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'''Niranjan Patel''' (born 1943)<ref name="myneta.info">{{Cite web |title=Patel Niranjan Purushottamdas(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- PETLAD(ANAND) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=https://www.myneta.info/Gujarat2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=4437 |access-date=1 February 2025 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Gujarat]]. He is a six time member of the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from Petlad Assembly constituency in [[Anand district]]. He won the [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[Indian National Congress campaign for the 2014 Indian general election|Indian National Congress]].<ref name="indianexpress">{{Cite web |title=Gujarat Elections 2017 Constituencies & Candidate List, Gujarat Election Constituencies Names |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/gujarat-assembly-elections-2017/gujarat-constituencies-list-2017/petlad-elections-2017-results/ |access-date=1 February 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Patel is from [[Petlad]], Anand district, Gujarat. He is the son of Puroshattamdas Lalalbhai Patel. He completed his BA in economics in 1971 at Arts and Commerce College, which is affiliated with [[Gujarat University]].<ref name="myneta.info"/><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Patel won from [[Petlad Assembly constituency]] representing the Indian National Congress in the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election.<ref name="indianexpress"/> He polled 81,127 votes and defeated his nearest rival by a margin of 10,644 votes.<ref name="news18">{{Cite news |title=Petlad Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Kamleshbhai Rameshbhai Patel Of BJP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/elections/petlad-election-result-2022-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-6562801.html |access-date=1 February 2025 |website=News18 | date=8 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> He first became an MLA, winning the [[1990 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]] on the [[Janata Dal]] ticket and defeated Govindbhai Shankerbhai Chauhan of the Indian National Congress. Later, he shifted to the Congress party and won the seat in the next two elections in [[1995 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|1995]] and [[1998 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|1998]].<ref name="resultuniversity">{{Cite web |title=Petlad Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/petlad-gujarat-assembly-constituency |access-date=1 February 2025 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref> He lost the seat in 2002 but regained it in the [[2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2007 Assembly election]] winning for a fourth time.<ref name="resultuniversity"/> Later, he won again on Congress ticket in the 2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election defeating Patel Dipakbhai Ravjibhai of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] by 12,192 votes.<ref name="news18"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 December 2017 |title=Petlad election results: Congress leader Niranjan Patel wins |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2017/gujarat-assembly-election-2017/story/gujarat-elections-petlad-constituency-results-update-live-1109690-2017-12-18 |access-date=1 February 2025 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He then became an MLA for the sixth time in the [[2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2022 Assembly election]].<ref name="resultuniversity"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 December 2017 |title=Gujarat Election 2017: Congress' Patel Niranjan wins from Petlad constituency |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/gujarat-assembly-election/article/gujarat-assembly-elections-2017-petlad-constituency-congress-bjp/132049 |access-date=1 February 2025 |website=www.timesnownews.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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