Chandrakant Bacchu Patil is an Indian politician and the Higher and technical education minister of Maharashtra state in the present Government of Maharashtra.[1] Chandrakant Patil was the Maharashtra state President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2019 to 2022.[2]
Chandrakant Patil | |
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| Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 14 August 2022 | |
| Minister | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | Eknath Shinde |
| Deputy CM | Devendra Fadnavis Ajit Pawar |
| Guardian Minister |
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| Preceded by |
Additional charge |
| Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 31 October 2014 – 12 November 2019 | |
| Governor | |
| 31 October 2014 - 12 November 2019 | Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) Ministry |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Guardian Minister |
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| 8 July 2016 - 12 November 2019 | Revenue Ministry |
| 6 July 2018 - 16 June 2019 | Agriculture Ministry |
| 31 October 2014 – 7 July 2016 | Co-operation Ministry |
| 31 October 2014 – 7 July 2016 | Marketing Ministry |
| 31 October 2014 – 7 July 2016 | Textiles Ministry |
| Leader of The House Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office 8 July 2016 – 8 November 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Chairman of the House | |
| Deputy Leader | Pankaja Munde |
| Preceded by | Eknath Khadse |
| Succeeded by | Subhash Desai Acting |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra | |
| In office 16 July 2019 – 12 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Raosaheb Danve |
| Succeeded by | Chandrashekhar Bawankule |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Medha Kulkarni |
| Constituency | Kothrud |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office 20 July 2008 – 25 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sharad Patil |
| Succeeded by | Arun Lad |
| Constituency | Pune Graduates |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 June 1959 Bombay, Bombay State, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence(s) | Pune, Maharshtra |
| Alma mater | Siddharth College |
| Website | chandrakantdadapatil |
He is a member of the legislative assembly of Maharashtra and represents Kothrud Assembly constituency. Previously he was minister with portfolio of Revenue and Public Works Department and worked as the Guardian Minister of Kolhapur district, Sangli district and Pune district till 12 November 2019.[citation needed]
Early life and education
editPatil was born on 10 June 1959 in the Jamnadas Prabhudas Chawl in Parel, Mumbai. His father, Bacchu Patil, used to serve tea to mill workers. He completed schooling from the Raja Shivaji Vidyalaya (formerly King George High School) in Dadar. He graduated from Siddharth College in Fort and graduated with a B.Com degree in 1980.[3][4]
Political career
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He was introduced to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad at the age of 18. In 1980, he started working as a full-time activist for the ABVP. In 1982, he was appointed the 'Pradesh Mantri'. In 1985, Patil was elected as 'Kshetriya Sangathan Mantri' of the ABVP where he focused on the problems of the youth and student issues. In 1990, Dada Patil was elected as the Akhil Bharatiya Mantri of ABVP. At this time, he traveled to different districts of India to make people aware of social issues and addressed problems related to the education sector and the youth. In 2004, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected as its Vice President in 2013. In June 2014, he was appointed a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. In October 2014, he was elected as Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra. He has been holding the Cabinet Minister's office since July 2016 and handling the revenue, relief & rehabilitation, and Public Works department.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Maharashtra minister Chandrakant Patil..." The Hindu. 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Ahead of Maharashtra elections, BJP appoints minister Chandrakant Patil new state chief". India Today. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "About Chandrakant Patil". Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Row over MU giving degree certificate duplicate to minister Chandrakant Patil in 1 day". The Times of India. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "निर्देशिका - महाराष्ट्र शासनाचे अधिकृत संकेतस्थळ, भारत". Maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Ministers - Maharashtra BJP". bjp.org. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Sarkaritel.com, : Maharashtra Government, Council of Ministers". www.sarkaritel.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to Collector Office Kolhapur". kolhapur.nic.in. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "पुण्याच्या पालकमंत्री पदी चंद्रकांत पाटलांची न". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Chandrakant Patil likely to replace Girish Bapat as next guardian minister of Pune". indianexpress.com. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.