Darshana Jardosh Wiki, Profile, Family Update.
Darshana Vikram Jardosh
Constituency: Surat
Born/Date of Birthday: 21 January 1961
Place of Birth: Surat, Gujarat, India
Political party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Educational Qualifications: B.Com. (Economics & Banking)
Educated at: Sir K.P. College of Commerce, Surat, Certificate Course in Computers from NIIT
Profession: Businessperson
Marital Status: Married
Date of Marriage: 08 Oct 1981
Spouse's Name: Shri Vikram Jardosh
No. of Sons: 2
Parents: Shri Kanti Naik, Smt. Amita Naik
Permanent Address: 13/8-18, Surat Lok Sabha Karyalay, Near New Court, Athwalines Main Road, Surat-395007
Darshana Jardosh (born 21 January 1961) is an Indian politician and currently serving as Union State Minister of Railways and Union State Minister of Textiles. She is member of the Lok Sabha representing the Surat constituency in Gujarat. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected to 15th Lok Sabha in 2009, following by to 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 and 17th Lok Sabha in 2019.
Career
She was elected to 15th Lok Sabha in 2009.
In 2009, she demanded that the government set up an international airport in Surat to boost diamond trade. In 2012, she criticised Congress MP Tushar Chaudhary for trying to take credit for flight connectivity to Surat, which she and Navasari MP CR Patil campaigned for.
She was re-elected as the Member of Parliament in the 2014 elections to the Lok Sabha from Surat. She won with a historic margin of 5,33,190 votes which is the highest lead by any woman MP in Indian Electoral History after Smt.Indira Gandhi and the 4th highest lead in the 2014 elections. She won with a 76.6% vote share which is a record for the 2014 elections.
She was re-elected as the Member of Parliament in the 2019 elections to the Lok Sabha from surat with 7,95,651 votes.
she take oath as a Minister of State at 7th july 2021 during modi ministry expansion at Rashtrapati Bhavan.