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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{short description|Indian politician and Minister}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Darshana Jardosh
| name               = Darshana Jardosh
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|1|21|df=y}}
| image              = File:The Minister of State for Textiles and Railways, Smt. Darshana Vikram Jardosh addressing at the 7th National Handloom Day, in New Delhi on August 07, 2021.jpg
|birth_place = [[Surat]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
| imagesize          = 300px
|residence = [[Surat]]
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1961|1|21|df=y}}
|spouse = Vikram Chandrakant Jardosh
| birth_place         = [[Surat]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
|children = 2
| residence           = [[Surat]]
|party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse             = Vikram Chandrakant Jardosh
|constituency = [[Surat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Surat]]
| children           = 2|
|office = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member]] of [[Lok Sabha]]
| office              = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Minister of State for Railways]]
|term_start = 16 May 2009
| president1          =[[Ram Nath Kovind]]
|term_end =
| term_start          = 7 July 2021
|predecessor = [[Kashiram Rana]]
| alongside          = [[Raosaheb Danve]]
|successor = Incumbent
| 1blankname          = Minister
|primeminister =
| 1namedata          = [[Ashwini Vaishnaw]]
|office2        = General Secretary of National BJP Mahila Morcha
| predecessor        = [[Suresh Angadi]]
|term_start2      = 2012
| successor          =
|term_end2      =
| office1            = [[Ministry of Textiles (India)|Minister of State for Textiles]]
|alma_mater = K.P. College of Commerce, Surat
| president          =[[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| term_start1        = 7 July 2021
| 1blankname1          = Minister
| 1namedata1          = [[Piyush Goyal]]
| predecessor1 =[[Ajay Tamta]]
| party               = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| constituency3      = [[Surat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Surat]]
| office3            = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]  
| term_start3        = 16 May 2009
| term_end3          =  
| predecessor3        = [[Kashiram Rana]]
| successor3          = Incumbent
| office4            = General Secretary of National BJP Mahila Morcha
| term_start4        = 2012
| term_end4          =  
| alma_mater         = K.P. College of Commerce, Surat
| primeminister      = [[Narendra Modi]]
| primeminister1      = [[Narendra Modi]]
}}
}}
'''Darshana Jardosh''' is an [[India]]n politician and current member of the [[Lok Sabha]] representing the [[Surat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Surat constituency]] in [[Gujarat]]. She is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and was elected to [[15th Lok Sabha]] in 2009,<ref name="lashout">{{cite news|title=Jardosh, Patil lash out at Centre |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-jardosh-patil-lash-out-at-centre-1282046 |date=13 August 2009|agency=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|location=[[Surat]]|accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref> following by to [[16th Lok Sabha]] in 2014 and [[17th Lok Sabha]] in 2019.
'''Darshana Jardosh''' (born 21 January 1961) is an [[India]]n politician and currently serving as [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Union State Minister of Railways]] and [[Ministry of Textiles (India)|Union State Minister of Textiles]]. She is member of the [[Lok Sabha]] representing the [[Surat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Surat constituency]] in [[Gujarat]]. She is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and was elected to [[15th Lok Sabha]] in 2009,<ref name="lashout">{{cite news|title=Jardosh, Patil lash out at Centre |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-jardosh-patil-lash-out-at-centre-1282046 |date=13 August 2009|agency=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|location=[[Surat]]|accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref> following by to [[16th Lok Sabha]] in 2014 and [[17th Lok Sabha]] in 2019.


==Career==
==Career==
She was elected to [[15th Lok Sabha]] in 2009.
In 2009, she demanded that the government set up an [[Surat Airport|international airport]] in Surat to boost diamond trade.<ref name="demandairport">{{cite news|date=14 July 2009|title=Strong demand by MPs to raise MPLAD fund|agency=[[The Hindustan Times]]|location=New Delhi|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/strong-demand-by-mps-to-raise-mplad-fund/article1-432228.aspx|url-status=dead|accessdate=12 April 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413130226/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/strong-demand-by-mps-to-raise-mplad-fund/article1-432228.aspx|archivedate=13 April 2014|df=dmy}}</ref> In 2012, she criticised Congress MP [[Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary|Tushar Chaudhary]] for trying to take credit for flight connectivity to [[Surat Airport|Surat]], which she and Navasari MP [[Chandrakant Raghunath Patil|CR Patil]] campaigned for.<ref name="spiceup">{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Melvyn|date=31 January 2012|title=SpiceJet spices up Surat politics|agency=[[Times of India]]|location=Surat|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/SpiceJet-spices-up-Surat-politics/articleshow/11704271.cms|accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref>
She was re-elected as the Member of Parliament in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 elections]] to the Lok Sabha from Surat. She won with a historic margin of 5,33,190 votes which is the highest lead by any woman MP in Indian Electoral History after Smt.[[Indira Gandhi]] and the 4th highest lead in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 elections]]. She won with a 76.6% vote share which is a record for the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 elections]].<ref name="2014file">{{cite news |title=Congress, BJP candidates file nominations for Surat seat |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Congress-BJP-candidates-file-nominations-for-Surat-seat/articleshow/33450379.cms |date=8 April 2014 |agency=[[Times of India]] |location=Surat |accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref>
She was re-elected as the Member of Parliament in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 elections]] to the Lok Sabha from Surat. She won with a historic margin of 5,33,190 votes which is the highest lead by any woman MP in Indian Electoral History after Smt.[[Indira Gandhi]] and the 4th highest lead in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 elections]]. She won with a 76.6% vote share which is a record for the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 elections]].<ref name="2014file">{{cite news |title=Congress, BJP candidates file nominations for Surat seat |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Congress-BJP-candidates-file-nominations-for-Surat-seat/articleshow/33450379.cms |date=8 April 2014 |agency=[[Times of India]] |location=Surat |accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref>


In 2009, she demanded that the government set up an [[Surat Airport|international airport]] in Surat to boost diamond trade.<ref name="demandairport">{{cite news|title=Strong demand by MPs to raise MPLAD fund |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/strong-demand-by-mps-to-raise-mplad-fund/article1-432228.aspx |date=14 July 2009 |agency=[[The Hindustan Times]] |location=New Delhi |accessdate=12 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413130226/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/strong-demand-by-mps-to-raise-mplad-fund/article1-432228.aspx |archivedate=13 April 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> In 2012, she criticised Congress MP [[Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary|Tushar Chaudhary]] for trying to take credit for flight connectivity to [[Surat Airport|Surat]], which she and Navasari MP [[Chandrakant Raghunath Patil|CR Patil]] campaigned for.<ref name="spiceup">{{cite news |title=SpiceJet spices up Surat politics |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/SpiceJet-spices-up-Surat-politics/articleshow/11704271.cms |first=Melvyn |last=Thomas |date=31 January 2012 |agency=[[Times of India]] |location=Surat |accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref>
She was re-elected as the Member of Parliament in the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 elections]] to the Lok Sabha from surat with 7,95,651 votes.
 
she take oath as a Minister of State at 7th july 2021 during modi ministry expansion at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]].


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