The profile of Praful Patel at a glance

Praful Patel, the son of a former Congressman, Manoharbhai Patel, was born in Kolkata, on the 17th of February 1957. He is an integral member of the parliament of the Lok Sabha and is elected from the constituencies of Gondia and Bhandara. The Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel heads the Government of India Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises. Praful Patel was earlier the Minister of State of Civil Aviation.

It was for the first time in 1991 that Patel was elected as a member of the Lok Sabha. Post that, he was elected for the 10th, 11th and the 12th Lok Sabha. It was then in the year 2000, that Praful Patel got elected to the Rajya Sabha and again re-elected in the year 2006. Currently, Praful Patel is the member of the 15th Lok Sabha. During his term of office as a Minister of State of Civil Aviation, Patel transformed Indian aviation. Excellent domestic and international air connectivity at affordable prices combined with safe and modern airport infrastructure are the commendable developments in his tenure as the Civil Aviation Minister.


In addition as the AIFF President, Praful Patel brought home the rights to host the under 17 FIFA World Cup. He is currently chalking out measures, through which India could be hosting the 2015-16 Club Championships.

We wish the NCP Minister Praful Patel all the luck for future tidings ahead and hope that he takes India to greater heights of success, on the global platform.

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