Mukesh Patel
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox Person
| name = Mukesh Kumar Patel
| birth_date = 1967
| birth_place = Mahesana, Gujarat, India
| occupation = Politician
| education = Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
| alma_mater = Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
Mukesh Kumar Patel (born 1967) is an Indian politician from Gujarat.{{Cite news |date=2022-11-28 |title=Mahesana assembly election 2022: Yet another win for BJP or will Congress or AAP rise to the challenge? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/gujarat/news/mahesana-assembly-election-2022-yet-another-win-for-bjp-or-will-congress-or-aap-rise-to-the-challenge/articleshow/95822422.cms |access-date=2025-01-20 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} He is a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Mahesana Assembly constituency in Mahesana district. He won the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-09 |title=मेहसाणा में भाजपा आगे, BJP का गढ़ रही है यह सीट, 7 बार से लगातार दर्ज कर रही जीत |url=https://www.jansatta.com/rajya/mehsana-gujarat-assembly-election-result-2022-mukesh-patel-bjp-vs-pk-patel-aap-election-results/2541331/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=Jansatta |language=hi}}{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=Mahesana Election Result 2022 LIVE: BJP's Mukeshkumar D Patel wins by 45,794 votes - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/gujarat-election-result-2022-mahesana-legislative-assembly-election-winner-losers-vote-margin-news-updates-15345361.htm |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}
Early life and education
Patel is from Mahesana, Gujarat. He is the son of Dwarkadas Patel. He completed his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in 1989.{{Cite web|title=PATEL MUKESHKUMAR D. (Winner) MAHESANA (MAHESANA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/Gujarat2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=5971|access-date=2025-01-21|website=myneta.info}}
Career
Patel won from Mahesana Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He polled 98,816 votes and defeated his nearest rival, PK Patel of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 45,794 votes.{{Cite web |title=Highlights {{!}} Mehsana Assembly Election 2022 Result: BJP’s Mukesh Patel wins by huge margin of 45794 Votes |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/live-updates/live-updates-mehsana-assembly-election-2022-result-vidhan-sabha-chunav-bjp-s-mukesh-patel-to-compete-against-congress-s-bhagat-patel-aap-s-pk-patel-2545434 |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=Zee News |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Mahesana Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Patel Mukeshkumar D. of BJP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/elections/mahesana-election-result-2022-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-6562939.html |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=News18 |language=en}} Former deputy chief minister and outgoing MLA Nitin Patel has opted to stay out but picked his own replacement and nominated Mukesh Patel as the MLA candidate and supported him during the campaign.{{Cite news |last=Hebbar |first=Nistula |date=2022-11-27 |title=Gujarat Assembly polls {{!}} The long shadow of Nitin Patel over the contest in Mehsana |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/gujarat-assembly/gujarat-assembly-polls-the-long-shadow-of-nitin-patel-over-the-contest-in-mehsana/article66190870.ece |access-date=2025-01-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}
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Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat
Category:Gujarat MLAs 2022–2027