Haribhau Kisanrao Bagade (born 17 August 1945) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Governor of Rajasthan. He is from Maharashtra state. He was the Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 2014,[1] and he is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Haribhau Kisanrao Bagade | |
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| 45th Governor of Rajasthan | |
| Assumed office 31 July 2024 | |
| President | Droupadi Murmu |
| Chief Minister | Bhajan Lal Sharma |
| Preceded by | Kalraj Mishra |
| Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 12 November 2014 – 25 November 2019 | |
| Deputy | Vijayrao Bhaskarrao Auti |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Preceded by | Dilip Walse-Patil |
| Succeeded by | Nana Patole |
| Minister of Food & Civil Supplies Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 1997–1999 | |
| Chief Minister | Manohar Joshi Narayan Rane |
| Minister of Horticulture & Employment Guarantee Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 1995–1997 | |
| Chief Minister | Manohar Joshi |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2014 – July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kalyan Kale |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Constituency | Phulambri |
| In office 1985–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Keshavrao Autade |
| Succeeded by | Kalyan Kale |
| Constituency | Aurangabad East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 August 1945 Phulambri, Hyderabad State, British India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence(s) | Raj Bhavan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
| Occupation | Politician |
Haribhau Bagade was born in a Maratha Gurjar family in Chitepimpalgaon Village of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.
Haribhau Bagde, who has been an Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist & member since his childhood, was instrumental in increasing the presence of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Marathwada region and Popularly known as “Nana” in political circles and Till 1980 he was with the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
He was first elected to Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha in 1985 from Aurangabad East seat.[2] He won 2014 MLA election against Kalyan Kale of Indian National Congress (INC) from Phulambri constituency,[3] and went on to win the 2019 assembly election as well from the same constituency. When BJP installed its first government in Maharashtra in 2014, he was appointed Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He is a former cabinet minister in Government of Maharashtra and He came to be viewed as the BJP party’s rural face of Maharashtra state.
Haribhau Bagade was appointed Governor of Rajasthan by President Droupadi Murmu on 27 July 2024.[4]
References
edit- ^ "BJP's Haribhau Bagde unanimously elected Maharashtra's Assembly Speaker". The Economic Times. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1985".
- ^ "Bagde haribhau Kisan(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Phulambri(AURANGABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ Mallick, Ashesh (28 July 2024). "President appoints 6 new Governors including Om Prakash Mathur, Santosh Gangwar, reshuffles 3 others". India TV News. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.