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| Office | Minister of Higher and Technical Education Government of Maharashtra |
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| Office | Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Government of Maharashtra |
| Office | Minister of Textiles Government of Maharashtra
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| Office | Minister of Agriculture Government of Maharashtra |
| Term start | 9 August 2022
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| Predecessor | Uday Samant
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| Predecessor | Anil Parab
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| Born | 1959-06-10 (age 67) |
| Born | Bombay, Bombay State, India
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| Nationality | Indian
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party
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| Alma mater | Siddharth College
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| Website | Template:URL |
Chandrakant Bacchu Patil is an Indian politician and the Higher and technical education minister of Maharashtra state in the present Government of Maharashtra.[1] Chandrakant Patil was the Maharashtra state President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2019 to 2022.[2]
He is a member of the legislative assembly of Maharashtra and represents the Kothrud Assembly constituency. Previously, he was a minister with portfolio of Revenue and Public Works Department and worked as the Guardian Minister of Kolhapur district, Sangli district and Pune district till 12 November 2019.Template:Citation needed
Early life and education
Patil was born on 10 June 1959 in the Jamnadas Prabhudas Chawl in Parel, Mumbai. His father, Bacchu Patil, used to serve tea to mill workers. He completed schooling at Raja Shivaji Vidyalaya (formerly King George High School) in Dadar. He graduated from Siddharth College in Fort and graduated with a B.Com degree in 1980.[3][4]
Political career
Template:Expand section He was introduced to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad at the age of 18. In 1980, he started working as a full-time activist for the ABVP. In 1982, he was appointed the 'Pradesh Mantri'. In 1985, Patil was elected as 'Kshetriya Sangathan Mantri' of the ABVP where he focused on the problems of the youth and student issues. In 1990, Dada Patil was elected as the Akhil Bharatiya Mantri of ABVP. At this time, he traveled to different districts of India to make people aware of social issues and addressed problems related to the education sector and the youth. In 2004, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected as its Vice President in 2013. In June 2014, he was appointed a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. In October 2014, he was elected as Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra. He has been holding the Cabinet Minister's office since July 2016 and handling the revenue, relief & rehabilitation, and Public Works department.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
References
- ↑ Maharashtra minister Chandrakant Patil.... The Hindu(20 September 2022).
- ↑ Ahead of Maharashtra elections, BJP appoints minister Chandrakant Patil new state chief. India Today.
- ↑ About Chandrakant Patil. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ↑ Row over MU giving degree certificate duplicate to minister Chandrakant Patil in 1 day. The Times of India(14 April 2023). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ↑ निर्देशिका - महाराष्ट्र शासनाचे अधिकृत संकेतस्थळ, भारत. Maharashtra.gov.in.
- ↑ Ministers - Maharashtra BJP. bjp.org.
- ↑ Sarkaritel.com, : Maharashtra Government, Council of Ministers. www.sarkaritel.com.
- ↑ Welcome to Collector Office Kolhapur. kolhapur.nic.in.
- ↑ पुण्याच्या पालकमंत्री पदी चंद्रकांत पाटलांची न(7 June 2019).
- ↑ Chandrakant Patil likely to replace Girish Bapat as next guardian minister of Pune. indianexpress.com(7 June 2019).
- ↑ Maharashtra election results: These candidates have won by biggest margins so far(23 November 2024). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ Maharashtra Elections 2024: 14 candidates win by over 1 lakh votes, all from Mahayuti(23 November 2024). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ Maharashtra Assembly election results 2024 | Who won in Pune?(23 November 2024).