Nitin Patel is a well known Indian politician and associated with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Currently he serves as a Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat. He is also cabinet minister of Medical Education, Health, Road and Building, Family Welfare and Capital Project. His previous roles include Minister of Water Supply, Water Resources, and Commissioner of Urban Development and Housing. Mehsana was his home district in Gujarat’s Legislative Assembly from 2012 and 2017, respectively. He is also popular for his good behavior towards normal peoples. Read all the details of Nitin Patel personal life and his political career in this blog.
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Age
Nitin Patel was born on June 22, 1956 in Mehsana, Gujarat. At present he is 65 years old (As of the current year 2021).
Wiki/Biography and Early life
Nitinbhai Patel was born and grew up in city called Visnagar, Mehsana, Gujarat. He has the zodiac sign of Cancer. In his initial time he didn’t think to be politician. He completed his primary and higher secondary schooling from Sarva Vishwavidyalaya of Kadi in Mehsana. Gujarat. After schooling he started his graduation in B.Com from Gujarat University but due to some reason he left his graduation after 2nd year. His father has the settles business of edible oil and cotton ginning so Nitin also started to went there and started to focus on business. After that he slowly started to focus on politics and find it very interesting so he decided to settle in politics.
| Full Name | Nitinbhai Ratilal Patel |
| Nickname | Nitin |
| Date of Birth | June 22, 1956 |
| Age | 65 years |
| Birthplace | Visnagar, Mehsana, Gujarat |
| Nationality | India |
| Profession | Politician |
| Zodiac sign / Sun sign | Cancer |
| Famous For | Politician |
| School | Sarva Vishwavidyalaya of Kadi in Mehsana |
| College | Gujarat University |
| Educational Qualifications | B.com 2nd year |
| Debut | NA |
| Years Active | NA |
Career
Nitin Patel started his political career with Municipality of Kadi in Mehsana district as a member and also became its president. In 1990, he became the first MLA of Gujarat’s eighth legislative assembly. Since 1995, he has been serving in the Cabinet of the BJP government. Since 5 August 2016 he is Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat and also serves as the Medical Education, Family Welfare, Health, Capital Project and Road and Building. He also served as minister of Water Resources, Urban Development and Urban Housing and Water Supply. In Gujarat assembly elections in 2002 he lost the election of Kadi seat to his competitor Baldevji Chanduji of congress. But in next election in 2007 He get his seat when he won the election by just 1327 votes. In the year 2012 he won and elected from Mehsana assembly constituency by defeating congress candidate Patel Natvarlal Pitambardas. In next election 2017 he again elected as the Gujarat Legislative Assembly where he defeated Patel Jivabhai Ambalal of INC. At the same time he again selected as deputy chief minister of the Gujarat.
In his starting phase he worked for Kadi Nagarpalika for around 15 years as a member and also worked as Chairman of different Committees such as Executive Committee of Kadi Nagarpalika. He was also involved in some politics during his study life. He was elected as GS in Kadi Taluka Navnirman Committee. In 1976 he was GS of students union of C.N. Arts and B.D. Commerce College, Kadi. During 1984 to 1988 he served as Director of Kadi Agricultural Produce Market Committee. For around 8 years he was also a director of Mehsana District Cooperative Bank Ltd. Along with politics he is also a businessmen and owns a oil and cotton ginning companies in Kadi taluka. During the Patidar quota agitation, he led a senior level ministry committee that discussed the issue of protesting Patidars. There hasn’t been a lot of attention paid to Nitin Patel in the national media. But As a result of his comments, the terror attack at Pathankot airbase made national news. Patel denied making any such statements, despite complaints from both Congress and Aam Aadmi Party.
Family and Cast
Nitin Patel was born into Hindu patidar family from Mehsana,gujarat. His family are well settled and own a business of oil and cotton ginning. His father name is Ratilal Patel who was businessmen. We don’t have much details about his mothers name so when we get any confirmed result then we will update here.
| Father Name | Ratilal Patel |
| Mother Name | Not Known |
| Siblings Name | Not Known |
Girlfriend/Wife and Relationships
As per our confirmed resources Nitin bhai got married with Sulochana ben Patel who is house wife. Nitinbhai and Sulochana ben did a arrange marriage in the presence of their families and relatives. They has 2 sons together named Jaimin Patel and Sunny Patel.
| Wife name | Sulochanaben Patel |
| Marital Status | Married |
Physical Appearance
Nitin Patel is 65 years old but still is a very active and fit politician. Nitin bhai has the height of 5 ft 3 in/ 161 cm. His weigh is estimated of 62 kg/ 137 lbs. Apart from his daily schedule he takes time to do his daily exercise and very concerned about his health and fitness. He has white hair and black eyes.
| Physical Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Weight (approx.) | Kilograms- 62 Kg Weight in Pounds- 137 lbs |
| Height (approx.) | Centimeters – 161 cm Inches – 5 ft 3 in Meter – 1.61 m |
| Shoe Size | Not Known |
| Hair Color | White |
| Eye Color | Black |
Net worth
as per reports submitted by some popular business reports the estimated net worth of Nitin Patel is around ₹8.5 CRORE INR. He earns most of his income is through his salary for his position in Gujarat government and also from his various business.
| Money Factor | |
| Net Worth | ₹8.5 CRORE INR |
Social Media
| @nitinbhaipatelbjp | |
| @Nitinbhai_Patel | |
| @NitinbhaiPatelbjp |
Contact Information
| Address | Ahmedabd, Gujarat, India |
| Mobile Number | 98521XXXXX |
| nitin**@gmail.com | |
| Whatsapp Number | 98521XXXXX |
| Office Phone Number / Mobile Number | Not Known |
Some lesser known Interesting facts
- He started his career with his family business of Cotton ginning and oil business.
- He was elected as MLA for he first time in 1990.
- He won his first Gujarat assembly election from Kadi in 1995.
- In his work career he served in various departments of Gujarat government such as Family Welfare, Road and Building, Capital Project.
- During patidar protest he was selected as head of committee who is involved in meeting with patidar leaders.