18 Facts About Bhupendrabhai Patel

Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel was born on 15 July 1962 and is an Indian politician and civil engineer who is serving as the 17th and current Chief Minister of Gujarat since 2021.

Bhupendrabhai Patel represents the Ghatlodia Assembly constituency in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly since 2017.

Bhupendrabhai Patel started his political career in municipal bodies of Ahmedabad.

Bhupendrabhai Patel was born on 15 July 1962 to Gujarati parents in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

Bhupendrabhai Patel has received Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Government Polytechnic, Ahmedabad in April 1982.

Bhupendrabhai Patel is a trustee of Sardardham Vishwa Patidar Kendra and a chairman of the standing committee of Vishwa Umiya Foundation.

Bhupendrabhai Patel is a follower of Akram Vignan Movement founded by Dada Bhagwan.

Bhupendrabhai Patel was a Vice Chairman of school board of Amdavad Municipal Corporation from 2008 to 2010.

Bhupendrabhai Patel was a councillor from Thaltej Ward from 2010 to 2015.

Bhupendrabhai Patel was a chairman of the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority from 2015 to 2017.

Bhupendrabhai Patel served as a chairman of the Standing Committee of AMC.

Bhupendrabhai Patel became a member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly for the Ghatlodia constituency after winning the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections, running against Shashikant Bhupendrabhai Patel of the Indian National Congress.

Bhupendrabhai Patel won by a record margin of 1,17,000 votes.

Bhupendrabhai Patel was elected again from Ghotlodia constituency in 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election as a BJP candidate defeating his nearest rival and Indian National Congress candidate Amiben Yagnik.

Bhupendrabhai Patel was unanimously elected as the BJP legislative party leader and Chief Minister elect of Gujarat on 12 September 2021 in the party legislature meeting at Gandhinagar.

Bhupendrabhai Patel was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat on 13 September 2021.

Bhupendrabhai Patel's government became the first state to set up a committee to study modalities and implementation of Uniform Civil Code in the state, applying the same to the citizens of the state.

On 12 December 2022, Bhupendrabhai Patel took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, for the second time with this massive win.