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{{Short description|Indian politician and Governor of Uttar Pradesh}}
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| suboffice = [[Governor of Uttar Pradesh]]
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| suboffice1 = [[Governor of Madhya Pradesh]] ''(additional charge)''
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| office4 = Chief Minister of Gujarat
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| governor4 = [[Kamla Beniwal]] [[Margaret Alva]] {{small|''(additional charge)''}} [[Om Prakash Kohli]]
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| predecessor4 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| successor4 = [[Vijay Rupani]]
| office5 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency5 = [[Ghatlodiya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ghatlodiya]]
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| term_end5 = {{End date|2016||}}
| office6 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency6 = [[Patan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Patan]]
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| term_end6 = {{End date|2012||}}
| office7 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency7 = [[Mandal]]
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| office8 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency8 = [[Gujarat]]
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Mafatlal Patel {{small|(estranged)}}
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'''Anandiben Mafatbhai Patel''' (born 21 November 1941)<ref name=Governor/><ref>{{cite web|title=Anandiben homepage|url=http://www.anandibenpatel.com/?page_id=464|access-date=23 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626013130/http://www.anandibenpatel.com/?page_id=464|archive-date=26 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an Indian politician serving as the current [[Governor of Uttar Pradesh]].She also served as [[Governor of Madhya Pradesh]]. She has served as the first female [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]] of Gujarat.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anandiben Patel Resigned |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/anandiben-patel-resigns-gujarat-chief-minister-dalit-una/|work=Indian Express|access-date=1 August 2016}}</ref> She was a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) since 1987. She was the Cabinet Minister for Education from 2002 to 2007.

She was the cabinet Minister of Road and Building, Revenue, Urban development and Urban Housing, Disaster Management and Capital Projects in the [[Government of Gujarat]] from 2007 to 2014.<ref name="noharassment">{{cite news |title=Minister asks officials not to harass investors |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-18/surat/31074722_1_revenue-officials-investors-clear-files |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629134122/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-18/surat/31074722_1_revenue-officials-investors-clear-files |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2013 |date=18 February 2012 |location=Vapi|work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=9 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/GUJ-GNG-some-rare-photos-of-ananadiben-patel-after-she-join-bjp-gujarati-news-5386621-PHO.html | title=Some Rare Photos of Ananadiben Patel | publisher=[[Divya Bhaskar]] | date=5 August 2016 | access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref>

On 19 January 2018, she became the [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|Governor of Madhya Pradesh]] replacing [[Om Prakash Kohli]] who was holding additional charge since September 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 September 2018 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/former-gujarat-cm-anandiben-patel-to-be-madhya-pradeshs-governor/articleshow/62572782.cms |title=Madhya Pradesh: Former Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel to be Madhya Pradesh's governor |work=The Times of India |access-date=21 September 2020}}</ref>

==Early life==

=== Birth ===
Anandiben Patel was born on 21 November 1941, in present-day [[Kharod, Mehsana|Kharod]] village of [[Vijapur]] taluka of [[Mehsana district]], Gujarat,<ref name=Governor>{{cite web |title=Raj Bhavan MP {{!}} The Hon'ble Governor |url=http://governor.mp.gov.in/honorable-governor_AP.aspx |website=governor.mp.gov.in |access-date=14 August 2020}}</ref> where her father, Jethabhai, was a teacher.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jiwrajka|first=Shikhar|date=2014-05-20|title=All you want to know about Anandiben Patel|url=https://www.india.com/loudspeaker/anandiben-patel-all-you-want-to-know-about-the-ben-who-will-take-mantle-from-narendra-modi-in-gujarat-60763/|access-date=2021-07-02|website=India News, Breaking News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref>

=== Education ===

==== School ====
She moved to N.M. High School for her high school studies which had only three girl students. As a student she was an athlete and remained a district level champion for three consecutive years. She joined college for studying BSc in 1960. She has excelled throughout as a student in her studies. She was awarded "Veer Bala" award in Mehsana for her outstanding achievement in athletics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/loudspeaker/anandiben-patel-all-you-want-to-know-about-the-ben-who-will-take-mantle-from-narendra-modi-in-gujarat-60763/|title=All you want to know about Anandiben Patel|first=Shikhar|last=Jiwrajka|date=20 May 2014|website=India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com|access-date=21 September 2020}}</ref>

==== College ====
Patel joined M. G. Panchal Science College at [[Pilvai]] in 1960. She completed a bachelor's degree in science in [[Visnagar]]. She married Mafatlal in 1962.

=== Teacher ===
Anandiben Patel was not keen on becoming a teacher. She took the job of a teacher to support the family financially, responding to an advertisement in the newspaper. In her interview as a teacher, she chose to teach the most difficult problem of Mathematics. Patel worked as the teacher at Mohiniba Kanya Vidyalaya, Ahmedabad in 1967 or 1970, where she taught science and mathematics to higher secondary students. Later, she became the school's principal.<ref name="website"/>

==Political career==

=== Bravery ===
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Patel's entry into politics began with an accident during a school picnic in 1987, when she jumped in the Sardar Sarovar reservoir to save two girls who were drowning during a school picnic, for which she received a president's bravery award.<ref name="article">{{cite news |url=http://www.india.com/loudspeaker/anandiben-patel-all-you-want-to-know-about-the-ben-who-will-take-mantle-from-narendra-modi-in-gujarat-60763/|title=All you want to know about Anandiben Patel|date=10 August 2013 |work=India.com|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref> Impressed by Patel's heroism, BJP top cadre suggested Anandiben Patel to join the party. At first, she was hesitant in joining the party, but on persuasion by [[Keshubhai Patel]] and [[Narendra Modi]], she joined BJP as the Gujarat Pradesh Mahila Morcha President in 1987.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anandiben Patel, iron lady in Waiting|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/anandiben-patel-narendra-modi-gujarat-chief-minister-assembly-polls/1/298824.html|date=10 August 2013 |work=India.com|access-date=16 April 2014}}</ref>

=== Bird flu and service ===
Patel's first notable work was during a spread of bird flu in the Viramgam district, where she spent weeks helping local citizens and appealing to government officials to take strong action.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} In 1992, she participated in Ekta Yatra from [[Kanyakumari]] to [[Srinagar]] with BJP leader [[Murli Manohar Joshi]].<ref name="PTIlag2016">{{cite web | agency=PTI | title=The teacher who became Gujarat's first woman Chief Minister | website=The Financial Express | date=3 August 2016 | url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/the-teacher-who-became-gujarats-first-woman-chief-minister/337580/ | access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref>

===As a member of Parliament===
Patel was elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] from Gujarat in 1994.<ref name="PTIlag2016"/> As an MP, she participated in the Fourth World Women's Conference at Beijing (China) in 1994–95, representing India. She also visited Bulgaria with the BJP Leader, [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], and speaker of the [[Lok Sabha]], [[P. A. Sangma]].{{Citation needed|reason=This paragraph has no citations for this biographical information|date=June 2014}}

===1998 – First election in MANDAL (As an Education Minister)===
Patel resigned from Rajyasabha in 1998 and contested her first assembly election from [[MANDAL, Gujarat|MANDAL]] assembly constituency. She won and became the cabinet minister for education under the Chief Minister [[Keshubhai Patel]].<ref name="PTIlag2016"/>

In her first term as Education Minister, Patel started "Lokdarbar" to address issues related to schools and education. It was under her leadership that the state Government first launched "Shala Praveshotsav" to increase enrollment in schools, which is still the flagship program of the Education department. Her efforts resulted in a 100% increase in enrollment.<ref name="website">{{cite web|title=Profile|url=http://www.anandibenpatel.com/profile/|access-date=16 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816075823/http://anandibenpatel.com/profile/|archive-date=16 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In her first two years as an Education Minister, Patel initiated a campaign to recruit 26,000 teachers to fill positions that had been vacant for six years. She is also credited for her work to reduce corruption in the transfer of teachers. She established a school for handicapped children.{{Citation needed|reason=This paragraph has no citations for this biographical information|date=June 2014}}

===Second and third election from Patan (2002–2012)===
Patel contested her second and third assembly elections in 2002 and 2007 from [[Patan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Patan assembly constituency]] and was elected. She continued as a cabinet minister for education in her second term and was assigned to Roads & Building and Revenue in her third term.<ref name="PTIlag2016"/>

A few of the high impact projects that took place during her time are: connecting Patan with the Narmada canal for the welfare of farmers; creating 174 check dams in the region; building one of the largest water filtration plants to provide citizens of Patan with pure drinking water; the construction of a new medical and engineering college in the region; and the creation of more than 700 km worth of road networks and underground drainage systems.{{Citation needed|reason=This paragraph has no citations for this biographical information|date=June 2014}}

===2012 – fourth term from Ghatlodiya===
Patel contested and won from [[Ghatlodiya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ghatlodiya constituency]] in the [[2012 Gujarat legislative assembly election|2012 elections]].<ref name="PTIlag2016"/> She won the election with a margin of more than 175,000 votes, the highest in the election.<ref>{{cite news|date=May 22, 2014|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Ghatlodia-cheers-Anandiben-Patels-anointment/articleshow/35450283.cms|title=Ghatlodia cheers Anandiben Patel's anointment|work=The Times of India|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref> She continued as the cabinet minister of Road and Building, Revenue, Urban Development, and Urban Housing, Disaster Management and Capital Projects.<ref name="PTIlag2016"/>

====2014 – 2016 Chief Minister of Gujarat====
On 22 May 2014, Patel took oath as the 15th Chief Minister of Gujarat succeeding [[Narendra Modi]], after the latter was elected as [[Prime Minister of India]] following the victory of BJP in the [[2014 Indian general election]].<ref name="PTIlag2016"/> Patel was the first female Chief Minister of Gujarat.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anandiben Patel takes oath as first woman CM of Gujarat|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/elections2014/the-big-story/anandiben-patel-takes-oath-as-first-woman-cm-of-gujarat/article1-1221727.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522110016/http://www.hindustantimes.com/elections2014/the-big-story/anandiben-patel-takes-oath-as-first-woman-cm-of-gujarat/article1-1221727.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 May 2014|agency=Hindustan Times|access-date=22 April 2014}}</ref> She expressed her desire to resign on 1 August 2016 as she was turning 75 years old in November 2016. She submitted her resignation to the Governor [[O. P. Kohli]] on 4 August 2016 which was accepted. She continued to hold the office until her successor [[Vijay Rupani]] took over on 7 August 2016.<ref name="Umarji 2016">{{cite web | last=Umarji | first=Vinay | title=Governor accepts CM Anandiben's resignation | website=Business Standard News | date=4 August 2016 | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/governor-accepts-cm-anandiben-s-resignation-116080301442_1.html | access-date=4 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="TOI1">{{cite web | title=Vijay Rupani sworn in as new Gujarat Chief Minister | website=The Times of India | date=7 August 2016 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Vijay-Rupani-sworn-in-as-new-Gujarat-Chief-Minister/articleshow/53582905.cms | access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref>

=== Governorships (2018–)===

In January 2018, she became the [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|Governor of Madhya Pradesh]] replacing [[Om Prakash Kohli]], who was an additional charge governor.<ref name=itjan18>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/former-gujarat-cm-anandiben-patel-to-be-madhya-pradeshs-governor/articleshow/62572782.cms | title=Former Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel to be Madhya Pradesh's governor|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 January 2018|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref> Later in August 2018, she took additional charge as the [[List of governors of Chhattisgarh|Governor of Chhattisgarh]] due to sudden demise of then governor [[Balram Das Tandon]]. On 20 July 2019, she became [[List of Governors of Uttar Pradesh|Governor of Uttar Pradesh]] on end of term of [[Ram Naik]].<ref name=upgovernor>{{ cite web | url=http://upgovernor.gov.in/en/page/profile | title=UP Governor profile | work=Official}}</ref>

==Personal life==

On 29 May 1962, Anandiben and Mafatlal Patel married; Mafatlal was 28 years old. After living in [[Mehsana district]] for four years, the couple moved to Ahmedabad. Mafatlal was a professor of Psychology at the Saraspur Art and Commerce College, and Anandiben taught mathematics and science, and later became principal, at Mohiniba Kanya Vidyalaya on Ashram Road, Ahmedabad. They did not legally separate, but they began living apart in 1985.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/city/ahmedabad/Gujarat-revenue-minister-Anandibens-husband-to-join-AAP/articleshow/28301113.cms|work=The Times of India|title=Gujarat revenue minister Anandiben's husband to join AAP|date=3 January 2014|access-date =20 June 2014}}</ref> Patel voluntarily retired from teaching after 31 years. The couple have two children, Sanjay and Anar. Sanjay is married to Hina and they have one son, Dharm. Anar is married to Jayesh, and they have one daughter Sanskruti.<ref name=mf>{{cite news|title=Proud to be her husband|url=http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/20140522201405220225232346e46e73b/%E2%80%98Proud-to-be-her-husband%E2%80%99.html|first=Dipak|last=Mashla|date=22 May 2014|access-date=24 May 2014|work=Ahmedabad Mirror|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524193820/http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/20140522201405220225232346e46e73b/%E2%80%98Proud-to-be-her-husband%E2%80%99.html|archive-date=24 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Recognition==
The Indian Express has listed her in top 100 most influential people of India for the year 2014.<ref name="mostinfluentialpeople">{{cite news |title=IE 100: Aamir Khan, Virat Kohli in power list |url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/picture-gallery-others/ie-100-aamir-khan-virat-kohli-in-power-list/ |access-date=2 March 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=13 March 2014 |language=en}}</ref>
*Felicitated with Governor's Award for best teacher in Gujarat (1988)
*Felicitated with the President's Award for the best teacher (1989)
*Felicitated with 'Sardar Patel' Award by Patel Jagruti Mandal, Mumbai (1999)
*Felicitated with the 'Vidya Gaurav' Award by Shri Tapodhan Brahman Vikas Mandal (2000)
*Felicitated with 'Patidar Shiromani' Award by the Patel community (2005)
*Special honour bestowed by Dharati Vikas Mandal for Women's Upliftment Campaign.
*'Veerbala' award for ranking first in Mahesana District school sports event.

==Gallantry awards==
*Gallantry Award for rescuing two girls of Mohinaba Girls' school from drowning at Navagam reservoir in Narmada.<ref name="admin">{{Cite web|url=https://gujaratglobal.com/anandiben-patel-a-teacher-turned-politician/|title=Anandiben Patel: A teacher turned politician|last=admin|date=2014-05-21|website=Gujarat Global, Important news, Gujarat News,India news, news of Defence, news of business , news about politics, politicians ,industry, news about education, human interest news|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref>
*Winner of Charumati Yoddha Award (Jyotisangh), Ahmedabad.<ref name="admin"/>
*Winner of Ambubhai Purani Vyayam Vidyalay Award (Rajpipala).<ref name="admin"/>

==See also==

* [[Anandiben Patel ministry]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.gujaratindia.com/whos-who/ministers.htm Gujarat Government]
* [http://www.worldrecordsindia.com/2015/07/07/maximum-people-performed-yoga-multiple-venues/ Maximum People Performed Yoga (Multiple Venues)]
*[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/i-dont-have-any-political-ambitions-right-now-anar-patel-daughter-of-gujarat-cm-anandiben-patel/articleshow/45924718.cms Anandiben Patel's daughter Anar Patel]

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