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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Girish Mahajan<br />
| birth_place = [[Jamner]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] <br />
| image = Girish Mahajan.JPG<br />
| predecessor = <br />
| office = [[Devendra Fadnavis ministry|Cabinet Minister]]<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]<br />
| minister = Ministry of Water resources, Medical Education and Irrigation<br />
| term_start = 2014<br />
| term_end = 2019<br />
| 1blankname = [[Chief Minister]]<br />
| 1namedata = [[Devendra Fadnavis]]<br />
| office1 = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly<br>Maharashtra]]<br />
| term_start1 = 1995<br />
| term_end1 = present<br />
| constituency1 = [[Jamner (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jamner]]<br />
| parents = <br />
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| alma_mater = <br />
| religion = <br />
| spouse = Sadhana Mahajan<br />
| birth_date = <br />
}}<br />
'''Girish Dattatray Mahajan''' is a politician from [[Jalgaon district]] of Maharashtra. He is current MLA of [[Jamner]]. He was minister of water resources, Medical education and minister for irrigation of Maharashtra state in [[Devendra Fadnavis|Fadnavis's cabinet]] . Girish Mahajan is a member of the 14th [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] for the Jamner Constituency, serving his sixth term.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/jamner.html|title=Jamner (Maharashtra) Election Results 2014, Current and Previous MLA|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2017-05-28}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Mahajan was born in Jamner into a [[Marathi people|Marathi]] [[Gurjar]] family.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gangan |first1=Surendra P |title=Girish Mahajan not new to controversies |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/girish-mahajan-not-new-to-controversies/story-6uUNow7V4DrlyEExbSDxTM.html |access-date=17 February 2021 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=1 April 2015 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
As a college student, Mahajan was an active member of ABVP in 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianpoliticians.net/politicians.asp?namecode=140|title=Politician|website=indianpoliticians.net}}</ref> In the ABVP, he started as a grassroots worker where he painted walls and distributed promotional posters for politicians. He was appointed as Taluka President of ABVP.<br />
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Mahajan' political career commenced in earnest in the early eighties, when he became Taluka President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (youth wing of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]) in Maharashtra.<br />
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In 1992, Mahajan was elected as a Gram-Panchayat Election for Jamner. In 1995 he was elected to the [[Maharashtra]] state assembly for the first time. He served his 5th term as MLA as of 2014. Mahajan was sworn in as the [[Water Resources]] Minister<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mahahp.gov.in/irrigation_ministry.aspx|title=Minister Water Resources & CAD Mantralaya(Mumbai)|website=www.mahahp.gov.in}}</ref> of Maharashtra on 31 October 2014. His government won a confidence motion by oral vote on 12 November 2014 allowing it to continue to govern.<br />
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==Positions held==<br />
===Within [[BJP]]===<br />
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*[[President (corporate title)|President]], [[BJYM]] Jamner Taluka (1988-1990).<br />
*[[Vice President]], [[BJP]] Maharashtra (1993-1995).<br />
*District Chairman, BJP, Jalgaon (2006).<br />
*Party Pratod. BJP Legislature Party, Maharashtra State (2008).<br />
*Region Vice President, BJP, Maharashtra Pradesh (2011).<br />
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===Legislative===<br />
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*Member, [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] - consecutive 5 Terms since 1995<br />
*Cabinet Minister : Irrigation Minister, Maharashtra State.<br />
*Guardian Minister : Guardian Minister (Nashik and Nandurbar)<br />
*Kumbhamela Minister : Kumbhamela Minister (Nashik)<br />
*Sarpanch, Jamner Gram Panchayat (1992-1995)<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [http://girishmahajan.in Girish Mahjan Website]<br />
* [[Jamner]]<br />
* [[Jamner Railway Station]]<br />
* [[Jamner (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jamner Vidhansabha Constituency]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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