Dinsha Patel
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dinsha Patel
| image = File:Dinsha J. Patel addressing at the inauguration of the 53rd Meeting of the Central Geological Programming Board & Exhibition on the theme of Marine & Coastal Studies and IGC-2020 activities of GSI, in New Delhi.jpg
| caption = Dinsha Patel in 2014
| office1 = Union Cabinet Minister of Mines
| term_start1 = 28 October 2012
| term_end1 = 25 May 2014
| president1 = Pranab Mukherjee
| primeminister1 = Manmohan Singh
| predecessor1 = Self as MoS (I/C)
| successor1 = Piyush Goyal as MoS (I/C)
| office2 = Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Mines
| term2 = 19 January 2011{{spaced ndash}}27 October 2012
| predecessor2 = Bijoy Krishna Handique as Cabinet Minister
| office3 = Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
| term3 = 28 May 2009{{spaced ndash}}18 January 2011
| successor3 = Virbhadra Singh as Cabinet Minister
| office4 = Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas
| term4 = 2006{{spaced ndash}}2009
| office5 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| constituency5 = Kheda
| term_start5 = 1996
| term_end5 = 2014
| predecessor5 = Khushiram Jeswani
| successor5 = Devusinh Chauhan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1937|5|25}}
| birth_place = Baroda, Gujarat
| residence = Nadiad
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| party = Indian National Congress
| spouse = Smt. Kundanben Dinsha Patel
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Dinsha Jhaverbhai Patel (born 25 May 1937) is an Indian National Congress politician who was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India.
He represented the Kheda constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He was the Union Cabinet Minister, Mines. He was the Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines (Independent Charge) from 19 Jan 2011 to 27 Sep 2012. He was also a Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Independent Charge) from May 2009 to 18 Jan 2011 and was a Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas from 2006 to 2009. On 28 October 2012 he was given the responsibilities of Union Cabinet Minister, Mines.{{Cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=309|title=National Portal of India}}
Contesting against Modi
Patel was chosen by the Indian National Congress to contest against Narendra Modi on the Maninagar constituency in the 2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election.[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200711272040.htm The Hindu News Update Service] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201111431/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200711272040.htm |date=1 December 2007 }}[http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?rep=2&aid=409880&sid=REG Zee News – Dinsha Patel to contest against Modi][http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/nov/27gujpoll1.htm Minister Dinsha Patel to take on Modi in Maninagar]
His selection was based on his clean image and his Patel community background. He was selected after congress could not find any suitable candidate to oppose Narendra Modi. He was also being projected as the future Chief Minister of Gujarat. He lost the elections by more than 86, 000 votes.{{cite web |url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/071223/20/6oruv.html |title=Narendra Modi wins by over 86,000 votes from Maninagar - Yahoo! India News |access-date=2008-01-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226134745/http://in.news.yahoo.com/071223/20/6oruv.html |archive-date=26 December 2007 |df=dmy-all }}[http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/gujpolls2007/Election_Story.aspx?type=TopStories&id=NEWEN20070036674&ch=12/23/2007%205:42:00%20PM NDTV.com: BJP MLAs to elect Modi their leader on Monday]
In the previous elections he lost the assembly elections in the Nadiad constituency against Pankaj Desai,[http://www.rediff.com/election/2002/dec/06guj41.htm Even tussle between Cong, BJP in Nadiad] however he has won the Parliament elections since 1975 from Nadiad.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20040905133258/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=309 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150601004440/http://dinshapatel.org/index1.html Official website of Dinsha patel]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150601000049/http://dinshapatel.org/bio.htm Official Bio-data]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110521195651/http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/mySearch.do?command=hotlink&searchString=DINSHA%20PATEL Images of Dinsha Patel from The Hindu]
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Category:People from Kheda district
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Gujarat
Category:Union ministers of state of India
Category:Mining ministers of India
Category:Lok Sabha members from Gujarat
Category:Gujarat MLAs 1975–1980
Category:Gujarat MLAs 1980–1985
Category:Gujarat MLAs 1985–1990