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Indian politician (1951?2021)
Dilipkumar Mansukhlal Gandhi
(9 May 1951 ? 17 March 2021) was an Indian politician and a member of the
Bharatiya Janata Party
political party. He was the member of the
15th Lok Sabha
&
16th Lok Sabha
of India.
Political career
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Gandhi began his political career by holding key positions in the district organisation of BJP such as General Secretary, Joint Secretary and President. He was elected to the Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation as a Councilor and later he became the Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Municipal Council. In 1985, he became the Vice-President of the Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation.
In 1999 he was elected to the
13th Lok Sabha
from
Ahmednagar constituency
in
Maharashtra
state. He was Union Minister of State, Ministry of Shipping from 29 January 2003 to 15 March 2004.
In 2009, he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the same constituency.
In 2014, he was re-elected with a margin of more than 200,000 votes in
2014 Indian general elections
in which BJP had a huge victory across India under leadership of
Narendra Modi
as PM Candidate.
Death
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He died on 17 March 2021, from
COVID-19
.
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See also
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References
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Lok Sabha
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Preceded by
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Member of Parliament
for
Ahmednagar
1999 ? 2004
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Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Member of Parliament
for
Ahmednagar
2009 ? 2019
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Succeeded by
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