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	{{Multiple issues\|{{BLP sources\|date=August 2016}}		{{Multiple issues\|{{BLP sources\|date=August 2016}}
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	{{Infobox officeholder		{{Infobox officeholder
	\| image = Saurabh Patel.~~jpg~~		\| image =Saurabh Patel (Dalal).JPG
			\|office = Minister of Energy<br>[[Government of Gujarat]]
	\|office = ~~[[Cabinet~~ Minister]] of Energy in Government of Gujarat		\| 1blankname = Chief Minister
	\| term_start = December 2017		\| 1namedata =
	\| term_end = September 2021		[[Vijay Rupani]]
	\| ~~constituency~~ = [[~~Botad~~ ]]		\| term_start =26 December 2017
	\| ~~office2~~ = [[~~Cabinet~~ Minister]] of Gujarat		\| term_end =11 September 2021
	\| ~~term_start2~~= ~~2002~~		\|predecessor=[[Chiman Saparaiya]]
	\| ~~term_end2~~ = ~~2016~~		\|successor=[[Kanubhai Desai]]
	\| office3 = [[~~Member~~ of ~~Legislative assembly~~\|~~MLA~~]] of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly\|~~Gujarat~~]]		\|office1=Minister of Finance, Energy & Petrochemicals, Mines & Minerals, Cottage Industries, Salt Industries, Printing & Stationery, Planning, Tourism And Civil Aviation<br>[[Government of Gujarat]]
	\| ~~term_start3~~= 1998		\| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
	\| ~~constituency3~~= [[Botad]]		\| 1namedata1 =
			[[Anandiben Patel]]
	\| ~~nationality~~ = [[India]]		\| term1 = 2014 — 2016
			\| office2 = Minister of Labour & Employment<br>[[Government of Gujarat]]
			\| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
			\| 1namedata2 =
			[[Anandiben Patel]]
			\| term2 = 2014 — 2014
			\| office3 = Cabinet Minister<br>[[Government of Gujarat]]
			\| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister
			\| 1namedata3 =
			[[Narendra Modi]]
			\| term3 = 2002 — 2014
			\| office4 = Member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
			\|termstart4=2017
			\|termend4=2022
			\|predecessor4=Thakarshibhai Maniya
			\|successor4=[[Umesh Makwana]]
			\| constituency4= [[Botad Assembly constituency\|Botad]]
			\|termstart5=2012
			\|termend5=2017
			\|predecessor5=constituency established
			\|successor5=[[Seema Mohile]]
			\| constituency5= [[Akota Assembly constituency\|Akota]]
			\| term_start6= 1998
			\| term_end6=2012
			\|predecessor6=Godhani Dalsukhbhai Jerambhai
			\|successor6=Thakarshibhai Maniya
			\| constituency6= [[Botad Assembly constituency\|Botad]]
			\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1958\|8\|20}}
			\| birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
			\|spouse=Ila Ambani
			\| nationality = Indian
	\| party = [[Bhartiya Janata Party]]		\| party = [[Bhartiya Janata Party]]
	}}		}}
	'''Saurabh Dalal ~~Patel~~''' (born 28 August 1958) is an Indian [[politician]] in the Indian state of [[Gujarat]].		'''Saurabh Dalal''' (born 28 August 1958) is an Indian [[politician]] in the Indian state of [[Gujarat]]. He is former member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] and former Cabinet Minister in [[Government of Gujarat]].

	He is ~~currently{{when\|date=August 2019}} a [[Member~~ of ~~Legislative Assembly]] in the 14th~~ [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] ~~or '''Gujarat Vidhan Sabha''' (ગુજરાત વિધાન સભા)~~ and ~~has served in the same capacity~~ in ~~the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th Legislative Assemblies as well. In the '''Gujarat Legislative Assembly Elections''' that concluded in 2017, he contested and was directly elected from the~~ [[~~constituency]]~~ of ~~[[Botad]]. He has given charge of finance and energy minister of gujarat.~~

	~~He holds a [[MBA]] degree from the [[United States of America~~]].

	~~He is the son-in-Law of the Ambani's family.~~ Saurabh Dalal Patel belongs to Patel community but has surname of Dalal due to the profession of his forefathers. He ~~is known as~~ the ~~Patel~~ of ~~Ambani family~~.		==Early life==
			Saurabh Dalal Patel belongs to Patel community but has surname of Dalal due to the profession of his forefathers.
			He holds an [[MBA]] degree from the [[United States of America]].

	==Personal==		==Personal life==
	Saurabh Dalal Patel is the husband of Ila Ambani, the first cousin of Mukesh and Anil Ambani. He is the son-in-law of Ramnikbhai Ambani, the elder brother of late [[Dhirubhai Ambani]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/will-it-be-a-patel-after-modi-in-gujarat-113061500029_1.html\|title=Will it be a Patel after Modi in Gujarat?\|last=Balan\|first=Premal\|date=2013-06-15\|work=Business Standard India\|access-date=2019-08-30}}</ref>		Saurabh Dalal Patel is the husband of Ila Ambani, the first cousin of Mukesh and Anil Ambani. He is the son-in-law of Ramnikbhai Ambani, the elder brother of late [[Dhirubhai Ambani]].He is known as the Patel of Ambani family.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/will-it-be-a-patel-after-modi-in-gujarat-113061500029_1.html\|title=Will it be a Patel after Modi in Gujarat?\|last=Balan\|first=Premal\|date=2013-06-15\|work=Business Standard India\|access-date=2019-08-30}}</ref>

	==Political==		==Political career==
	Interested in the energy fields, Saurabh has succeeded in making an energy negative building in Gandhinagar. ~~He is also the brainchild behind~~ Asia's biggest solar power project, as well as a pilot project of rooftop solar panels on Narmada Canal.		He has served as the MLA in the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Legislative Assemblies of Gujarat.
			He has represented [[Botad Assembly constituency\|Botad]] 4 times and [[Akota Assembly constituency\|Akota]] 1 time.
			He was the minister of Energy & Petrochemicals for 14 Years.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kothari \|first=Urvish \|date=2022-11-22 \|title=Keshubhai, Kashiram Rana, Saurabh Patel – Gujarat is a scrapyard of BJP leaders' ambitions \|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/keshubhai-kashiram-rana-saurabh-patel-gujarat-is-a-scrapyard-of-bjp-leaders-ambitions/1229448/ \|access-date=2023-03-10 \|website=ThePrint \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2016-11-22 \|title=As Gujarat Energy & Petrochemicals Minister, Saurabh Patel joined family firm that invested in oil, gas blocks \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/saurabh-patel-corruption-oil-gas-blocks-gujarat-energy-petrochemicals-minister-4388863/ \|access-date=2023-03-10 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref>
			Interested in the energy fields, Saurabh has succeeded in making an energy negative building in Gandhinagar. Asia's biggest solar power project is also his brainchild, as well as a pilot project of rooftop solar panels on Narmada Canal.

	==References==		==References==

->Parikshit Zala Barwala at 19:25, 18 September 2021

2021-09-18T19:25:18Z

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Multiple issues|{{BLP sources|date=August 2016}}
{{update|date=August 2016}}}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Saurabh Patel.jpg

|office = [[Cabinet Minister]] of Energy in Government of Gujarat
| term_start = December 2017
| term_end = September 2021
| constituency = [[Botad ]]
| office2 = [[Cabinet Minister]] of Gujarat
| term_start2= 2002
| term_end2 = 2016
| office3 = [[Member of Legislative assembly|MLA]] of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Gujarat]]
| term_start3= 1998
| constituency3= [[Botad]]

| nationality = [[India]]
| party = [[Bhartiya Janata Party]]
}}
'''Saurabh Dalal Patel''' (born 28 August 1958) is an Indian [[politician]] in the Indian state of [[Gujarat]].

He is currently{{when|date=August 2019}} a [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] in the 14th [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] or '''Gujarat Vidhan Sabha''' (ગુજરાત વિધાન સભા) and has served in the same capacity in the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th Legislative Assemblies as well. In the '''Gujarat Legislative Assembly Elections''' that concluded in 2017, he contested and was directly elected from the [[constituency]] of [[Botad]]. He has given charge of finance and energy minister of gujarat.

He holds a [[MBA]] degree from the [[United States of America]].

He is the son-in-Law of the Ambani's family. Saurabh Dalal Patel belongs to Patel community but has surname of Dalal due to the profession of his forefathers. He is known as the Patel of Ambani family.

==Personal==
Saurabh Dalal Patel is the husband of Ila Ambani, the first cousin of Mukesh and Anil Ambani. He is the son-in-law of Ramnikbhai Ambani, the elder brother of late [[Dhirubhai Ambani]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/will-it-be-a-patel-after-modi-in-gujarat-113061500029_1.html|title=Will it be a Patel after Modi in Gujarat?|last=Balan|first=Premal|date=2013-06-15|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-08-30}}</ref>

==Political==
Interested in the energy fields, Saurabh has succeeded in making an energy negative building in Gandhinagar. He is also the brainchild behind Asia's biggest solar power project, as well as a pilot project of rooftop solar panels on Narmada Canal.

==References==
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[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Gujarat]]
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[[Category:Gujarat MLAs 1998–2002]]
[[Category:Gujarat MLAs 2002–2007]]
[[Category:Gujarat MLAs 2007–2012]]
[[Category:Gujarat MLAs 2012–2017]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Gujarat MLAs 2017–2022]]
[[Category:Gujarati people]]

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KristineCharlton: adjusted content further and improved wording

->Parikshit Zala Barwala at 19:25, 18 September 2021