A. K. Patel

Amritlal Kalidas Patel (born 1 July 1931) is an Indian politician and physician.

He served as Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government from 1998 to 1999.

His social roots and family belong to Betalis Kadva Patel Samaj, Kalol, Gandhinagar district of Gujarat.

A doctor by profession, Patel entered politics and served as a member of Gujarat Assembly from 1975 to 1984.

He was one of pioneers to start Pilvai College under management of Uttar-Purva Gujarat Uchcha Kelvani Mandal (society promoting education in local area) in 1960 along with Ramchandra Amin, Chagan Bha Patel, Gangaram Raval and Motibhai Chaudhary.