Dilip Ramanbhai Parikh was an Indian politician and industrialist.
12 Facts About Dilip Parikh
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Dilip Parikh was the 13th Chief Minister of Gujarat from 28 October 1997 to 4 March 1998.
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Dilip Parikh received BA in Economics from Elphinstone College, Bombay.
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Dilip Parikh served as the president of the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the 1980s.
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In 1990, Dilip Parikh entered politics and served as the Vice President of the State Committee of Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Dilip Parikh contested and won 1990 and 1995 Gujarat legislative assembly elections from Dhandhuka constituency as a candidate of BJP.
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Dilip Parikh was the minister of industries in the cabinet headed by Mehta.
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Vaghela stepped down and Dilip Parikh was sworn in as a Chief Minister by governor Krishna Pal Singh in 1997.
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Dilip Parikh submitted his resignation to Gujarat Governor Krishna Pal Singh and called for the fresh assembly election on 5 January 1998 but continued as a caretaker Chief Minister till 4 March 1998.
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Dilip Parikh lost to the BJP candidate Bharat Pandya in Dhandhuka by a margin of over 15000 votes in 1998 Gujarat legislative assembly election while RJP won only four seats.
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Dilip Parikh later joined INC and afterwards retired from the politics.
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Dilip Parikh died on 25 October 2019 in Ahmedabad after a surgery following a fall a few days previous.