Vijay Patel (politician)

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Vijay Harish Chandra Patel (born 27 April 1960, in Ahmedabad) [1] is an Indian politician and lawyer. He is a former member of parliament. [2]

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Education

Patel graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from DDIT Nadiad and LLB at Sir L.A. Shah Law College, Ahmedabad (Gujarat). [3]

Career

In March 2022, he criticized the statements made by the national human rights commission chairman Justice JS Verma in the Gujarat Assembly. [4] He served as the chairman of Bar Council of Gujarat in 2008 and 2009. [1] He was president of Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association from 2012 to 2014. [5] He was felicitated with Outstanding Alumnus Award by DD University in 2007–2008. [6]

He was elected to eleventh Lok Sabha in 1996 winning from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency representing the Bhartiya Janta Party. He defeated super star Rajesh Khanna. [7] He. was also elected to tenth Gujarat Legislative Assembly in the year 1998 also as a Bhartiya Janta Party candidate.

References

  1. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Biographical Sketch, Member of Parliament". 164.100.47.132. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament XI LOK SABHA". 164.100.47.132. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "BJP legislator flays Justice Verma's comments". The Times of India . Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "High court gets four new judges". The Times of India . Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Awards | DDU Alumni Association". Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament XI Lok Sabha". Indiapress.org. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
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