Praful Khoda Patel

Praful Khoda Patel is a former Member of Legislative assembly from Himatnagar constituency in Gujarat for its 12th legislative assembly (2007–12). He also served as MoS Home Minister of Gujarat. Previously he has served as the Administrator of Daman and Diu and as the Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. He took additional charge as administrator for Dadra and Nagar Haveli on December 30, 2016. On 26 January 2020, he became the inaugural Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu of the newly formed union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu after the merger of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. [1] [2] Consequent to the passing of the Administrator of Lakshadweep, Dineshwar Sharma, Praful Patel assumed additional charge as Administrator of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep from 05 December 2020.[3]

Praful Khoda Patel
1st Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 January 2020
Preceded by	Position established
16th Administrator of Daman and Diu
In office 29 August 2016 – 26 January 2020
Preceded by	Vikram Dev Dutt
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Administrator of Lakshadweep
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 December 2020
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Preceded by	Dineshwar Sharma
29th Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
In office 30 December 2016 – 26 January 2020
Preceded by	Madhup Vyas
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of the Legislative Assembly from Gujarat
In office 2007–2012
Constituency	Himatnagar
MoS Home Minister of Gujarat
In office 21 August 2010 – 17 December 2012
Constituency	Himatnagar
Personal details
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party