A. K. Patel

Amritlal Kalidas Patel (b 1931) is a former union minister of state in Government of India. He served as Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government from 1998 to 1999. He was a senior leader of Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party. He represented Mehsana -North Gujarat, India. in the Lok Sabha from 1984 to 1999.

A. K. Patel
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
3 April 2000 – 2 April 2006
ConstituencyGujarat
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1984–1999
Preceded byMotibhai Chaudhary
Succeeded byAtmaram Maganbhai Patel
ConstituencyMehsana
Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
for Vijapur
In office
1975–1984
Personal details
Born1 July 1931
Vadu, Mehsana District, Gujarat, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Divaben A. Patel (m.1945)

Early life

A. K. Patel was born in 1931 in Vadu, Mehsana District, Gujarat. His social roots and family belongs to Betalis Kadva Patel Samaj, Kalol, Gandhinagar. His grandson is a popular Radiologist based in the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, Dr Yash Patel.

Academic career

He passed MBBS from B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad. Dr A. K. Patel practiced medicine in Vijapur Dist Mehsana for many years helping local community. He ultimately joined politics in local, state and national level.

Political career

A doctor by profession, Patel joined politics and served as a member of Gujarat Assembly from 1975 to 1984.[1]

Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly

He was elected as a MLA (Dhara Sabhya) from Vijapur seat from 1975 to 1984 in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly (Gujarat Vidhan Sabha) for two terms. [2] He was elected as an independent in 1975. [3] He joined BJP when it was founded in 1980.

Member of Parliament

Patel was elected as a Member of Parliament from Mehsana five times. He was elected to the 8th Lok Sabha in 1984, the 9th 1989, 10th in 1991, 11th in 1996 and 12th in 1998.[4] He was also elected to the Rajya Sabha for Gujarat from 3 April 2000 to 2 April 2006.[5]

Political offices

Patel served as Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Government of India in 1998.

Social and educational work

Patel provided leadership to various organizations surrounding Vijapur District- Mehsana. He was one of pioneer to start Pilvai College under management of Uttar-Purva Gujarat Uchcha Kelvani Mandal (society promoting education in local area) in 1960 along with Ramchandra Amin, Chagan Bha Patel, Gangaram Raval and Motibhai Chaudhary.

He serve as Managing Trustee of S.R.S.T. General Hospital, Vijapur; Asha Education Trust; Girls College, Vijapur; and Trustee, St. Joseph Public School, Vijapur

References
  1. "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 12th Lok Sabha". Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=918&cid=85
  3. https://www.elections.in/gujarat/assembly-constituencies/1975-election-results.html
  4. http://www.travelindia-guide.com/elections-indian-lok-sabha/election-results/gujarat/mehsana.php
  5. "Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". Retrieved 5 October 2015.


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