Hasmukh Patel | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Paresh Rawal |
| Constituency | Ahmedabad East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1960-11-11) 11 November 1960 Jagudan, Mehsana |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Surekhaben Patel |
| Children | Dr. Nitin Patel & 1 |
| Parent(s) | Somabhai Babaldas Patel, Hiraben |
| Education | Diploma in Textile Manufacturing Educated at R.C. Technical Institute, Ahmedabad |
| Website | |
Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel (born 11 November 1960) is an Indian politician and a member of parliament to the 17th Lok Sabha from Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency, Gujarat. He won the 2019 Indian general election being a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate.[1][2][3]
Early life
Hasmukh Patel served as an MLA for Amraiwadi constituency, for two consecutive terms.
He had won in 2012, polling 1,08,683 votes against Congress’ Bipinbhai Gadhvi who polled 43,258 votes with the margin of roughly 65,000 votes.
He had won in 2017, polling 1,05,694 votes against Congress’ Arvind Chauhan who polled 55,965 votes with the margin of roughly 50,000 votes.
And then BJP was impressed by his networking and leadership qualities. He had an opportunity to become an assembly election candidate for Ahmedabad East constituency.
Ahmedabad East constituency, constitutes mainly Dahegam, Gandhinagar Dakshin, Vatva, Nikol, Naroda, Thakkarbapa Nagar and Bapunagar Vidhansabha constituencies.
In 2019 he won Ahmedabad East constituency by defeating Congress's Gitaben Patel by 4,34,330 votes.[4]
References
- "GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2019". Election Commission of India. 23 May 2019.
- "BJP's Patel Hasmukhbhai Somabhai defeats Congress's Gitaben Patel". DNA. 24 May 2019.
- "BJP के पटेल हंसमुखभाई ने दर्ज की जीत". Dainik Jagran. 24 May 2019.
- The Indian Express (10 April 2024). "Report card for Ahmedabad East: BJP MP Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel's MPLAD funds lowdown, questions asked in Parliament". Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.