Chirag Patel
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Chiragkumar Arvindbhai Patel (born 1979){{Cite web |title=Chiragkumar Arvindbhai Patel(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- KHAMBHAT(ANAND) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/Gujarat2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=6181 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.myneta.info}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Khambhat Election Result 2024 Bypoll LIVE Updates Highlights: Chiragkumar Arvindbhai Patel of BJP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/khambhat-election-result-2024-bypoll-live-updates-highlights-leading-trailing-8919522.html |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=News18 |language=en}}
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.
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.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=Khambhat Election Result 2022 LIVE: Chiragkumar Arvindbhai Patel of Congress wins by over 3000 votes - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/khambhat-election-result-2022-live-how-to-check-election-winners-losers-vote-margin-news-updates-15356431.htm |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}} Later on 19 December 2023, he resigned from the Congress party and joined the BJP.{{Cite news |date=2024-02-04 |title=Gujarat: Ex-Congress MLA Chirag Patel joins BJP |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/former-congress-mla-chirag-patel-joins-bjp-in-gujarat/articleshow/107401509.cms |access-date=2024-12-18 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} He won the 2024 by election on the BJP ticket.{{Cite news |date=2024-03-27 |title=Turncoat in fray from Khambhat |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/turncoat-in-fray-from-khambhat/articleshow/108803641.cms |access-date=2024-12-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |last=DeshGujarat |date=2023-12-19 |title=Khambhat Congress MLA Chirag Patel resigns |url=https://deshgujarat.com/2023/12/19/khambhat-congress-mla-chirag-patel-likely-to-resign/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=DeshGujarat |language=en-US}}
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Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Gujarat