Shankersinh Vaghela is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Gujarat from. He was also the Leader of Opposition in 13th Gujarat Legislative Assembly.
Jivabhai Ambalal Patel is chairman of the Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation,and an Indian politician. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha,representing the Mahesana parliamentary constituency of Gujarat from 2004 to 2009. He was defeated in 2009 and 2014 Indian general election and 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He left INC and joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in September 2018.
Bhavna Chikhalia was a Minister of State of Parliamentary Affairs and of Tourism and Culture in Government of India from 2003 to 2004. She was also a member of Lok Sabha and the first lady of Gujarat who won four consecutive term of Lok Sabha from Junagadh constituency,Gujarat. She was executive secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary Wing from 1993 to 1996,and party Whip and Party Vice President in 1998. She was Chairperson of the Railway Convention Committee during 1999–2002.
Amritlal Kalidas Patel is an Indian politician and physician. He is a former union minister of state in Government of India. He served as Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government from 1998 to 1999. He was a senior leader of Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party. He represented Mehsana constituency in the Lok Sabha from 1984 to 1999.
Prahlad Singh Mulayam Singh Patel is an Indian politician. He is the former Minister of State for Food Processing Industries and Jal Shakti of India from 7 July 2021 till 3 December 2023. He is a Member of Parliament from Damoh Loksabha Constituency in Madhya Pradesh. He was minister of state for coal in Third Vajpayee Ministry. He was first elected to 9th Lok Sabha in 1989 and again re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha in 1996,13th Lok Sabha in 1999 from Balaghat,16th Lok Sabha in 2014 and 17th Lok Sabha in 2019 from Damoh. He was born in Narsinghpur and is an advocate by profession. He is a graduate of the Government Science College,Jabalpur.
Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat,a state in Western India. Gandhinagar is the capital of Gujarat. It is one of the most prestigious parliamentary constituencies in India,being represented by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee,former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani and the current Home Minister and former BJP chief Amit Shah. The constituency was created in 1967 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Somchandbhai Solanki of the Indian National Congress (INC).
Mahesana Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Gujarat state in western India. It is home to the birthplace of India's current Prime Minister,Narendra Modi. It is one of the first 2 seats won by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),India's current governing party. The constituency remains a stronghold of the BJP,which has held the seat since 1984 barring 2 exceptions.
Banaskantha Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Gujarat state in western India.
Vadodara is one of the 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat,a state in Western India. This constituency covers 7 out of 10 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Vadodara district and first held elections in 1957 as Baroda Lok Sabha constituency in erstwhile Bombay State. It has been known as Vadodara since the 2009 elections. Its first member of parliament (MP) was Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad of the Indian National Congress (INC) who was also re-elected in the next elections in 1962. He was the Maharaja of Baroda of the Gaekwad dynasty at the time. P. C. Patel of the Swatantra Party won the election in 1967. From 1971–80,Gaekwad was MP of this constituency again firstly as a member of the Indian National Congress (Organisation) and then as a member of the INC. His younger brother,Ranjitsinh Pratapsinh Gaekwad also of the INC represented the constituency from 1980–89 for two terms before being defeated by Prakash Brahmbhatt of the Janata Dal party in the 1989 election.
Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat,a state in western India. This constituency was created as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008. It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Harin Pathak of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The second elections which were held in 2014,film actor Paresh Rawal of the BJP represented this constituency. As of the 2019 elections,Hasmukh Patel of the BJP represents this constituency.
Lalubhai Babubhaiji Patel is an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament from Daman and Diu Lok Sabha constituency as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Liladharbhai Khodaji Vaghela was a Member of Parliament or Lok Sabha from Patan constituency in Gujarat,India.
Chandrakant Raghunath Patil,better known as C. R. Patil,is an Indian Politician who is serving as the 2nd Minister of Jal Shakti since 2024. He is member of the current 18th Lok Sabha of India. Since 2020,he is also the President of BJP Gujarat State unit. He is the first non-Gujarati to hold this position. His name is also spelled C. R. Paatil at times. He is a three-time Member of Parliament elected from Navsari in Gujarat.
Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary is an Indian politician and was the Minister of State for Coal and Mines in government of India. He represents the Banaskantha constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.
Tharad is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Banaskantha district and comes under Banaskantha Lok Sabha constituency for national elections. It came into existence after 2008 delimitation.
Shardaben Anilbhai Patel is an Indian politician and a member of the 17th Lok Sabha,the lower house of the parliament.
Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel is an Indian politician and a member of parliament to the 17th Lok Sabha from Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency,Gujarat. He won the 2019 Indian general election being a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate.
Mitesh Rameshbhai Patel (known as Bakabhai) is an Indian politician and Chairperson and Managing Director of Laxmi Protein Products Pvt Ltd located in Vasad,Gujarat. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,lower house of the Parliament of India from Anand,Gujarat in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He recorded a victory by 197,718 votes. He defeated Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki of Indian National Congress,who served as Minister of State under UPAII.
Rajya Sabha elections were held throughout 2021,to elect new members to fill vacancies in the Rajya Sabha,the Indian Parliament's upper chamber. Members sit for staggered terms lasting six years,with elections every year but almost a third of the 233 designates up for election every two years.
