Mukeshkumar Chandrakant Dalal is an

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from Gujarat who is the member of Parliament in

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from Surat constituency since 2024. A member of

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, he previously worked in Surat as party secretary.

Birth and education

Dalal was born on 1961 in Surat. He belongs from the Modh Vanik community. He holds the degrees of

bachelor of commerce A Bachelor of Commerce (BCom or B Com) is an undergraduate degree in commerce, accounting, mathematics, economics, and management-related subjects. The degree is mainly offered in Commonwealth nations. Structure Bachelor of Commerce The Bac ...

and

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular ...

from Veer Narmad South Gujarat University in 1995 and L.L.B from V. T. Choksi Law College in 1988.

Early career

Dalal has been active in the BJP since 1981. He became a member of Surat District Cricket Association committee. He owns a Clothing Industry. He was elected as corporator for

Surat Municipal Corporation Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) is the local civic body responsible for the administration of Surat, Gujarat which has come into being under the Bombay Provincial Municipal Act, 1949. The Surat Municipal Corporation was established on 2 Oct ...

from Adajan-

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- Palanpor area from 2005 to 2020, and previously served as standing committee chairperson in the corporation for five terms. He served as the city's BJP party secretary for three years. He was also served as chairman of People's Cooperative Bank in Surat for 20 years.

Member of Lok Sabha

Dalal was elected unopposed on 22 April 2024 after the withdrawal of seven candidates from the Surat seat and rejection of INC candidate's affidavit, making him the first member elected unopposed to the 18th Lok Sabha before election on 7 May.

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