Rushikesh Patel

Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel is an Indian politician from Gujarat. He is an incumbent cabinet minister of Government of Gujarat.

Rushikesh Patel
Cabinet Minister
Government of Gujarat
Assumed office
16 September 2021
Minister of Health & Family Welfare16 September 2021 - Incumbent
Minister of Higher & Technical Education12 December 2022 - Incumbent
Minister of Medical Education16 September 2021 - Incumbent
Minister of Law & Justice12 December 2022 - Incumbent
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs12 December 2022 - Incumbent
Cabinet Minister
Government of Gujarat
Minister of Water Resource & Water Supply16 September 2021 - 11 December 2022
Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
In office
2007 - Incumbent
Preceded byPrahladbhai Patel
ConstituencyVisnagar, Mehsana Gujarat
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partyBhartiya Janata Party
Residence(s)Gandhinagar, Gujarat
EducationDiploma In Civil Engineering
Websitehttps://www.rushikeshpatel.com/

Early life

Rushikesh Patel has studied Diploma in Civil Engineering.[1][2]


Political career

Rushikesh Patel is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has served as the BJP President of Mehsana district. He has served as a chairman of APMC, Visnagar.[3] He has served as the Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly for its 12th (2007-2012), 13th (2012-2017) and 14th (2017-2022) legislative assemblies and continues to serve in 15th(since 2022) legislative assembly from Visnagar constituency.[4][2] He became Cabinet Minister in Bhupendra Patel ministry holding health and family welfare; medical education; and water resources and supply ministries in September 2021.[5] He was re-elected from Visnagar in 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election for 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly and has become Cabinet Minister in Bhupendra Patel ministry holding Health and Family Welfare, Higher and Technical Education, Medical Education, Law and Justice and Parliamentary Affairs in the current Cabinet.


References
  1. "Rushikesh G Patel (Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- VISNAGAR(Mehsana) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. "Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel, BJP MLA from Visnagar – Our Neta". Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. Taneja, Nidhi (16 September 2021). "Gujarat's brand new cabinet: Reasons why BJP opted for fresh faces". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. "TWELFTH GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". Gujarat Vidhan Sabha. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  5. "Gujarat Cabinet: Portfolios announced". Mint. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.


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