Shantilal Patel

Shantilal Patel
Personal details
Born	(1938-04-08)8 April 1938 Ranjit Nagar, Panchmahal, Gujarat
Died	25 May 2011(2011-05-25) (aged 73) Vadodara, Gujarat
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Sumitraben ​ ​ (m. 1968; died 2011)​
Children	Jayesh Shantilal patel Mehul shantilal Patel

Shantilal Purshottamdas Patel (8 April 1938 – 25 May 2011) was an Indian politician from Gujarat. He served as deputy minister in the Ministry of Commerce in Chandra Shekhar cabinet.[1] He was member of Lok Sabha from Godhra in Gujarat, India.[2][3]

He was elected to 8th, 9th, 11th and 12th Lok Sabha from Godhra.[2] Patel died on 25 May 2011, in Vadodara, Gujarat, at the age of 73.[4]

Positions held

• 1975–1988 Elected as Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly[2]
• 1977–1988 Vice President, Janata Party Gujarat[2]
• 1988–1989 Member of Parliament, 8th Lok Sabha[2]
• 1989–1991 Member of Parliament, 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)[2]
• 1989–1991 General Secretary, Janata Dal (S)[2]
• 1990–1991 Deputy Minister, Commerce Ministry[2]
• 1992 General Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira), Gujarat[2]
• 1996–1998 Member of Parliament, 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)[2]
• 1998–1999 Member of Parliament, 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)[2]

Books

• Panchmahal Darshan[2]
• Sahakardeep[2]
• Mahak (biography of Maneklal Gandhi)[2]

References

1. "No. 55/1/1/90-Cab" (PDF). Cabinet Secretariat (Government of India). 21 November 1990.
2. "Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile-". Retrieved 12 December 2017.
3. Kaushik, Himanshu (25 May 2011). "Former Godhra Member of Parliament Shantilal Patel, a three time Congress MP from Godhra died at a hospital in Vadodara after a short illness". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
4. "Former Godhra Member of Parliament Shantilal Patel, a three time Congress MP from Godhra died at a hospital in Vadodara after a short illness. --". The Times of India. 25 May 2011. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 March 2024.