Prof. Mangadbhai Madhavdas Patel (born 20 October 1951, Ahmedabad.; d. 15 November 2011) was Speaker of the

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from December 2002 to January 2008. He belonged to the

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Biography

He was born on 7 September 1942 at Parbatpura, Taluka Mansa, Dist.

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, and died on 15 November 2011, He was Professor of Botany at Mansa Science College. He was a member of the tenth Gujarat Legislative Assembly during the year 1998 to 2011 during three consultative session in a row for the Mansa(84) seat He was member of Bharatiya Jan Sangh since 1966. He also served for vijapur taluka panchayat. He was a member of the senate at

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, North Gujarat University. He represented the Asia region at the

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, London, 2003. He has presented two research papers on the Mesocotyl in Botany.

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