Dilipkumar Gandhi

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Dilipkumar Gandhi
In office
2009–2019
Preceded byTukaram Gangadhar Gadakh
ConstituencyAhmednagar
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byBalasaheb Vikhe Patil
Personal details
Born
Dilipkumar Mansukhlal Gandhi

(1951-05-09)9 May 1951
Daund, Maharashtra, India
Died17 March 2021(2021-03-17) (aged 69)
Delhi, India
Political partyBJP
Spouse(s)Saroj
Children2 sons and 1 daughter
ResidenceAhmednagar, Maharashtra

Dilipkumar Mansukhlal Gandhi (9 May 1951 – 17 March 2021) was an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party. He was the member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India. He died on 17 March 2021, from COVID-19.[1]

Political career[edit]

Gandhi began his political career by holding key positions in the district organisation of BJP such as General Secretary, Joint Secretary and President. He was elected to the Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation as a Councilor and later he became the Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Municipal Council. In 1985, he became the Vice-President of the Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation.

In 1999 he was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Ahmednagar constituency in Maharashtra state. He was Union Minister of State, Ministry of Shipping from 29 January 2003 to 15 March 2004.

In 2009, he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the same constituency.

In 2014, he was re-elected with a margin of more than 200,000 votes in 2014 Indian general elections in which BJP had a huge victory across India under leadership of Narendra Modi as PM Candidate.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. India Today https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/former-union-minister-bjp-leader-dilip-gandhi-dies-covid-19-1780187-2021-03-17. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
Lok Sabha
Preceded by
Balasaheb Vikhe Patil
Member of Parliament
for Ahmednagar

1999 – 2004
Succeeded by
Tukaram Gangadhar Gadakh
Preceded by
Tukaram Gangadhar Gadakh
Member of Parliament
for Ahmednagar

2009 – 2019
Succeeded by
Sujay Vikhe Patil

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