 July 2021 –11 June 2024
Residence	Surat
Alma mater	K.P. College of Commerce, Surat

Darshana Jardosh (also known as Darshana Vikram Jardosh) (born 21 January 1961) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She served as the Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, representing the Surat constituency in Gujarat from 2009 to 2024. She also held the position of Minister of State for Railways and Minister of State for Textiles in the Second Modi ministry from 2021 to 2024. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life

Darshana Jardosh was born on 21 January 1961 in Surat, Gujarat, to Kanti Naik and Amita Naik. She pursued her education at K.P. College of Commerce in Surat. She is married to Vikram Chandrakant Jardosh and the couple has two children.^{[ citation needed ]}

Political career

Darshana Jardosh was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha in 2009 from Surat. In the same year, she demanded the establishment of an international airport in Surat to support the diamond trade. ^[4]

In 2012, she criticised Congress MP Tushar Chaudhary for trying to take credit for flight connectivity to Surat, which she and Navsari MP C. R. Patil had campaigned for. ^{[5] [6]}

She was re-elected in the 2014 Indian general election with a historic margin of 533,190 votes, which was the highest lead by any woman MP in Indian electoral history after Indira Gandhi. She secured a vote share of 76.6%. ^{[7] [8]}

In the 2019 Indian general election, she was again elected from Surat, receiving 795,651 votes. On 7 July 2021, she took oath as Minister of State for Railways and Minister of State for Textiles in the Government of India. ^{[9] [10]}

Electoral record

Election results

Year	Office	Constituency	Party		Votes (Joraram Kumawat)	%	Opponent	Opponent Party		Votes	%	Result	Ref
2019	Member of Parliament	Surat	Bharatiya Janata Party		795,651	74.47	Ashok Patel	Indian National Congress		247,421	23.16	Won	[11]
2014					718,412	75.79	Naishadh Bhupatbhai Desai	Indian National Congress		185,222	19.54	Won	[11]
2009					364,947	52.45	Dhirubhai Haribhai Gajera	Indian National Congress		290,149	41.70	Won

References

1. Saiyed, Kamaal (18 April 2024). "MP Report Card: Darshana Jardosh, BJP Constituency — Surat". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
2. "Parshottam Rupala, Mansukh Mandaviya, Darshana Jardosh Made Union Ministers". NDTV. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
3. "दर्शना जरदोश के समाचार और अपडेट - AajTak". Aaj Tak (in Hindi). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
4. "Strong demand by MPs to raise MPLAD fund". Hindustan Times . New Delhi. 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
5. Thomas, Melvyn (31 January 2012). "SpiceJet spices up Surat politics". The Times of India . Surat. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
6. "Lok Sabha Election 2024: मोरारजी देसाई से दर्शना जरदोष तक, सूरत से सांसद बनने वाले छठे व्यक्ति बने भाजपा के मुकेश दलाल". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Times Internet. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
7. "Congress, BJP candidates file nominations for Surat seat". The Times of India . Surat. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
8. "Surat Lok Sabha Election 2024: सूरत सीट पर कब-कब किसे मिली जीत, कितने वोटों से जीते पिछले विजेता?". India TV Hindi. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
9. "Surat Gujarat Election 2019: BJP's Darshana Vikram Jardosh defeats Congress' Ashok Patel". Times Now News. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
10. "Hon'ble Union State Minister of Textiles Darshana Jardosh inaugurated ColorJet's 'Make in India' textile printing machines during SITEX Expo 2022 in Surat". ANI News. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
11. "Surat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024". Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2025.

External links

• Profile on Government of India website
• Darshana Jardosh on Twitter
• Darshana Jardosh on Facebook

Preceded by Kashiram Rana	Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (Surat) 2009–2024	Succeeded by Mukesh Dalal

Preceded by Kashiram Rana	Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (Surat) 2009–2024	Succeeded by Mukesh Dalal
Preceded by Suresh Angadi	Minister of State for Railways 2021–2024	Succeeded by TBD
Preceded by Ajay Tamta	Minister of State for Textiles 2021–2024	Succeeded by TBD