About Bhupendra Patel
Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel is an Indian politician, Civil Engineer and Builder who is serving as the 17th and current Chief Minister of Gujarat since 2021. He represents the Ghatlodia Assembly constituency in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly since 2017. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He started his political career in the municipal bodies of Ahmedabad.
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel’s Biography
Full name | Bhupendra patel |
Date of Birth/DOB | 15 July 1962 |
Birth Place | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
Current Designation | 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat |
Current Address | 1, Aryaman Residency, Shilaj – Kalhar Road, Shilaj, Ahmedabad – 380058 |
Profession | Civil Engineer, Builder, Politician |
Father name | Rajnikantbhai Patel |
Married | Yes |
Spouse | Hetal Patel |
Children | 1 (son) |
Education Qualification | Diploma in Civil Engineering |
College or University | Government Polytechnic, Ahmedabad in April 1982 |
Religion | Hinduism |
Nationality | Indian |
Present Political Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Bhupendra patel Political career
Municipal Councillor
Patel was the member of Memnagar Nagarpalika in 1995โ1996, 1999-2000 and 2004โ2006. He was the President of Memnagar Nagarpalika in 1999โ2000. He was a Vice Chairman of school board of Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) from 2008 to 2010. He was a councillor from Thaltej Ward from 2010 to 2015.[3][7] He was a chairman of the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) from 2015 to 2017.[10][3] He also served as a chairman of the Standing Committee of AMC.
Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Patel became a member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly for the Ghatlodia constituency after winning the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections, running against Shashikant Patel of the Indian National Congress. He won by a record margin of 1,17,000 votes.
He was elected again from Ghotlodia constituency in 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election as a BJP candidate defeating his nearest rival and Indian National Congress candidate Amiben Yagnik.
Chief Minister of Gujarat
First Term (2021 – 2022)
On 11 September 2021, Vijay Rupani resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Gujarat. Patel was unanimously elected as the BJP legislative party leader and Chief Minister elect of Gujarat on 12 September 2021 in the party legislature meeting at Gandhinagar. He was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat on 13 September 2021.
On 8 February 2022, he launched a new Gujarat IT/ITeS policy 2022-2027. His government also became the first state to set up a committee to study modalities and implementation of Uniform Civil Code in the state, applying the same to the citizens of the state.
Second Term (2022 – present)
In the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly Elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party won a record-breaking 156 of the total 182 seats, with the party forming the state government for the 7th consecutive time. On 12 December 2022, Patel took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, for the second time with this massive win.
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