- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Born
- 15 July 1962, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Education (declared)
- Diploma in Civil Engineering, Government Polytechnic, Ahmedabad (1982)
- In current post since
- 13 September 2021
- Seat
- Ghatlodia, Ahmedabad (Legislative Assembly)
Bhupendra Patel, also known as Bhupendrabhai, was born in Ahmedabad in 1962 and trained as a civil engineer at the city's Government Polytechnic. He worked as a builder and has been associated with the RSS.
A civic career
For most of his political life he worked in Ahmedabad's local bodies. He was a member and later president of the Memnagar municipality, a councillor for Thaltej ward from 2010 to 2015, and chairman of the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority from 2015 to 2017, which oversees planning across the city region.
He entered the assembly in 2017 from Ghatlodia and won it by about 1.17 lakh votes.
Chief Minister
In September 2021 Vijay Rupani resigned as Chief Minister, and the BJP's legislators chose Patel, then a first-term MLA, to replace him. He was sworn in on 13 September 2021. In the December 2022 election the BJP won 156 of the 182 seats, and he took oath for a second term on 12 December 2022.
His 2022 affidavit declares no criminal cases, assets of about Rs 8.2 crore and liabilities of about Rs 1.5 crore. We have not found any criminal case or court proceeding against him in the public record.
Career at a glance
- 1995Member of Memnagar municipality; its president in 1999 and 2000
- 2010Councillor for Thaltej ward, Ahmedabad, until 2015
- 2015Chairman, Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority, until 2017
- 2017Elected MLA for Ghatlodia
- Sep 2021Sworn in as Chief Minister after Vijay Rupani resigns
- Dec 2022Re-elected; sworn in for a second term
The record card
Facts only, each from a public record. This is not a rating. Affidavit figures are the leader's own sworn declarations at the time of filing.
| Declared criminal cases | 0Gujarat 2022 affidavit, Ghatlodia | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Convictions | None declared2022 affidavit | Source |
| Declared assets | Rs 8.23 crore2022; liabilities of Rs 1.53 crore | Source |
| Ghatlodia result, 2017 | Won by about 1.17 lakh votesAgainst Shashikant Patel of the Congress | Source |
| BJP seats in 2022 assembly election | 156 of 182Election held in December 2022 | Source |
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Sources
Photo: Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons.
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