Vijay Patel (politician)

Patel graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from DDIT Nadiad and LLB at Sir L.A. Shah Law College, Ahmedabad (Gujarat).^[3]

In March 2022, he criticized the statements made by the national human rights commission chairman Justice JS Verma in the Gujarat Assembly.^[4] He served as the chairman of Bar Council of Gujarat in 2008 and 2009.^[1] He was president of Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association from 2012 to 2014.^[5] He was felicitated with Outstanding Alumnus Award by DD University in 2007–2008.^[6]

He was elected to eleventh Lok Sabha in 1996 winning from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency representing the Bhartiya Janta Party. He defeated super star Rajesh Khanna.^[7] He. was also elected to tenth Gujarat Legislative Assembly in the year 1998 also as a Bhartiya Janta Party candidate.