Darshana Jardosh

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.

Early life 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.

Political career

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.

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.

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%.

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.

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