Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre (born 26 February 1959) is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra and formerly Minister of State in the Government of India and a member of the 17th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Akola[1] constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.
He was also a member of the 14th Lok Sabha,[2] 15th Lok Sabha[3] and 16th Lok Sabha between 2004 and 2019 from Akola.
Education and early career
editDhotre holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the Government College of Engineering, Amravati. He graduated in 1981.
Career
editIn May 2019, Dhotre became Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology.[4]
Debate details in Lok Sabha
edit- 14-Jul-2014 (I) The Budget (Railways) – 2014-15 (II) Demands for Excess Grants (Railways) – 2011-12
- 14-Jul-2014 - Need to expedite the gauge conversion of the Ratlam-Fatehabad-Indore-Mhow-Khandwa-Amalakhurd-Akot-Akola Section
- 31-Jul-2014 - flood and drought situation in the country
- 11-Aug-2014 - The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024
- 25-Nov-2014 - Demand for recognizing Anganwadi workers as regular govt employees
- 11-Mar-2015 - The Budget (Railways) – 2015–16; (ii) Demands Grants on Account (Railways) – 2015–16; and (iii) Supplementary Demands for Grants (Railways) – 2014-15
- 19-Mar-2015 - Discussion on the agrarian situation in the country
- 22-Apr-2015 - Regarding not to scrap Handloom Reservation Act[5]
- Resignation from Modi Cabinet on Wednesday 7 July 2021
Positions held in Lok Sabha
edit- 5 Aug. 2004 and 5 Aug. 2007 - Aug. 2008 - Member, Committee on Information Technology
- 31 Aug. 2009 - Member, Committee on Rural Development
- 14 Aug. 2014 onwards - Member, Committee on Estimates
- 1 Sep. 2014 onwards - Member, Standing Committee on Railways
- 1 Sep. 2014 onwards - Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
- 3 July 2015 onwards - Convenor, Sub Committee-III, Committee on Estimates
Legislative
edit- Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly - 1999 to 2004
- Elected for 14th Lok Sabha (First Term) [6]
- Re-elected for 15th Lok Sabha (Second Term)15th Lok Sabha[7]
- Re-elected for 16th Lok Sabha (Third Term)[8]
- Re-elected for 17th Lok Sabha (Fourth Term)
Family and personal life
editSanjay Dhotre was married to Suhasini in 1983. They have two sons.[9] His eldest son Anup Dhotre is Akola Lok Sabha In-charge for 2024 elections.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/statedetailar.aspx?state_name=Maharashtra [dead link]
- ^ http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/partyardetail.aspx?party_code=23 [dead link]
- ^ "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
- ^ "Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre". 25 October 2016.
- ^ http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/statedetailar.aspx?state_name=Maharashtra [dead link]
- ^ http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/partyardetail.aspx?party_code=23 [dead link]
- ^ "Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history".
- ^ "भाजप उमेदवार बदलणार, वंचितकडून पुन्हा आंबेडकर, अकोल्यात काय होईल, वाचा ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट..." Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 7 March 2024.