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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1971)}}
{{Distinguish|Dhairyasheel Patil}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start = 28 August 2024
| term_end = 2 April 2026
| successor = [[Vinod Tawde]]
| predecessor = [[Udayanraje Bhosale]]
| constituency = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra|Maharashtra]]
| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 2009
| term_end2 = 2019
| predecessor2 = [[Ravisheth Patil]]
| successor2 = Ravisheth Patil
| constituency2 = [[Pen Assembly constituency|Pen]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1971|03|22}}
| birth_place = [[Pen, Maharashtra]], India
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] {{small|(since 2023)}}
| other_party = [[Peasants and Workers Party of India]] {{small|(until 2023)}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Nilima Patil|1996}}
| children = 2 daughters
| father = Mohan Patil
| mother = Vijaya Patil
| education = [[Bachelor of Engineering|Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Bombay]]
| profession = {{hlist|Agriculturist|politician}}
}}

'''Dhairyashil Mohan Patil''' (born 22 March 1971) is an Indian politician who served as [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra|Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra]] from August 2024 till April 2026. Prior to that, he previously served as [[member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] for [[Pen Assembly constituency|Pen constituency]] between 2009 and 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-20 |title=BJP names Dhairyasheel Patil as candidate for RS seat |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/bjp-names-dhairyasheel-patil-as-candidate-for-rs-seat-9524354/ |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Patil 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 [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from Pen for 24 years until 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2014-07-24 |title=Former Maharashtra Minister Mohan Patil Passes Away |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2014/Jul/24/former-maharashtra-minister-mohan-patil-passes-away-639590.html |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dhairyashil Mohan Patil(Peasants And Workers Party of India):Constituency- PEN(RAIGAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/maharashtra2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=7853 |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>

== Legislative career ==
Like his father, Patil joined [[Peasants and Workers Party of India]] and contested Pen seat in [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2009 elections]]. He won by margin of 7,616 votes. He was re-elected in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-08-20 |title=BJP picks ex-PWP MLA Dhairyashil Patil for RS polls |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/bjp-picks-ex-pwp-mla-dhairyashil-patil-for-rs-polls/articleshow/112660156.cms |access-date=2024-09-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

Patil later lost the seat in [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2019 elections]] to his rival [[Ravisheth Patil]] by a margin of 24,085 votes, after later switching from [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] to [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BJP welcomes 'young & dynamic' Dhairyashil Patil, MLA could be LS candidate from Raigad |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/pen-dhairyashil-patil-joins-bjp-could-be-ls-candidate-for-raigad |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref> He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in December 2023. He was elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha in a by-election in August 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-08-21 |title=BJP nominates Dhairyasheel Patil for RS polls, NCP likely to field Nitin Patil |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/bjp-nominates-dhairyasheel-patil-for-rs-polls-ncp-likely-to-field-nitin-patil-101724181301091.html |access-date=2024-09-03 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2024-08-21 |title=BJP and NCP candidates file nominations for two Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra |url=https://theprint.in/india/bjp-and-ncp-candidates-file-nominations-for-two-rajya-sabha-seats-from-maharashtra/2232055/ |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="NCP's Nitin Patil, BJP's Dhairyasheel Patil Elected To Rajya Sabha">{{cite news |title=NCP's Nitin Patil, BJP's Dhairyasheel Patil Elected To Rajya Sabha |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ncps-nitin-patil-bjps-dhairyasheel-patil-elected-to-rajya-sabha-6425620 |access-date=1 January 2025 |work= |publisher=NDTV |date=27 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101123506/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ncps-nitin-patil-bjps-dhairyasheel-patil-elected-to-rajya-sabha-6425620 |archive-date=1 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Patil, Dhairyashil}}
[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2009–2014]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019]]
[[Category:Peasants and Workers Party of India politicians]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra]]

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