Keshubhai Patel
10th Chief Minister of Gujarat
Died aged 92LeoBritish Raj
Biography
Keshubhai Patel (24 July 1928 – 29 October 2020) was an Indian politician who was the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 1995 and again from 1998 to 2001. He was a six-time member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly. He was a member of RSS since 1940s, of Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1960s, Janata Party in 1970s, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 1980. He left the BJP in 2012 and formed the Gujarat Parivartan Party. He was elected from Visavadar in the 2012 state assembly election but resigned in 2014 due to ill health and merged his party with BJP.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2021.
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Career highlights
Career & roles
- Chief Minister of Gujarat
- member of Rajya Sabha
- Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Leela Patel
- Children
- Bharat Patel
Awards & honours (1)
- Padma Bhushan
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- Keshubhai Patel died on October 29, 2020 at the age of 92.
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- Keshubhai Patel was born on July 24, 1928.
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- According to Wikidata, Keshubhai Patel's spouse is or was Leela Patel.
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- Wikidata lists 1 child of Keshubhai Patel.
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