Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel is an Indian statesman who is the current and 19th

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. He is a leader of the

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from

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. He served as the officiating speaker of the

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in 2014. He has earlier served as a cabinet minister in the

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. Patel was elected to the assembly from Navsari constituency. He has been appointed 19th Governor of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

on 6 July 2021 by the

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Political career

Mangubhai is a Tribal Leader. He was elected MLA from Navsari constituency from 1990 to 2012 and from 2012 to 2017 from Gandevi Vidhansabha. He was Cabinet Minister in Gujarat Government. He was elected as Deputy Speaker of Gujarat Vidhansabha in October 2013. On 6 July 2021 , he was appointed

state by the President of India

Ram Nath Kovind Ram Nath Kovind (; born 1 October 1945) is an Indian politician who served as the 14th President of India from 2017 to 2022. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the second person after K. R. Narayanan, from the Dalit community ...

Ji. He has earlier served as a cabinet minister in the

. Patel was elected to the assembly from Navsari constituency. He has been appointed 19th Governor of

on 6 July 2021 by the

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, - Living people Deputy Speakers of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly Gujarat MLAs 2012–2017 People from Navsari district State cabinet ministers of Gujarat 1944 births Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat Governors of Madhya Pradesh {{Gujarat-BJP-politician-stub