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{{short description|Indian politician and Minister}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Darshana Jardosh
| image = File:The Minister of State for Textiles and Railways, Smt. Darshana Vikram Jardosh addressing at the 7th National Handloom Day, in New Delhi on August 07, 2021.jpg
| imagesize = 300px
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|1|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Surat]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Surat]]
| spouse = Vikram Chandrakant Jardosh
| children = 2|
| office = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Minister of State for Railways]]
| president1 =[[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| term_start = 7 July 2021
| alongside = [[Raosaheb Danve]]
| 1blankname = Minister
| 1namedata = [[Ashwini Vaishnaw]]
| predecessor = [[Suresh Angadi]]
| successor =
| office1 = [[Ministry of Textiles (India)|Minister of State for Textiles]]
| president =[[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| term_start1 = 7 July 2021
| 1blankname1 = Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[Piyush Goyal]]
| predecessor1 =[[Ajay Tamta]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| constituency3 = [[Surat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Surat]]
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start3 = 16 May 2009
| term_end3 =
| predecessor3 = [[Kashiram Rana]]
| successor3 = Incumbent
| office4 = General Secretary of National BJP Mahila Morcha
| term_start4 = 2012
| term_end4 =
| alma_mater = K.P. College of Commerce, Surat
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
}}
'''Darshana Jardosh''' (born 21 January 1961) is an Indian politician and currently serving as [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Union State Minister of Railways]] and [[Ministry of Textiles (India)|Union State Minister of Textiles]]. She is member of the [[Lok Sabha]] representing the [[Surat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Surat constituency]] in [[Gujarat]]. She is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and was elected to [[15th Lok Sabha]] in 2009,<ref name="lashout">{{cite news|title=Jardosh, Patil lash out at Centre |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-jardosh-patil-lash-out-at-centre-1282046 |date=13 August 2009|agency=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|location=[[Surat]]|accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref> following by to [[16th Lok Sabha]] in 2014 and [[17th Lok Sabha]] in 2019.

==Career==

She was elected to [[15th Lok Sabha]] in 2009.

In 2009, she demanded that the government set up an [[Surat Airport|international airport]] in Surat to boost diamond trade.<ref name="demandairport">{{cite news|date=14 July 2009|title=Strong demand by MPs to raise MPLAD fund|agency=[[The Hindustan Times]]|location=New Delhi|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/strong-demand-by-mps-to-raise-mplad-fund/article1-432228.aspx|url-status=dead|accessdate=12 April 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413130226/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/strong-demand-by-mps-to-raise-mplad-fund/article1-432228.aspx|archivedate=13 April 2014|df=dmy}}</ref> In 2012, she criticised Congress MP [[Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary|Tushar Chaudhary]] for trying to take credit for flight connectivity to [[Surat Airport|Surat]], which she and Navasari MP [[Chandrakant Raghunath Patil|CR Patil]] campaigned for.<ref name="spiceup">{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Melvyn|date=31 January 2012|title=SpiceJet spices up Surat politics|agency=[[Times of India]]|location=Surat|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/SpiceJet-spices-up-Surat-politics/articleshow/11704271.cms|accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref>

She was re-elected as the Member of Parliament in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 elections]] to the Lok Sabha from Surat. She won with a historic margin of 5,33,190 votes which is the highest lead by any woman MP in Indian Electoral History after Smt.[[Indira Gandhi]] and the 4th highest lead in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 elections]]. She won with a 76.6% vote share which is a record for the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 elections]].<ref name="2014file">{{cite news |title=Congress, BJP candidates file nominations for Surat seat |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Congress-BJP-candidates-file-nominations-for-Surat-seat/articleshow/33450379.cms |date=8 April 2014 |agency=[[Times of India]] |location=Surat |accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref>

She was re-elected as the Member of Parliament in the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 elections]] to the Lok Sabha from surat with 7,95,651 votes.

she take oath as a Minister of State at 7th july 2021 during modi ministry expansion at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4451 Detailed Profile] in the Government of India portal
* [https://twitter.com/darshanajardosh Darshana Jardosh on Twitter]
* [https://www.facebook.com/darshanajardosh Darshana Jardosh on Facebook]

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| title=[[15th Lok Sabha]]
| years=2009–2014
| after='''Incumbent'''
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