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Praful Khoda Patel
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Patel in January 2024
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| 1st Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | |
| Assumed office 26 January 2020 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Administrator of Lakshadweep | |
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| Assumed office 5 December 2020 |
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| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Dineshwar Sharma |
| 16th Administrator of Daman and Diu | |
| In office 29 August 2016 – 26 January 2020 |
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| Preceded by | Vikram Dev Dutt |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| 29th Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli | |
| In office 30 December 2016 – 26 January 2020 |
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| Preceded by | Madhup Vyas |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2007–2012 |
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| Succeeded by | Rajendrasinh Chavda |
| Constituency | Himatnagar |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of Gujarat | |
| In office 21 August 2010 – 17 December 2012 |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Praful Khoda Patel is an Indian politician who is currently the unelected administrator of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu and the union territory of Lakshadweep.
Political career
Patel began his political career winning the 2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election for the Himatnagar constituency in Gujarat for its 12th legislative assembly. Patel's father Khodabhai Ranchhodbhai Patel was a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader and Narendra Modi often visited him. From 21 August 2010 Patel served as MoS Home Minister of Gujarat under Chief Minister Narendra Modi. His ties with Modi helped his ministerial appointment, vacated by Amit Shah in jail for the Sohrabuddin Sheikh extrajudicial killing case. Prior to Amit Shah's arrest Narendra Modi inducted four ministers in cabinet reshuffle and Praful Patel received eight of Amit Shah's ten portfolios.
Praful Patel then lost the 2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election cutting short his political career in Gujarat.
After Narendra Modi became Prime Minister in 2014, Modi appointed Patel as the Administrator of Daman and Diu in 2016 followed shortly after by Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Praful Patel was one of the politically appointed administrators in the history of the union territories. Such positions have commonly been held by Indian Administrative Service officers.
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. 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 5 December 2020.
