Asha Patel

Patel belonged to Vishol village in Mehsana district, Gujarat. She was a daughter of Dwarkadas and Hiraben.^[1][2]

She had studied B.Sc. in 1997, M.Sc. in 2000 and had received PhD in chemistry in 2005; from Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University.^[2] She was a professor. She was an executive member of Umiya Temple, Unjha.^[1]

She had participated in 2015 Patidar reservation agitation.^[1]

She was elected to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Unjha in the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress.^[3][4][5][6] She later left Indian National Congress and joined Bharatiya Janata Party. She won a by-election in 2019 for the same seat.^[7]

Patel died in Ahmedabad from complications of dengue fever on 12 December 2021, at the age of 44.^[1]

Patel was unmarried.^[1] She had three elder sisters and a younger brother.^[1]