Amrish Patel
Amrishbhai Rasiklal Patel | |
|---|---|
| BJP | |
| President | |
| Member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1990–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Patil Sambhaji Hiraman |
| Succeeded by | Kashiram Vechan Pawara |
| Constituency | Shirpur |
| Cabinet minister, Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 2003–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1952 Ujjain, Madhya Bharat, India (now in Madhya Pradesh, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (till 2019) |
| Residence(s) | At & Post Janak Villa, Shirpur, Tal. Shirpur, Dist. Dhule |
Amrishbhai Rasiklal Patel (born 14 September 1952) is an Indian politician belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He started his political career in the Shirpur as an independent politician, and was the President of Shirpur Municipal Corporation, a four-time (1990 to 2009) legislator from Shirpur Assembly constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate, who has never lost an assembly election, and was also a state government cabinet minister. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019.
Amrish Patel is Chancellor of SVKM's NMIMS and President of Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal, a Mumbai-based Educational Trust, which runs several institutions including Mithibai College, Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, SVKM's NMIMS and Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering. He is also the founder of Shirpur Education Society.