Darshana Jardosh

Darshana Jardosh is an Indian politician and current member of the Lok Sabha representing the Surat constituency in Gujarat. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected to 15th Lok Sabha in 2009,[1] following by to 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 and 17th Lok Sabha in 2019.

Darshana Jardosh
Member of Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 May 2009
Preceded by	Kashiram Rana
Constituency	Surat
General Secretary of National BJP Mahila Morcha
Incumbent
Assumed office 2012
Personal details
Born	21 January 1961 Surat, Gujarat, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)	Vikram Chandrakant Jardosh
Children	2
Residence	Surat
Alma mater	K.P. College of Commerce, Surat

Career

She was re-elected as the Member of Parliament in the 2014 elections to the Lok Sabha from Surat. She won with a historic margin of 5,33,190 votes which is the highest lead by any woman MP in Indian Electoral History after Smt.Indira Gandhi and the 4th highest lead in the 2014 elections. She won with a 76.6% vote share which is a record for the 2014 elections.[2]

In 2009, she demanded that the government set up an international airport in Surat to boost diamond trade.[3] In 2012, she criticised Congress MP Tushar Chaudhary for trying to take credit for flight connectivity to Surat, which she and Navasari MP CR Patil campaigned for.[4]

References

1. "Jardosh, Patil lash out at Centre". Surat. Daily News and Analysis. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
2. "Congress, BJP candidates file nominations for Surat seat". Surat. Times of India. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
3. "Strong demand by MPs to raise MPLAD fund". New Delhi. The Hindustan Times. 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
4. Thomas, Melvyn (31 January 2012). "SpiceJet spices up Surat politics". Surat. Times of India. Retrieved 12 April 2014.

External links

• Detailed Profile in the Government of India portal
• Darshana Jardosh on Twitter
• Darshana Jardosh on Facebook