▁India . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Chem ical s ▁and ▁F ert ilis ers ▁in ▁At al ▁Bi h ari ▁V aj pay ee ' s ▁government ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁senior ▁leader ▁of ▁Gu jar at ▁B har ati ya ▁Jan ata ▁Party . ▁He ▁represented ▁[[ Me hs ana ▁( L ok ▁Sab ha ▁constitu ency )| Me hs ana ▁- N orth ▁Gu jar at , ▁India . ▁] in ▁the ▁Lok ▁Sab ha ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁in ▁V adu , ▁Me hs ana ▁District , ▁Gu jar at . ▁His ▁social ▁roots ▁and ▁family ▁belongs ▁to ▁Bet alis ▁K ad va ▁Pat el ▁Sam aj , ▁Kal ol , ▁Gand hin agar . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁career ▁He ▁passed ▁MB BS ▁from ▁B . J . ▁Medical ▁College , ▁Ah med abad . ▁Dr ▁A . ▁K . ▁Pat el ▁pract iced ▁medicine ▁in ▁V ij ap ur ▁Dist ▁Me hs ana ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁helping ▁local ▁community . ▁He ▁ultimately ▁joined ▁politics ▁in ▁local , ▁state ▁and ▁national ▁level . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁A ▁doctor ▁by ▁profession , ▁Pat el ▁joined ▁politics ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Gu jar at ▁Assembly ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁Gu jar at