Chimanbhai Patel was an Indian politician associated with Indian National Congress and Janata Dal, and a former Chief Minister of Gujarat state in India representing both those parties at various times.
11 Facts About Chimanbhai Patel
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Chimanbhai Patel was born on 3 June 1929 in Chikodra village of Sankheda Tehsil in Vadodara district.
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Chimanbhai Patel was elected the first president of student union of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in Vadodara in 1950.
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Chimanbhai Patel has completed his master's in economics from that Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
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Chimanbhai Patel was elected to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Sankheda in 1967 and joined the Cabinet of Hitendra K Desai.
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Chimanbhai Patel became the minister in the Cabinet of Ghanshyam Oza.
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Chimanbhai Patel served in that office till 9 February 1974.
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Chimanbhai Patel was forced out of office in 1974 by the Nav Nirman movement on charges of corruption.
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Chimanbhai Patel again became the chief minister on 4 March 1990 heading Janata Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party coalition government.
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Chimanbhai Patel is the first Chief Minister who ushered in the development of ports of Gujarat, refineries, and power plants by private parties as part of his industrialization master plan of Gujarat.
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Chimanbhai Patel died in office on 17 February 1994, aged 65.