Yogesh Patel
{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1946)}}
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Yogeshbhai Narayandas Patel (born 23 July 1946){{Cite web |title=Yogesh Patel(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- MANJALPUR(VADODARA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/gujarat2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=5230 |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=myneta.info}} is an Indian politician from Gujarat. He is a three-time member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from the Manjalpur Assembly constituency since 2012.{{Cite web |title=Gujarat Election Results: Full list of winners in 2017 and how it changed in 2022 |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/gujarat-election-results-2017-full-list-of-winners-constituency-wise-in-assembly-polls-of-gujarat-and-how-it-can-change-in-2022/2904712/ |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=Financialexpress |date=8 December 2022 |language=en}} He represents the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-08 |title=In land of Amul, BJP tastes success after 5 years as Yogesh Patel set to wrest Anand from Congress |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/election/in-land-of-amul-bjp-tastes-success-after-5-years-as-yogesh-patel-set-to-wrest-anand-from-congress-1169807.html |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Vadodara Election Result: BJP's Yogeshbhai Narandas Patel wins in Manjalpur |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/gujarat-assembly-polls-2022/story/vadodara-assembly-seat-gujarat-election-results-2022-candidates-bjp-congress-aap-live-updates-2306591-2022-12-08 |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=India Today | date=8 December 2022 |language=en}}
Early life and education
Patel is from Manjalpur, Vadodara district, Gujarat. He is the son of Narayanbhai. He studied SSC at Sharda Mandir High School and passed the examinations in 1964. Later in 1966, he did a one-year diploma course in civil and mechanical engineering at MS University, Vadodara.
Career
Patel won from Manjalpur Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He polled 120,133 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Tashveen Singh of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 100,754 votes.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=Manjalpur Election Result 2022 LIVE: BJP's Yogesh Patel retains seat, wins by over 1 lakh votes - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/manjalpur-election-result-2022-live-how-to-check-election-winners-losers-vote-margin-news-updates-15348091.htm |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}} He first became an MLA winning the 2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election and retained the seat for the BJP in the 2017 election. He won for a third consecutive time winning the 2022 Assembly election.{{Cite web |title=Yogeshbhai Narandas Patel in Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/gujarat/yogeshbhai-narandas-patel-manjalpur-candidate-s06a145c01/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=News18 |language=en}}
On 15 December 2022, he became pro-tem speaker.{{Cite web |agency=TNN|date=15 Dec 2022 |title=Yogesh Patel is pro tem speaker in Gujarat {{!}} Ahmedabad News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/yogesh-patel-is-pro-tem-speaker-in-gujarat/articleshow/96239321.cms |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=The Times of India |language=en}} A pro-tem speaker conducts the proceedings of the house till a speaker is elected.