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Darshana Jardosh
Jardosh in 2021
Minister of State for Railways
In office
7 July 2021 – 11 June 2024
PresidentRam Nath Kovind, Droupadi Murmu
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterAshwini Vaishnaw
Preceded bySuresh Angadi
Minister of State for Textiles
In office
7 July 2021 – 11 June 2024
PresidentRam Nath Kovind, Droupadi Murmu
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterPiyush Goyal
Preceded byAjay Tamta
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2009 – 11 June 2024
Preceded byKashiram Rana
ConstituencySurat
General Secretary of National BJP Mahila Morcha
Incumbent
Assumed office
2012
Personal details
Born (1961-01-21) 21 January 1961 (age 64)
Surat, Gujarat, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseVikram Chandrakant Jardosh
Children2
Parents
  • Kanti Naik (father)
  • Amita Naik (mother)
ResidenceSurat
Alma materK.P. College of Commerce, Surat

Darshana Jardosh (also known as Darshana Vikram Jardosh) (born 21 January 1961) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She served as the Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, representing the Surat constituency in Gujarat from 2009 to 2024. She also held the position of Minister of State for Railways and Minister of State for Textiles in the Second Modi ministry from 2021 to 2024.[1][2][3]

Early life

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Darshana Jardosh was born on 21 January 1961 in Surat, Gujarat, to Kanti Naik and Amita Naik. She pursued her education at K.P. College of Commerce in Surat. She is married to Vikram Chandrakant Jardosh and the couple has two children.[4][5]

Political career

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Darshana Jardosh was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha in 2009 from Surat. In the same year, she demanded the establishment of an international airport in Surat to support the diamond trade.[6]

In 2012, she criticised Congress MP Tushar Chaudhary for trying to take credit for flight connectivity to Surat, which she and Navsari MP C. R. Patil had campaigned for.[7][8]

She was re-elected in the 2014 Indian general election with a historic margin of 533,190 votes, which was the highest lead by any woman MP in Indian electoral history after Indira Gandhi. She secured a vote share of 76.6%.[9][10]

In the 2019 Indian general election, she was again elected from Surat, receiving 795,651 votes. On 7 July 2021, she took oath as Minister of State for Railways and Minister of State for Textiles in the Government of India.[11][12]

Electoral record

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Election results
Year Office Constituency Party Votes (Joraram Kumawat) % Opponent Opponent Party Votes % Result Ref
2019 Member of Parliament Surat Bharatiya Janata Party 795,651 74.47 Ashok Patel Indian National Congress 247,421 23.16 Won [13]
2014 718,412 75.79 Naishadh Bhupatbhai Desai Indian National Congress 185,222 19.54 Won [13]
2009 364,947 52.45 Dhirubhai Haribhai Gajera Indian National Congress 290,149 41.70 Won

References

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  1. ^ Saiyed, Kamaal (18 April 2024). "MP Report Card: Darshana Jardosh, BJP Constituency — Surat". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Parshottam Rupala, Mansukh Mandaviya, Darshana Jardosh Made Union Ministers". NDTV. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  3. ^ "दर्शना जरदोश के समाचार और अपडेट - AajTak". Aaj Tak (in Hindi). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  4. ^ "जरदोष दर्शनाबेन विक्रमभाई: आयु, जीवनी, शिक्षा, पत्नी, जाति, संपत्ति, भाषण, राजनीतिक दल - Oneindia Hindi". Oneindia Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Darshana Jardosh Biography in Hindi". NewsHindu (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Strong demand by MPs to raise MPLAD fund". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  7. ^ Thomas, Melvyn (31 January 2012). "SpiceJet spices up Surat politics". The Times of India. Surat. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Lok Sabha Election 2024: मोरारजी देसाई से दर्शना जरदोष तक, सूरत से सांसद बनने वाले छठे व्यक्ति बने भाजपा के मुकेश दलाल". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Times Internet. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Congress, BJP candidates file nominations for Surat seat". The Times of India. Surat. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Surat Lok Sabha Election 2024: सूरत सीट पर कब-कब किसे मिली जीत, कितने वोटों से जीते पिछले विजेता?". India TV Hindi. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Surat Gujarat Election 2019: BJP's Darshana Vikram Jardosh defeats Congress' Ashok Patel". Times Now News. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Hon'ble Union State Minister of Textiles Darshana Jardosh inaugurated ColorJet's 'Make in India' textile printing machines during SITEX Expo 2022 in Surat". ANI News. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Surat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024". Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
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Preceded by Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (Surat)
2009–2024 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (Surat)
2009–2024 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of State for Railways
2021–2024 		Succeeded by
TBD
Preceded by Minister of State for Textiles
2021–2024 		Succeeded by
TBD
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