Biographical Sketch

Member of Parliament

XI LOK SABHA





PATEL, SHRI VIJAY
B.J.P. - GANDHINAGAR (GUJARAT)



Father's Name	:   Shri Harish Chandra Patel

Date of Birth	:   27 April 1960

Place of Birth	:   Dholka in Distt. Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

Marital Status	:   Married on 20 December 1985

Spouse's Name	:   Smt. Parul Patel

Children	:   One son and one daughter

Educational Qualifications :
B.E. (Chem.Engg.), LL.B.
Educated at D.D.I.T., Nadiad and Sir L.A. Shah Law College, Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

Profession :
   Lawyer

Permanent Address :
   23, Shree Ambar Society, Jodhpur Cross Road, 
      Satellite Road, Karnavati, Ahmedabad-380015 (Gujarat)
	Tels. (079) 6742426 (R), 465992 (O)
	Fax. (079) 445154
 
Positions Held :
   
    1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)

Special Interests :
   Social service, legal aid and technological advancement

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
 Reading

Sports and Clubs :
   Interested in the sports

Other Information :
General Secretary, Gujarat High Court Advocates Association; Founder Member, Bharatiya Vichar Manch, Karnavati; Member (i) Executive Committee, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Gujarat; and (ii) Antar-Rashtriya Sahyog Pratishthan, Gujarat 
Election Result :
   
Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate	17,52,944
Total votes polled	4,98,400
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Vijay Patel 		(B.J.P.)	2,58,589
(2) Shri Rajesh Khanna 		(I.N.C.)	1,97,425
(3) Shri Narin Bhai P. Patel 	(R.J.P.) (Gujarat)33,166
(4) Ms. Meena Ben Jain 		(A.B.H.M.)	   1,143