Devendra Patel
Indian politician
Devendra Patel
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Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
In office
2008–2013 |
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Succeeded by | Rampal Singh |
Constituency | Silwani |
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Devendra Patel is a politician from Madhya Pradesh . He had fought and won the 2008 Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly elections from Silwani in the district of Raisen , on the ticket of Bharatiya Janshakti Party . [1]
He won the election by defeating Rampal Singh of Bhartiya Janata Party by a margin of 247 votes only. [2] After the party's founder Uma Bharti merged the party with Bhartiya Janata Party , Patel started being ignored by BJP members and so he decided to join Indian National Congress , in 2013, ahead of the 2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative assembly elections, along with his 17 supporters. [3] In 2014, he contested for the Lok Sabha elections from Hoshangabad , but lost. [4]
References
- ↑ "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2008" . Retrieved 21 March 2014 .
- ↑ "Madhya Pradesh Elections Results : Oct 2008 : Silwani Assembly : Detailed" . pardaphash.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014 . Retrieved 21 March 2014 .
- ↑ Press Trust of India (31 October 2013). "BJP MLA Devendra Patel joins Congress ahead of Assembly elections" . news18.com . Retrieved 21 March 2014 .
- ↑ "Indian National Congress" . Inc.in. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017 . Retrieved 16 March 2014 .
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