Ramaben Patel
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Ramaben Ramjibhai Mavani Patel (born 1953) is a lawyer and politician from Gujarat. She was a member of the 8th Lok Sabha.
Early life
Ramaben was born on 2 August 1953 at Katharota village of Rajkot District in the family of Harilal Laljibhai Patel. After completing her schooling from a girls' school, she attended the Shree Kanji Odhavji Shah Municipal Arts & Commerce College, from where she received her BA degree. She earned her law degree from Commerce & Law College of Junagadh.{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile: Patel, Smt. Ramabhen Ramjibhai Mavani|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3106.htm|publisher=Lok Sabha|accessdate=27 November 2017}}
Career
Beside practicing as a lawyer, Patel has also been involved in politics. She was the convener of Rajkot Mahila Congress and contested the 1984 Indian general election from Rajkot on the ticket of Indian National Congress (INC) and defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate by a margin of 57,590 votes.{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on the General Elections, 1984 to the Eighth Lok Sabha|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1984/Vol_II_LS84.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=27 November 2017|page=108}} However, in the next general election she secured only 23.95% votes and lost to BJP's Shivlal Vekaria.{{cite web|title=Rajkot Partywise Comparison|url=http://eci.nic.in/archive/electionanalysis/GE/PartyCompWinner/S06/partycomp04.htm|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=27 November 2017}}
Patel is also a member of the Mahila Economic Development Corporation in Gujarat. In August 2012, Patel and her husband joined the Gujarat Parivartan Party of Keshubhai Patel.{{cite news|title=MJP merges with GPP; ex-ministers, MPs join party|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/mjp-merges-with-gpp-exministers-mps-join-party/|accessdate=27 November 2017|work=The Indian Express|date=9 August 2012}}
Personal life
She married politician Ramjibhai Mavani on 13 May 1973.
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Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Gujarat
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Category:20th-century Indian women lawyers
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