Background
His father was Lavjibhai Narandas Patel, a freedom fighter and The President of Congress Party in the year 1930. His mother was Benkorben.
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Harishchandra Harish Chandra Patel
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Career
He served as the Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from 1995 to 1996. Patel was elected to the assembly from Sarkhej. Born on 4 February 1928 at Dholka, District Ahmedabad.
He took part in "Quit India" movement in 1942 at the age of 14 years. and was jailed for 15 days.
He was rusticated from Government School of Dhilka. He took admission with Sheth CN Vidyalaya Ahmedabad to pursue his studies and then with Member of Parliament Pandya High School, Jetalpur, District
Ahmedabad. He graduated with Sanskrit from Gujarat College Ahmedabad.
He joined Royal Statistical Society, UK in 1943. He started legal practice in 1954 at Ahmedabad.
He started his practice as a lawyer at Gujarat High Court from the day its inception, id est (that is) May 1 1960 and he was elected as President of Gujarat High Court Advocates" Association several times.
He was detained under MISA in the year 1976 during Emergency period.
He was also arrested in Anti price hike agitation in the year 1980. He was elected twice as Modern Language Association from Sarkhej assembly constituency. He died of cancer on 16 September 1996.
One party plot is named after him by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.
He also became Modern Language Association from Daskroi assembly constituency.
Membership
He was detained along with 60,000 members of Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh after assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
