Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha 





PATEL, SHRI DINSHA
I.N.C. - KAIRA (GUJARAT)




Father's Name:   Shri Jhaverbhai Patel

Date of Birth:   25 May 1937

Place of Birth:   Itola in Distt. Baroda (Gujarat)

Marital Status:   Married on 22 October 1972

Spouse's name:   Smt. Kundanben Dinsha Patel

Educational Qualifications :
Matriculation

Profession :
   Businessman, Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address :
   17/B, Amrakunj Society, V.K.V. Road, Nadiad, 
Kheda-387001 (Gujarat)
Tels. (0268) 51100, 68600
Fax. 50891, 50119
E-Mail: dena @ad1. vsnl. net. in
 
Positions Held :
   
1975-96Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly
1990-95Minister, P.W.D. and Parliamentary Affairs, Gujarat
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)

Social and Cultural Activities :
   Actively participated in social and cultural functions of 
        educational institutions/organisations

Special Interests :
   Upliftment of the downtrodden and promotion of educational institutions

Sports and Clubs :
President (i) Kheda District Cricket Association, Nadiad; and (ii) Gujarat State Aquatic Association 
Other Information :
Chairman, Hindu Anaath Trust, Dena School of Computer Education and Balkan-Ji-Bari; emerged as a powerful youth leader during the Maha Gujarat agitation in 1956 
Election Result :
   
Kaira Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,34,342
Total votes polled3,71,499
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Dinsha Patel (I.N.C.)1,78,318
(2) Dr. K.D. Jeshwani (B.J.P.)1,28,747
(3) Shri Amarsinhji Bhupatsinhji Vaghela  40,779
     [A.I.I.C. (T)]
(4) Shri Virendra Ramchandra Pathak (S.S.)   1,999