Kiritkumar Patel
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kiritkumar Patel
| office = Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
| constituency = Patan
| term_start = 2017
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1969}}
| party = Indian National Congress
| birth_place = Patan, Gujarat
| education = PhD (Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University)
| predecessor = Ranchhodbhai Mahijibhai Desai
}}
Kiritkumar Chimanlal Patel (born 1969){{Cite web |title=Kiritkumar Chimanlal Patel(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- PATAN(PATAN) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/gujarat2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=5483 |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=myneta.info}} is an Indian politician from Gujarat. He is a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Patan Assembly constituency in Patan district. He won the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress.{{Cite web |title=Gujarat Election Result 2022: Constituency Wise Winning Candidates List |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/gujarat-election-results-2022-constituency-wise-winning-candidates-list |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=India Today |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-12-09 |title=Gujarat Assembly Election Results 2022: Full list of winners |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/gujarat-assembly-elections-2022-winning-candidates-constituency-8312674/ |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2022-12-09 |title=Gujarat Election Results 2022: Full list of winners & constituencies |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-election-results-2022-full-list-of-winners-constituencies/articleshow/96105904.cms |access-date=2025-01-09 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
Early life and education
Patel is from Patan, Gujarat. He is the son of Patel Chimanlal Vitthaldas. He completed his Ph.D. in 2010 at Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University. He is a professor and his wife is a private teacher.
Career
Patel won from Patan Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress in the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He polled 103,505 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Rajulben Desai of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 17,177 votes.{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenDec2022/ConstituencywiseS0618.htm?ac=18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205171453/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenDec2022/ConstituencywiseS0618.htm?ac=18 |archive-date=5 February 2023 |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=results.eci.gov.in |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Live |first=A. B. P. |date=2022-12-08 |title=Patan Election 2022 Final Results Live: Inc Candidate Kiritkumar Chimanlal Patel Wins From Patan , Details Inside |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/patan-election-result-2022-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-result-winner-loser-tally-bjp-congress-aap-gujarat-assembly-election-result-news-1568114 |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}} He became an MLA for the first time winning the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election defeating Desai Ranchhodbhai Mahijibhai of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 25,279 votes.{{Cite web |title=Patan Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Kiritkumar Chimanlal Patel Of Congress Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/elections/patan-election-result-2022-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-6560755.html |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=News18 |language=en}}
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Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Gujarat
Category:Gujarat MLAs 2017–2022