Harin Pathak

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Harin Pathak

| image = File:Harin_Pathak_2014-01-21_09-56.jpg

| caption =

| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1947|7|20|df=y}}

| birth_place =Panchmahal, Bombay Province, British India

| residence = Maninagar

| death_date =

| death_place =

| office1 = Minister of state in the Ministry of Home Affairs

| primeminister1 = Atal Bihari Vajpayee

| minister1 = L. K. Advani

| term_start1 = 29 January 2003

| term_end1 = 22 May 2004

| predecessor1 = C. Vidyasagar Rao

| office2 = Minister of state in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

| primeminister2 = Atal Bihari Vajpayee

| term_start2 = 29 January 2003

| term_end2 = 22 May 2004

| predecessor2 = Arun Shourie

| successor2 = Suresh Pachouri

| office3 = Minister of state in the Ministry of Defence

| primeminister3 = Atal Bihari Vajpayee

| minister3 = George Fernandes

| term_start3 = 15 October 2001

| term_end3 = 29 January 2003

| predecessor3 = Krishnam Raju

| successor3 = o. Rajagopal

| primeminister4 = Atal Bihari Vajpayee

| minister4 = George Fernandes

| term_start4 = 13 October 1999

| term_end4 = 14 November 2000

| successor4 = Krishnam Raju

| office5 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| constituency5 = Ahmedabad East

| term_start5= 2009

| term_end5 = 2014

| predecessor5 = Constituency came into existence

| successor5 = Paresh Rawal

| constituency6= Ahmedabad

| term_start6= 1989

| term_end6 = 2009

| predecessor6 = Haroobhai Mehta

| successor6 = Constituency abolished

| party =Bharatiya Janata Party

| religion =

| spouse = Smt. Meenaxi Pathak

| children = 2 daughters

| website =

| footnotes =

| date = 25 February |

| year = 2006 |

| source = https://web.archive.org/web/20040905132720/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=310

}}

Harin Pathak (born 20 July 1947) is an Indian politician who was a member of the fourteenth Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Ahmedabad East constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=310 |title=Detailed Profile - Shri Harin Pathak - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India |publisher=India.gov.in |date= |accessdate=2012-05-17}}

Phatak was denied a ticket to contest the 2014 Loksabha Elections by BJP. He was replaced by Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal.{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-03-22/news/48467074_1_seat-party-today-l-k-advani|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324231537/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-03-22/news/48467074_1_seat-party-today-l-k-advani|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 March 2014|title=Actor Paresh Rawal replaces LK Advani loyalist from Ahmedabad-East LS seat|work=The Economic Times|accessdate=8 December 2014}}

Pathak was Minister of State for Defence Production in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's third cabinate from October 1999 to November 2000. Pathak was forced to resigned along with Gujarat Health Minister Ashok Bhatt in a case of instigating a mob leading to the lynching of Head Constable Laxman Desai during an anti-quota agitation in Gujarat in April 1985.{{Cite news|title=Jaitley says Harin Pathak must step down|language=en-IN|work=The Rediff|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2000/nov/11tara1.htm|access-date=2021-03-13}}{{Cite news|title=Harin Pathak "I am not facing any charge of murder."|language=en-IN|work=The Rediff|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2000/nov/12inter.htm|access-date=2021-03-13}}{{Cite news|title=Harin Pathak resigns, Bhatt may follow|language=en-IN|work=The Rediff|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2000/nov/11pat.htm|access-date=2021-03-13}}

He was an English teacher in Nalanda Vidhyalay at Ahmedabad. He was a corporator in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation for several years. He was one of the rare politician who worked in municipal corporation and directly elected as member of parliament in Loksabha.