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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Girish Bapat
| native_name =
| image =
| caption =
| office = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]]
| term_start = 23 May 2019
| term_end =
| constituency = [[Pune (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pune]]
| predecessor = [[Anil Shirole]]
| office3 = <big>Minister of</big> Food and Drugs Administration Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Parliamentary Affairs [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| term_start3 = 31 October 2014
| term_end3 = 4 June 2019
| governor3 = [[C. Vidyasagar Rao|C.V. Rao]]

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|09|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Pune]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Politician
| spouse =
| children =
| website = {{URL|https://www.mahabjp.org/Eng/BjpBadal/Cabinet.aspx}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Girish Bapat''' (born 3 September 1950) is an Indian politician and a [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] in the [[17th Lok Sabha]]. He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]], lower house of the [[Parliament of India]] from [[Pune (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pune]], [[Maharashtra]] in the [[2019 Indian general election]] as member of [[Bhartiya Janata Party]]. Earlier he was the Cabinet Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Food and Drugs Administration, Parliamentary Affairs in Government of Maharashtra<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sarkaritel.com/states/council_of_ministers.php?state=MH|title=Maharashtra Government, Council of Ministers|accessdate=29 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mahabjp.org/Eng/BjpBadal/Cabinet.aspx |title=Maharashtra BJP > Cabinet |access-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025125610/http://www.mahabjp.org/eng/BjpBadal/Cabinet.aspx |archive-date=25 October 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was member of 13th [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]. One on top [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] Leader in Vidhansabha. He was elected from [[Kasba Peth (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kasba Peth]] Constituency to the Vidhan Sabha in five consecutive elections since 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kasba Peth (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections |url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/kasba-peth.html |website=www.elections.in |accessdate=28 September 2019}}</ref>

==Political career==
Bapat started his public career working initially with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh]]. He was appointed as Secretary of Pune City BJP in 1980. He was first elected to the [[Pune Municipal Corporation]] in a by-election in 1983 and won three subsequent terms. He was appointed as the Standing Committee Chairman of [[Pune Municipal Corporation]] in 1986-87. He was first elected as Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] in 1995. In 1997, he was appointed as the Director of Krishna Khore Vikas Mahamandal. In 2019 General elections, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Pune constituency.

===Positions held===

====Within [[BJP]]====
* Secretary, [[BJP]] [[Pune]] (1980)
* [[President (corporate title)|President]], [[BJP]] [[Pune]] (2006)

====Legislative====
*Member, [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] - consecutive 5 Terms since 1995
* [[Chairman]], [[Pune Municipal Corporation]] Standing Committee (1986–87)

== Controversies ==
He was sometimes criticised for slip of tongue.<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Satellite Shot Down "Kept Watch On India", Tweets BJP Minister; Trolled |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mission-shakti-satellite-shot-down-kept-watch-on-india-tweets-bjp-minister-girish-bapat-trolled-2013875 |access-date=23 April 2019 |work=NDTV |date=28 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=PTI |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150914/nation-politics/article/ministers-obscene-video-clip-remark-leaves-bjp-red-faced|title=We also watch 'those' videos clips at night, says Maharashtra minister; raises eyebrows|date=14 September 2015|work=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/states/hc-raps-girish-bapat-for-misusing-position/article26031257.ece|title=HC raps Girish Bapat for misusing position|last=Banerjee|first=Shoumojit|date=19 January 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=23 April 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==References==
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{{s-ttl|title=Cabinet Minister for Food & Civil Supplies, [[Maharashtra State]]|years=31 October 2014–present}}
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{{s-bef|before=[[Manohar Naik]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=Cabinet Minister for Food & Drug Administration, [[Maharashtra State]]|years=31 October 2014–present}}
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{{s-bef|before=[[Ajit Pawar]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for [[Pune district]]|years=December 2014–present}}
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{{17th LS members from Maharashtra}}

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[[Category:Savitribai Phule Pune University alumni]]
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[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]

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