Asha Patel (6 September 1977 – 12 December 2021) was an Indian politician from

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Biography

Patel belonged to Vishol village in

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, Gujarat. She was a daughter of Dwarkadas and Hiraben. She had studied B.Sc. in 1997, M.Sc. in 2000 and had received PhD in chemistry in 2005; from

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. She was a professor. She was an executive member of Umiya Temple, Unjha. She had participated in 2015 Patidar reservation agitation. She was elected to the

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from

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in the

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as a member of the

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. She later left Indian National Congress and joined

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. She won a by-election in 2019 for the same seat.3 Congress MLAs quit party in Gujarat in last 4 days: Turmoil in Grand Old Party?
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from complications of

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on 12 December 2021, at the age of 44.

Personal life

Patel was unmarried. She had three elder sisters and a younger brother.

References

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