Dhairyashil Mohan Patil is an Indian politician who is serving as Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra since August 2024. Prior to that, he previously served as member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Pen constituency between 2009 and 2019.[1]
Dhairyashil Patil | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 28 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Udayanraje Bhosale |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2009–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ravisheth Patil |
| Succeeded by | Ravisheth Patil |
| Constituency | Pen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Pen, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Peasants and Workers Party of India (until 2023) |
| Residence(s) | Pen New Delhi |
| Alma mater | Bharati Vidyapeeth University of Bombay |
| Occupation | Politician, businessman |
| Profession | Farmer, renter |
Early life and education
editPatil was born on 1971 in Pen, Maharashtra. His father, Mohan Mahadev Patil, was the state minister of Maharashtra, leader of Peasants and Workers Party of India and had served as MLA from Pen for 24 years until 2004.[2]
He was a science student at a private High School in Pen, then he studied at University of Bombay. In 1991, he pursued a diploma of Civil Engineering in Bharati Vidyapeeth.[3]
Legislative career
editLike his father, Patil joined Peasants and Workers Party of India and contested in Pen seat in 2009 elections. He won by margin of 7,616 votes. He was re-elected in 2014.[4]
Patil later lost the seat in 2019 elections to his rival Ravisheth Patil by a margin of 24,085 votes, after later switched from Congress to Bharatiya Janata Party.[5] He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in December 2023. He was elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha in a bye-election in August 2024.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "BJP names Dhairyasheel Patil as candidate for RS seat". The Indian Express. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ PTI (24 July 2014). "Former Maharashtra Minister Mohan Patil Passes Away". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Dhairyashil Mohan Patil(Peasants And Workers Party of India):Constituency- PEN(RAIGAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "BJP picks ex-PWP MLA Dhairyashil Patil for RS polls". The Times of India. 20 August 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "BJP welcomes 'young & dynamic' Dhairyashil Patil, MLA could be LS candidate from Raigad". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "BJP nominates Dhairyasheel Patil for RS polls, NCP likely to field Nitin Patil". Hindustan Times. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ PTI (21 August 2024). "BJP and NCP candidates file nominations for two Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra". ThePrint. Retrieved 3 September 2024.