Vijay Patel (politician)
Vijay Harish Chandra Patel (born 27 April 1960, in Ahmedabad)[1] is an Indian politician and lawyer. He is a former member of parliament.[2]
Education
[edit]Patel graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from DDIT Nadiad and LLB at Sir L.A. Shah Law College, Ahmedabad (Gujarat).[3]
Career
[edit]In March 2022, he criticized the statements made by the national human rights commission chairman Justice JS Verma in the Gujarat Assembly.[4] He served as the chairman of Bar Council of Gujarat in 2008 and 2009.[1] He was president of Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association from 2012 to 2014.[5] He was felicitated with Outstanding Alumnus Award by DD University in 2007–2008.[6]
He was elected to eleventh Lok Sabha in 1996 winning from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency representing the Bhartiya Janta Party. He defeated super star Rajesh Khanna.[7] He. was also elected to tenth Gujarat Legislative Assembly in the year 1998 also as a Bhartiya Janta Party candidate.
References
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Biographical Sketch, Member of Parliament". 164.100.47.132. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament XI LOK SABHA". 164.100.47.132. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "BJP legislator flays Justice Verma's comments". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "High court gets four new judges". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Awards | DDU Alumni Association". Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament XI Lok Sabha". Indiapress.org. Retrieved 22 August 2014.