Name of Member: Shri Shantilal Purshottamdas Patel
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Godhra (Gujarat)
Lok Sabha Experience: 8,9,11,12
Member of Parliament 12th Lok Sabha 
Father's Name Late Shri Purshottamdas Patel
Date of Birth 8 April 1938
Place of Birth Ranjit Nagar, Distt. Panchmahal
(Gujarat)
Marital Status Married on 18 May 1968
Spouse's Name Smt. Sumitraben
Children Two sons
Educational Qualifications
S.S.C., Sahitya Sudhakar, Diploma in Forestry
Educated at High School, Halol, Gujarat Vidyapeeth,
Farod Centre, Sagtala Forest Society, Baria
(Gujarat)
Profession
Political and Social Worker, Agriculturist,
Educationist, Artist, Writer, and Trade Unionist
Permanent Address
1. Vill. Ranjit Nagar
Via. Pawagarh-389360
Distt. Panchmahal (Gujarat)
2. 'Purushottam', 13, Sarvodaya Society,
Godhra-389001
(Gujarat)
Tels. (02672) 42779, 41000
Present Address
2, Gurudwara Rakabganj Road,
New Delhi - 110001
Tel. (011) 3737990
Positions Held
1975-88 Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly (four terms)
1985-88 Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings
Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
Member, Estimates Committee; and Committee on the Welfare
of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
1977-88 Vice-President, Janata Party, Gujarat
1988 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1989-91 General-Secretary, Janata Dal (S)
1990-91 Union Deputy Minister, Commerce
Member, Public Accounts Committee
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Agriculture
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Civil Aviation and Tourism
1992 General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira)
[P.C.C. (I)], Gujarat
1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1996-97 Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)
1998-99 Member, Committee on Communications and its
Sub Committee 'C' - Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting
Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
Member, Committee of Privileges
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
Books Published
(i)Panchmahal Darshan; (ii) Sahakardeep (on Cooperative Sector);
and (iii) Mahak (biography of Maneklal Gandhi)
Social and Cultural Activities
President, All India Integration Forum; actively participated
in the social and cultural activities; working for the upliftment
of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and community development
Special Interests
Co-operative Movement; upliftment of the downtrodden and the
weaker sections of the society and promotion of their education and
employment; Harijan and Adivasi welfare
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, photography, travelling, mountaineering, antique
collection, stone and coin collection
Sports and Clubs
Volleyball, kho-kho, kabaddi, swimming, horse riding and
cricket; Hony. Member, Rotary Club, Godhra and Dahod,
Gujarat
Countries Visited
Australia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore and Sri Lanka
Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation, Commonwealth Parliamentary
Conference, Canberra, 1988
Other Information
Participated in the Freedom Struggle; Detained under Maintenance
of Internal Security Act (MISA) during Emergency as a political
prisoner; Organiser, District Congress Seva Dal, 1957-97; President
(i) District Udhyogik Sangh; (ii) Panchmahal Kelavni Mandal;
(iii) Panchmahal Shikshan Pracharak Mandal; (iv) District Madhyamik Shala
Sanchalak Sangh; (v) Gujarat State Madhyamik Shala Sanchalak Maha
Mandal; and (vi) National Integration Forum; Vice-President, (i) District
Cooperative Bank; (ii) Moffusil Colleges Association of Gujarat;
(iii) Godhra Education Society; (iv) Panchmahal District Patrakar Sangh;
and (v) Gujarat Industrial Cooperative Federation; (vi) Sardar Bhalabhai Patel Foundation; Chairman, (i) Ajay
Cooperative Credit Society Ltd.; (ii) Gujarat Hastkala and Handicraft
Cooperative Federation; and (iii) Panchmahal District Cooperative Union;
Vice-Chairman, Gujcomasol, Ahmedabad; Secretary, Panchmahal District
Cooperative Sangh; Managing Director, The Panchmahal District Sale
Purchase Union Ltd; Director, (i) Panchmahal District Co-operative
Bank Ltd.; and (ii) Gujarat State Co-operative Union, Ahmedabad; Member,
Seva Dal Council; (ii) Karobari Sabha, Gujarat Rashtra Bhasha Prachar
Samiti, Ahmedabad; (iii) Gujarat Cancer Research Institute; and Many
Forest and Credit Co-operative Societies; also associated with District Sales
and Purchase Union; conferred various awards for social work, public service
and political activities
Election Result of
Godhra Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 10,02,945
Total votes polled 6,09,319
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri Shantilal Purshottamdas Patel (I.N.C.) 2,00,168
(2) Shri Gopalsinhjee G. Solanki (B.J.P.) 1,60,920
(3) Shri Chhatrasinh K. Chauhan (A.I.R.J.P.) 1,20,409
(4) Shri Kishorbhai B. Patel (J.D.) 64,210
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