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	{{Infobox Indian politician		{{Infobox Indian politician
	\| name = Jivabhai Ambalal Patel		\| name = Jivabhai Ambalal Patel
	~~\| image =~~		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1938\|4\|30\|df=yes}}
	~~\| caption =~~		\| birth_place = Manknej, Mehsana district, Gujarat, India
	\| birth_date ={{Birth date and age~~\|df=yes~~\|1938\|4\|30}}		\| office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	\| birth_place =[[Mehsana]], [[Gujarat]]		\| constituency = [[Mahesana (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Mahesana]]
	\| ~~residence = Mehsana~~		\| term_start = 2004
	~~\| death_date =~~		\| term_end = 2009
	~~\| death_place~~ =		\| predecessor = Aatmaram Patel
	\| constituency= [[Mahesana (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Mahesana]]		\| successor = [[Jayshreeben Patel]]
	~~\| office = [[Member of Parliament (India)\|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha~~]]		\| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2018–present)
	\| term_start = 2004		\| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] (until 2018)
	\| term_end = 2009		\| spouse = Champaben Patel
	\| predecessor = Aatmaram Patel		\| children = 3
	\| successor = [[Jayshreeben Patel]]
	\| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (~~2018-Incumbent~~)~~,<br>~~[[Indian National Congress]] (~~1985-~~2018)
	~~\| religion =~~
	\| spouse = Champaben Patel
	\| children ~~= Harshad, Nikul, Ritesh~~
	~~\| website =~~
	~~\| footnotes =~~
	~~\| date = 25 February \|~~
	~~\| year = 2006 \|~~
	~~\| source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno~~=~~4037~~
	}}		}}

	'''Jivabhai Ambalal Patel''' (born 30 April 1938) is ~~chairman~~ of the [[~~Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation~~]]~~, and an Indian politician~~. He was a member of the [[~~14th Lok Sabha~~]]~~, representing~~ the [[Mahesana (Lok Sabha ~~constituency)~~\|Mahesana]] ~~parliamentary~~ constituency of [[Gujarat]].		'''Jivabhai Ambalal Patel''' (born 30 April 1938) is an Indian politician who represented the [[Mahesana (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Mahesana]] constituency of Gujarat in the [[14th Lok Sabha]] from 2004 to 2009. He was elected as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] and later joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in September 2018.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Former Mahesana MP and Congress leader Jivabhai Patel joins BJP \|url=https://deshgujarat.com/2018/09/04/former-mahesana-mp-and-congress-leader-jivabhai-patel-joins-bjp/ \|work=DeshGujarat \|date=4 September 2018}}</ref>

			==Political career==
			Patel was elected to the Lok Sabha from Mahesana in the 2004 Indian general election as a candidate of the Indian National Congress. He defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nitinbhai Ratilal Patel, receiving 339,643 votes.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha \|url=https://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/Links/Books/2004_Vol_II.pdf \|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref>

			During his parliamentary tenure, he served as a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Patel, Shri Jivabhai Ambalal \|url=https://www.datais.info/loksabha/members/patel-shri-jivabhai-ambalal/38dd1708e3eba2be585757b20ba3f29d/ \|work=Lok Sabha member profile}}</ref>

			He contested the 2009 general election from Mahesana but lost to [[Jayshreeben Patel]] of the BJP. He also contested the 2014 general election from the constituency as a Congress candidate.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Former Mahesana MP and Congress leader Jivabhai Patel joins BJP \|url=https://deshgujarat.com/2018/09/04/former-mahesana-mp-and-congress-leader-jivabhai-patel-joins-bjp/ \|work=DeshGujarat \|date=4 September 2018}}</ref>

			In September 2018, Patel left the Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Following his departure from Congress, he was appointed chairman of the Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Lok Sabha polls 2019: A divided house could hurt Congress' tally in Gujarat \|url=https://www.business-standard.com/amp/article/elections/lok-sabha-polls-2019-a-divided-house-could-hurt-congress-tally-in-gujarat-119022400600_1.html \|work=Business Standard \|date=24 February 2019}}</ref>

			==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071205114847/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4037 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071205114847/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4037 Official biographical sketch on the Parliament of India website]

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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Jivabhai Ambalal Patel
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1938|4|30}}
| birth_place =[[Mehsana]], [[Gujarat]]
| residence = Mehsana
| death_date =
| death_place =
| constituency= [[Mahesana (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mahesana]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = 2004
| term_end = 2009
| predecessor = Aatmaram Patel
| successor = [[Jayshreeben Patel]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2018-Incumbent),<br>[[Indian National Congress]] (1985-2018)
| religion =
| spouse = Champaben Patel
| children = Harshad, Nikul, Ritesh
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 25 February |
| year = 2006 |
| source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4037
}}

'''Jivabhai Ambalal Patel''' (born 30 April 1938) is chairman of the [[Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation]], and an Indian politician. He was a member of the [[14th Lok Sabha]], representing the [[Mahesana (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mahesana]] parliamentary constituency of [[Gujarat]].

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071205114847/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4037 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]

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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
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[[Category:People from Mehsana district]]
[[Category:United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election]]
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Jivabhai Ambalal Patel - Revision history

Editorial Oversight: Updated the article with additional reliable sources, expanded the political career, and corrected biographical details.

imported>Red Director: Adding local short description: "Indian politician", overriding Wikidata description "Indian politician cum industrialist" (Shortdesc helper)

>Ira Leviton: Copy editing.