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Born 15 July 1962
Age 62
Birth Place Ahmedabad, Gujarat India
Profession Politician, Engineer, Builder
Political Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

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Bhupendra Patel BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 02 Feb 2025

Bhupendra Patel is the second time Gujarat Chief Minister. He was sworn in for a second term on December 12, 2022. Following the BJP’s seventh consecutive victory in the state’s Legislative Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior ministers... were present at the ceremony. Patel, 60, first took the oath in September 2021 as the CM. More recently, he was elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party on Saturday, following which he met the governor and staked the claim to form the next government. He won the Ghatlodia seat, part of the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, with the highest margin of 1.92 lakh votes in the elections. Here are five things to know about the leader at the top leader of Gujarat. A low-profile BJP leader and the first from the Kadva Patidar sub-group to become CM, Patel, who was then a first-time MLA, replaced Vijay Rupani in September 2021 in a surprise move. This was seen as part of the party’s larger plan to carry out institutional changes across the different levels of leadership in the state before the 2022 elections. The Patidar community, which forms BJP’s core vote bank, was seen as drifting away from it over the last few years. The 2015 Patidar agitation, which led to Hardik Patel becoming a significant leader, was also seen as a sign of the community’s dissatisfaction with the BJP. Bhupendra Patel hence became the fifth Patidar leader to become CM, after Anandiben Patel, Keshubhai Patel, Babubhai Patel and Chimanbhai Patel. Holding a diploma in civil engineering, Patel was in the real-estate business for around the last 25 years. His son-in-law runs a construction company. Patel started out by running a shop selling firecrackers in Dariapur in Ahmedabad’s walled city area and won elections from the Memnagar Nagarpalika in the 1990s, the area now a part of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation limits. He rose through the ranks to become the first chief minister from Ahmedabad – Gujarat’s business capital and its largest city. He fought his first major election in 2010 as a corporator from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and went on to become the standing committee chairperson. In 2017, his first Assembly election, Patel defeated Congress candidate Shashikant Patel by a huge margin of over one lakh votes. In part, his selection for the CM post was also given he has not been embroiled in any major controversy in his career.

Bhupendra Patel PERSONAL LIFE

POSITIONS HELD BY Bhupendra Patel

Position	Tenure
Chief Minister of Gujarat	12 September 2021 - Present
Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly	2017 - Present

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BHUPENDRA PATEL NEWS

Differently-abled women celebrate Raksha Bandhan with Gujarat CM

August 10, 2025 12:23 am

Setu Trust runs free hostels for visually impaired students, orphans, children of single parents, and those with differently-abled parents

104 Helpline: Over 7,000 effective interventions into mental health-related calls in Gujarat in five years

August 09, 2025 4:50 am

The 104 Helpline, which connects callers to trained counselors, follows a four-stage intervention process designed to provide immediate relief and sustained support

Eco sensitive zones, crop insurance: Italia meets Gujarat CM, flags five major concerns

August 06, 2025 1:07 am

This was the MLA’s first meeting with Bhupendra Patel after being sworn in

Gujarat CM approves over Rs 4,000 crore for urban development projects

August 03, 2025 11:02 pm

As per the release, Rs 3,768 crore have been allocated for infrastructure works

Gujarat Police medal ceremony, Bhupendra Patel police speech, Police Training Academy Karai, Gujarat Police awards 2022 to 2025,

Common man should trust you are on their side: Gujarat CM advises police to work with people

August 02, 2025 6:55 pm

More than 100 Gujarat Police officials were honoured at a medal-pinning ceremony in Gandhinagar on Saturday

Gujarat: BJP MLA denies writing letter on fixed wage policy, alleges misuse

July 29, 2025 1:10 am

He said, “Instead of running unnecessary campaigns, only the path of dialogue will be useful”

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel approves action plan for AI implementation

July 28, 2025 11:00 am

The mission will focus on skilling, reskilling, and upskilling the workforce in AI and related technologies", a government release said.

Gujarat Hardlook | Bumpy road to progress: Monsoon caused 21,480 potholes, 1500 kms of broken road; 133 bridges closed for repairs

July 27, 2025 11:13 am

Roads in Gujarat started breaking down as soon as the monsoon set in, early June. Then on July 9, a bridge collapsed, killing 21. At the peak of the season, over 1500km of roads were damaged and nearly 133 bridges were closed

Gujarat CM to visit Surat today, to inaugurate and lay foundation stone of projects worth Rs 435.45 crore

July 26, 2025 12:00 am

Foundation stone will be laid for SMC's wind power plant at Bhimguda village in Morbi district

'When we have provided a facility, it has to be ensured that it works as it is after putting it to use': Gujarat CM's message to officials

July 18, 2025 10:17 pm

The function was also attended by the industries minister Balvantsinh Rajput, local MP Bharatsinh Dabhi, MLAs and district office bearers among others.

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