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Hollywood Actor Dhruv Patel Enters Gandhinagar Civic Polls on Congress Ticket
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News18•02-10-2026, 12:56
Hollywood Actor Dhruv Patel Enters Gandhinagar Civic Polls on Congress Ticket
- •Dhruv Patel, a 32-year-old Congress nominee, is contesting from Ward 9 in the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation elections.
- •Patel has a Master’s degree in Performing Arts and has worked in films, including the Hollywood production Extraction and the Gujarati film Snehna Sagpan.
- •Beyond acting, he is involved in social work and animal welfare activities, and boasts over two lakh social media followers.
- •Patel stated he joined Congress to express views freely and address the gap between election claims and ground realities under BJP rule.
- •He is campaigning on a bicycle with a loudspeaker, focusing on human development and education beyond physical infrastructure.
Key Questions Answered
Dhruv Sitarambhai Patel is a 32-year-old actor, social media personality, and social worker who was fielded by the Congress party as a candidate for Ward 9 in the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation elections.
Patel has a background in the acting industry, having appeared in the Hollywood film Extraction alongside Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda, acted in the Gujarati film Snehna Sagpan, and performed at actor Anupam Kher's acting institute.
The Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation civic contest is scheduled to take place on October 11, with the official vote counting set for October 13.
