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
Assumed office
26 January 2020
Preceded byPosition established
16th Administrator of Daman and Diu
In office
29 August 2016  26 January 2020
Preceded byVikram Dev Dutt
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Administrator of Lakshadweep
Assumed office
5 December 2020
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byDineshwar Sharma
29th Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
In office
30 December 2016  26 January 2020
Preceded byMadhup Vyas
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the Legislative Assembly from Gujarat
In office
2007–2012
ConstituencyHimatnagar
MoS Home Minister of Gujarat
In office
21 August 2010  17 December 2012
ConstituencyHimatnagar
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party

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