Chimanbhai Patel
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Education
He born on 3 June 1929 in Chikodra village of Sankheda Tehsil in Vadodara districtVadodara district
Vadodara District is a district in the eastern part of the state of Gujarat in western India. The city of Vadodara , in the western part of the district, is the administrative headquarters. Vadodara District covers an area of 7,794 km². It had a population of 3,641,802 of which 45.20% were...
. He was elected the first president of student union of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, commonly referred as M. S. University , is a university in the city of Vadodara, in Gujarat state, India...
in Vadodara
Vadodara
Vadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million...
in 1950. He has done Masters in Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
from that university.
Political career
He has been elected as MLA from SankhedaSankheda
Sankheda in Vadodara, India is known for its lacquer works. The work is done on country wood, which being brown gives darker shades.It is world famous for its handicraft furniture. The furniture made from Teak wood. The furniture made here is exported all over the world.It is located on the bank of...
in 1967 and joined the Cabinet of Hitendra K Desai
Hitendra K Desai
Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai was the Chief Minister of Gujarat and a leader of Indian National Congress.-Political career:As a student took leading part in debates, sports and other activities at School and College...
. He also became the minister in the Cabinet of Ghanshyambhai C. Oza
Ghanshyambhai C. Oza
Ghanshyam Chhotalal Oza was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, India from 17 March 1972 to 17 July 1973. He was B.A. and L.L.B. He was a memebr of the Legislative Assembly of Saurashtra State from 1948-56. He later became a member of the Legislative Assembly of Bombay state in 1956. He was a member of...
. On 17 July 1973, he toppled the Ghanshyambhai C. Oza government and became the Chief minister. He served in that office till 9 February 1974. Chimanbhai Patel was forced out of office in the 1974 by the Navnirman movement on charges of corruption. after expelled from the party he helped in the formation of Janata Morcha
Janata Morcha
The Janata Morcha was a coalition of Indian political parties formed in 1974 to oppose the government of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Congress party...
government in the leadership of Babubhai J Patel
Babubhai J Patel
Babubhai Jashbhai Patel was chief minister of Gujarat state in India. He was the chief minister of the state twice first time from June 1975 to March 1976 as the leader of Janata Morcha and second time from April 1977 to February as leader of Janata Party....
. He came back to power on 4 March 1990 as the head of a Janata Dal
Janata Dal
Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...
-Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
coalition government. on braking of the coalition on 25 October 1990, he managed to retain his post with the help of 34 legislatures of Congress. Later he joined the congress and continued till his death on 17 February 1994.
He is regarded as the visionary leader and architect of Modern Industrial Gujarat. It was him who had visualized the 'Narmada Dam Project
Narmada Dam Project
The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a dam on the Narmada River near Navagam, Gujarat, India. It is the largest dam and part of the Narmada Valley Project, a large hydraulic engineering project involving the construction of a series of large irrigation and hydroelectric multi purpose dams on the Narmada River...
' in his first term as chief minister and the Narmada Dam effectively was built in his second term. He considered Narmada dam as the life line of Gujarat.
He is also the first Chief Minister who ushered development of Ports of Gujarat ,Refineries and Power Plants by private parties as part of his industrialization master plan of Gujarat.
During his second term he was the first Chief Minister of India to pass a bill for ban of Cow Slaughter and all sale of meat on all Hindu and Jain festival days