Chimanbhai Patel
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| Constituency | Sankheda |
| 5th Chief Minister of Gujarat | |
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In office 18 July 1973 – 9 February 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Ghanshyam Oza |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
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In office 4 March 1990 – 17 February 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Madhavsinh Solanki |
| Succeeded by | Chhabildas Mehta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 June 1929 Chikodra , Sankheda, Vadodara district |
| Died | 17 February 1994 |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Urmila Patel |
| Children | Sidhdharth Patel, Suhrud Patel, Sujata Patel |
| Residence | Revaranya, Ahmedabad |
| Religion | Hindu |
Chimanbhai Patel (3 June 1929 - 17 February 1994) was a veteran Indian National Congress politician and a former Chief Minister of Gujarat state in India.
He was born on 3 June 1929 in Chikodra village of Sankheda Tehsil in Vadodara district. He was elected the first president of student union of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in Vadodara in 1950. He has done Masters in Economics from that university.
He was elected to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Sankheda in 1967 and joined the Cabinet of Hitendra K Desai. He also became the minister in the Cabinet of Ghanshyam Oza. On 17 July 1973, he toppled the Ghanshyam Oza government and became the Chief minister. He served in that office till 9 February 1974. Chimanbhai Patel was forced out of office in the 1974 by the Nav Nirman movement on charges of corruption. After being expelled from the party, he helped in the formation of Janata Morcha government in the leadership of Babubhai J Patel. He again became the chief minister on 4 March 1990 heading Janata Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party coalition government. On breaking of the coalition on 25 October 1990, he managed to retain his post with the help of 34 legislatures of Indian National Congress (INC). Later he joined INC and continued till his death on 17 February 1994.
He is regarded as the visionary leader and architect of Modern Industrial Gujarat. It was he who had visualized the 'Narmada Dam Project' in his first term as chief minister and the Narmada Dam effectively was built in his second term. He considered Narmada dam as the life line of Gujarat.
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