Dilipkumar Gandhi
{{Short description|Indian politician (1951–2021)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| birth_name = Dilipkumar Mansukhlal Gandhi
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1951|05|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Daund, Maharashtra, India
| residence = Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|3|17|1951|05|9|df=yes}}
| death_place = Delhi, India
| office = Member of Parliament
Lok Sabha
| term_start = 2009
| term_end = 2019
| predecessor = Tukaram Gangadhar Gadakh
| successor = Sujay Vikhe Patil
| constituency = Ahmednagar
| term_start1 = 1999
| term_end1 = 2004
| predecessor1 = Balasaheb Vikhe Patil
| successor1 = Tukaram Gangadhar Gadakh
| constituency1 = Ahmednagar
| party = BJP
| religion =
| spouse = Saroj
| children = 2 sons and 1 daughter
| website =
| footnotes =
| source = http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=128
}}
Dilipkumar Mansukhlal Gandhi (9 May 1951 – 17 March 2021) was an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. He was the member of the 15th Lok Sabha & 16th Lok Sabha of India.
Political career
Gandhi began his political career by holding key positions in the district organisation of BJP such as General Secretary, Joint Secretary and President. He was elected to the Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation as a Councilor and later he became the Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Municipal Council. In 1985, he became the Vice-President of the Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation.
In 1999 he was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Ahmednagar constituency in Maharashtra state. He was Union Minister of State, Ministry of Shipping from 29 January 2003 to 15 March 2004.
In 2009, he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the same constituency.
In 2014, he was re-elected with a margin of more than 200,000 votes in 2014 Indian general elections in which BJP had a huge victory across India under leadership of Narendra Modi as PM Candidate.
Death
See also
References
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External links
- [http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=128 Detailed Profile: Shri Dilip Kumar Mansukhlal Gandhi]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101213164016/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=128 Official biographical sketch in the Parliament of India website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140528151805/http://www.orissatourism.gov.in/ Odisha Tourism]
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Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra
Category:People from Ahmednagar
Category:People from Pune district
Category:Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra
Category:Maharashtra municipal councillors
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