Hardik Patel was born on July 20, 1993 in Chandan Nagri, Gujarat to Bharat and Usha Patel. In 2004 his parents moved toViramgam, a town 11 km away, to give their children a better education. Hardik studied from Class VI to Class VIII at Divya Jyot School in Viramgam, before moving to K B Shah Vinay Mandir, where he studied till Class XII. He was an average student and a cricket enthusiast.
After completing Class XII, Hardik started helping his father, Bharat, to run a small business of fixing submersible pumps in underground water wells. Bharat, a former BJPworker, met current Chief Minister of Gujarat and herself a member of the Patidar caste, Anandiben Patel, when she held the Mandal assembly seat, in which Viramgam falls.
In 2010 Hardik joined Sahajanand College, Ahmedabad for a B. Com. degree. HE completed his B.COM degree with grace marks. He ran for the post of general secretary of the college students' union and was elected unopposed. While still in college, Hardik opened a potable water stand at the Viramgam Bus Stand as an act of social service. In 2013 Hardik Patel graduated from college with less than 50% marks.
