List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Gujarat

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The Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat is a position of the Cabinet in the Government of Gujarat. The current Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat is Nitinbhai Patel. [1] [2]

Government of Gujarat government of Indian state, Gujarat

The Government of Gujarat, also known as the State Government of Gujarat, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Gujarat and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive of the legislators appointed by the Governor of Gujarat, a judiciary and of a publicly elected legislative body.

Nitinbhai Patel Indian politician

Nitinbhai Ratilal Patel is an Indian politician from Gujarat. He serves as Deputy Chief Minister and cabinet minister for Health, Medical Education, Family Welfare, Road and Building, Capital Project. He was formerly Minister for Water Supply, Water Resources,, Urban Development and Urban Housing. He was elected to Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Mehsana in 2012 and 2017. On August 5, 2016, Patel was appointed Deputy Chief Minister.

The list of deputy chief ministers in the Indian state of Gujarat include:

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Gujarat State in India

Gujarat is a state on the western coast of India with a coastline of 1,600 km (990 mi) – most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula – and a population in excess of 60 million. It is the sixth largest Indian state by area and the ninth largest state by population. Gujarat is bordered by Rajasthan to the northeast, Daman and Diu to the south, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Maharashtra to the southeast, Madhya Pradesh to the east, and the Arabian Sea and the Pakistani province of Sindh to the west. Its capital city is Gandhinagar, while its largest city is Ahmedabad. The Gujarati-speaking people of India are indigenous to the state. The economy of Gujarat is the fifth-largest state economy in India with ₹11.62 lakh crore (US$170 billion) in gross domestic product and a per capita GDP of ₹156,000 (US$2,300). Gujarat ranks fifteenth among Indian states in human development index.

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Sr. No.NameTook officeLeft officeChief MinisterPolitical Party
1 Kantilal Ghia March 1972July 1973 Ghanshyam Oza Indian National Congress
2 Keshubhai Patel March 199025 October 1990 Chhabildas Mehta Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Narhari Amin February 1994March 1995 Chhabildas Mehta Indian National Congress
4 Nitinbhai Patel 26 December 2017Incumbent Vijay Rupani Bharatiya Janata Party

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References

  1. ↑ "Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel retains Mahesana seat". The Economic Times. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ↑ CM No 16 is a twist of fate


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