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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Amrishbhai Rasiklal Patel
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|09|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ujjain]], [[Madhya Bharat]], [[India]]<br>(now in [[Madhya Pradesh]], India)
| residence = At & Post Janak Villa, Shirpur, Tal. Shirpur, Dist. Dhule
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[BJP]]
| president = {{unbulleted list|[[J. P. Nadda]]}}
| term_start =
| office2 = Member [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency2 = [[Shirpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
| term_start2 = 1990
| term_end2 = 2009
| predecessor2 = [[Patil Sambhaji Hiraman]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| office5 = [[Cabinet minister]],
[[Government of Maharashtra]]
| termstart5 = 2003
| termend5 = 2004
| succeeded2 = [[Kashiram Vechan Pawara]]
| otherparty = Indian National Congress (till 2019)
}}

'''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)<ref>[[Shirpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=November 2020}} legislator from [[Shirpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate, who has never lost an assembly election, and was also a [[Government of Maharashtra|state government]] cabinet minister. He joined BJP in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://marathi.abplive.com/videos/congress-leader-amrish-patel-to-join-bjp-in-cm-devendra-fadnavis-election-campaig-in-shirpur-mukul-kulkarni-704125|title = Amrish Patel | काँग्रेस नेते अमरिश पटेल भाजपप्रवेश करणार, शिरपूरच्या मुख्यमंत्र्यांच्या सभेत पटेलांचा प्रवेश | ABP Majha|date = 9 October 2019}}</ref>

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.

==Personal life==
Amrish Patel was born on 2nd November 1952 to Rasiklal Patel in [[Ujjain]]. He completed his schooling in Ujjain and [[Ahmedabad]], and later moved to [[Shirpur]] with his father. Patel is married to Jayshreeben Patel with whom he has a son and a daughter.

== Political career ==
Patel entered politics as an independent candidate in [[Shirpur-Warwade]] [[municipal council]] elections and contested and won as President 1985 and held the position for 12 years. Later, he joined [[Indian National Congress]] and contested and won Assembly elections from [[Shirpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] in 1990, 1995, 1999 and 2004.<ref>[[Shirpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=November 2020}} He had also served as Cabinet Minister for School Education,Culture,Sports & Youth Affairs (Govt. of Maharashtra) in the year 2003-04 and also served Guardian Minister Of Dhule District.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/maharashtras-business-of-politics/41703/|title=Maharashtras business of politics|date=17 October 2004}}</ref> He was declared unopposed elected Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] nominee, representing Dhule & Nandurbar Dist in 2009<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/gadkari-begins-stint-with-bjp-s-defeat-in-maha-council-cong/story-43t3AAWwJrqB2eqe7a7fMO.html|title = Gadkari begins stint with BJP's defeat in Maha council: Cong|date = 21 December 2009}}</ref> and as a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate in 2021 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/mlc-polls-cong-bjp-pull-out-unopposed-winners-in-4-seats/articleshow/87937331.cms|title=MLC polls: Cong, BJP pull out; unopposed winners in 4 seats | Nashik News - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Social work ==
===Shirpur Pattern===

Amrish Patel is also known for his contribution to Shirpur for the implemented irrigation project, started in October 2004, popularly known as the "Shirpur pattern".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn_RpVG1nGQ|title = क्या है Maharashtra का Shirpur Model, जिसे सूखा मिटाने का जादू कहते हैं |Maharashtra Drought| Mahara|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> The project manager for the Shirpur pattern was Suresh Khanapurkar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/At-Shirpur-water-saved-means-money-earned/articleshow/18490953.cms|title=At Shirpur, water saved means money earned | Nagpur News - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

===Priyadarshini Spinning Mill===

Amrishbhai is Founder Chairman of Priyadarshini Spinning Mill, Shirpur which has provided employment to over 5000 people of Shirpur and has successfully created a notable position on the national map of textile industries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Cotton-fetches-Rs-6300-per-quintal/articleshow/7312648.cms|title = Cotton fetches Rs 6,300 per quintal | Nagpur News - Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

===Shirpur Education Society===

Amrish Patel was instrumental in establishing Shirpur Education Society which owns 69 institutes of primary, secondary and higher education, imparting education to more than 40,000 students from K.G. (Kindergarten) to P.G. ([[Postgraduate_education|Postgraduate]]) level.<ref>https://www.shirpur.org/</ref>

===Dhule District Co‐operative Bank===

Patel had been the Chairman of Dhule District Central Co‐operative Bank for many years. (Tenure = 1998 to 1999)

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{URL|https://nmims.edu/chancellor}}
* {{URL|https://svkm.ac.in/Our%20Presidents/M__113}}
* {{URL|https://www.shirpur.org/}}

[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra]]
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