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Eknath Shinde
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Office 20th Chief Minister of Maharashtra


Office Leader of the House of the
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Office Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra


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Predecessor Uddhav Thackeray

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Predecessor *Uddhav Thackeray

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Born 9 February 1964-{{{2}}}-{{{3}}} (age Expression error: Unrecognized word "february".)
Born Dare, Maharashtra, India



Nationality Indian


Political party Shiv Sena Template:Small
Spouse Lata Eknath Shinde
Children Shrikant Shinde
Alma mater Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik (BA)
Occupation Politician


Eknath Sambhaji Shinde (pronunciation: [eknaːt̪ʰ ʃin̪d̪e]; born 9 February 1964[1]) is an Indian politician currently serving as the 20th and current Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 30 June 2022. He is also serving as the Chairman of Shiv Sena[2] since 18 February 2023.[3] He was earlier the Cabinet Minister of Urban Development and Public Works (Public Undertakings) in the Cabinet of Uddhav Thackeray from 2019 to 2022.[4][5][6][7] He is a Member of Legislative Assembly from Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency of Thane, Maharashtra since 2009.[8][9][10]

Early life

Eknath Shinde hails from the Dare Village, Jawali taluka in Satara, Maharashtra, and belongs to the Maratha community.[11] His family moved to Thane (in the Mumbai outskirts) to earn a living. Eknath studied till 11th standard at Mangala High School & Junior College, Thane.[12] Shinde left education in early years to support his family, however, he resumed his education in 2014 after joining the government ministry. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University in 2020 with a score of 77.25% .[13][14][15]

Shinde used to drive an autorickshaw to support his family before entering politics.[16]

Political career

Shinde was introduced to politics by then Thane Shivsena President Anand Dighe in early 1980.[17] Shinde became successor to Dighe's legacy after his death in 2001.[18] He has been elected as Member of Legislative Assembly since 2004 for four consecutive terms.

Position held

Thane Municipal Corporation

  • 1997 : Elected to the Thane Municipal Corporation as a corporator for the first time
  • 2001 : Elected to the post of the leader of the house in Thane Municipal Corporation.[19]
  • 2002 : Elected to the Thane Municipal Corporation for the second time

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly & ministries

  • 2004 : Elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for the first time
  • 2005 : Appointed as the Thane district head of Shiv Sena. First MLA to have been appointed at such a coveted post in the party
  • 2009 : Elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for the 2nd time [10]
  • 2014 : Elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for the 3rd time[10][20]
  • 2019 : Elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for the fourth consecutive time
    • 2019 : Appointed as the minister of Urban Development and Public Works (Public Undertakings)[4]
    • 2019 : Appointed as the Minister of Home Affairs (Acting) (28 November 2019 - 30 December 2019)
  • 2020 : Appointed as the guardian minister of Thane district[22]

Chief Minister

Role in 2022 Maharashtra political crisis

Template:Main Shinde was in favor of breaking the Maha Vikas Aghadi and reestablishing alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party.[24] He requested Uddhav Thackeray to break the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance due to ideological differences and unfair treatment by Congress Party and NCP.[25] His fellow Shiv Sena members said that their complaints were ignored by Uddhav Thackeray and Uddhav favored Congress Party and NCP over his own Shiv Sena members.[26][27] Shinde gathered 2/3rd members from his party to support his request.[28] The crisis began on 21 June 2022 when Shinde and several other MLAs of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition moved to Surat in BJP-governed Gujarat, throwing the coalition into a chaos.[29][30][31] As a result of Shinde's revolt, Uddhav Thackeray resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Maharashtra and said that he will also resign from the Maharashtra Legislative Council.[32][33] Shinde successfully reestablished alliance with BJP and was sworn in as the 20th Chief Minister, with Bharatiya Janata Party's Devendra Fadnavis as the Deputy Chief Minister.[34][35]

Shiv Sena leadership dispute

After Eknath Shinde established the government, he started using the Shiv Sena name and symbols without Uddhav Thackrey. This created issues as Uddhav also claimed to be the leader of Shiv Sena. Uddhav's faction challenged this in court, which was eventually moved to the Election Commission of India. The Commission recognized Eknath Shinde's faction as the real Shiv Sena party, which ended the leadership dispute.[36] The Election Commission also found the changes made to the Shiv Sena party constitution in 2018, under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray, to be undemocratic. The amendments centralized the party's control and were criticized for not allowing free, fair, and transparent elections for the party positions.[37]

Personal life

Shinde is married to Lata Shinde.[38]

On 2 June 2000, their son Dipesh (aged 11) and daughter Shubhada (aged 7) went boating in a lake near their native village in Maharashtra. The boat overturned and both the children died by drowning. Shinde went into depression for several months. Anand Dighe provided emotional support to Shinde and entrusted him with greater responsibility in order to keep his mind occupied and away from depression.[39]

Their surviving child, Shrikant Shinde, is an orthopaedic surgeon who has also been the elected Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha from the Kalyan constituency since 2014 (re-elected in 2019).[40]

Dharmaveer, a 2022 Indian Marathi-language biographical drama film by Pravin Tarde, covered Anand Dighe and Eknath Shinde's life.[41][42] Kshitij Date played the role of Eknath Shinde.[43] Eknath Shinde has a starring role in Dharmaveer as one of Dighe’s most loyal foot soldiers.[44] Template:Clear

References

  1. ↑ Watch: Who is Eknath Shinde? All you need to know about former auto driver on collision course with Shiv Sena leadership. Free Press Journal.
  2. ↑ एकनाथ शिंदे को शिवसेना मुख्य नेता, राष्ट्रीय कार्यकारिणी की बैठक में हुआ फैसला. News18 हिंदी(2023-02-21). Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  3. ↑ Eknath Shinde takes oath as Maharashtra CM, Devendra Fadnavis as his deputy. Hindustan Times(2022-06-30). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maharashtra Cabinet portfolios announced: Dy CM Ajit Pawar gets finance and economy, Aaditya Thackeray allotted tourism and environment ministry-Politics News, Firstpost. Firstpost(5 January 2020).
  5. ↑ मंत्रिमंडळ खातेवाटपाला राज्यपालांची मंजुरी, अधिकृत खातेवाटप जाहीर, टीम, एबीपी माझा, वेब. marathi.abplive.com(5 January 2020).
  6. ↑ Eknath Shinde is a minister in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 महाराष्ट्र शासन सार्वजनिक आरोग्य विभाग.
  8. ↑ Eknath Sambhaji Shinde of S WINS the Kopri-pachpakhadi constituency | Maharastra & [He is also the president of Shiv Sena Maharastra Assembly Election 2014]. NewsReporter.in.
  9. ↑ Maharashtra state Assembly Election - Constituency Wise Result. rediff.com. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Sitting and previous MLAs from Kopri-Pachpakhadi Assembly Constituency.
  11. ↑ Eknath Shinde Caste: एकनाथ शिंदे की जाति क्या है? इंटरनेट पर क्यों हो रहा सर्च, जानिए. Navbharat Times.
  12. ↑ Eknath Sambhaji Shinde(SHS):Constituency- Kopri - Panchpakhadi(e-THANE).
  13. ↑ Maharashtra Minister Eknath Shinde a Degree Holder Now, Tweets Lok Sabha MP Son. News18(2020-11-17). Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  14. ↑ Who is Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde and how did he rise through the ranks?. Hindustan Times(2022-06-21). Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  15. ↑ Who is Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra’s New Chief Minister?, Desk, India com News. www.india.com. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  16. ↑ Man of the moment: Who is Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena strongman who pushed MVA to brink of collapse?. Financialexpress. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  17. ↑ Eknath Shinde: From Thane auto driver to Shiv Sena's top leader, all about him. Zee News. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  18. ↑ Parallel lives: Shinde mentor Anand Dighe, Sena strongman and a thorn in Bal Thackeray’s side. The Indian Express(2022-06-25). Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Eknath Shinde: From a seat at head table to chief of rebellion. Hindustan Times(21 June 2022).
  20. ↑ Eknath Shinde tops popularity charts.
  21. ↑ आदित्य ठाकरेंची सेनेच्या नेतेपदी वर्णी, मनोहर जोशी, सुधीर जोशीही पदावर कायम.
  22. ↑ 2020: Maharashtra govt appoints guardian ministers for all 36 districts.
  23. ↑ Eknath Shinde will be sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister: Devendra Fadnavis. Telangana Today(2022-06-30). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  24. ↑ 'Want to save Shiv Sena from python MVA,' says Eknath Shinde. Firstpost(2022-06-25). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  25. ↑ Maharashtra MVA crisis: What made Eknath Shinde turn against Shiv Sena, Marpakwar, Chaitanya. The Times of India(June 22, 2022). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  26. ↑ Uddhav Thackeray Left 52 Sena MLAs, His Home, But Not Sharad Pawar: Rebels. NDTV.com. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  27. ↑ Ramtek Ind MLA joins rebel Sena group, says CM ignored his plaints, Choudhari, Abhishek. The Times of India(June 24, 2022). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  28. ↑ Maharashtra crisis: Uddhav Thackeray-led faction in hopeless minority within party, Eknath Shinde to SC. The Times of India(Jun 29, 2022). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  29. ↑ Maharashtra political crisis: Why MVA coalition has always looked fragile, Singh, Darpan. India Today(June 21, 2022). Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  30. ↑ Maharashtra Political Crisis: MVA slides into minority; here’s how the numbers stand. The Hindu(2022-06-22). Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  31. ↑ What’s next in the Maharashtra political crisis? Decoding the future of the MVA alliance. Firstpost(2022-06-23). Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  32. ↑ ‘Don’t want to play these games. I resign’: Uddhav Thackeray ahead of trust vote. Hindustan Times(2022-06-29). Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  33. ↑ You have brought down Balasaheb's son: Uddhav Thackeray resigns as Maharashtra CM. India Today(June 29, 2022). Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  34. ↑ Maharashtra political crisis Live Updates: PM Modi congratulates Shinde, Fadnavis on becoming CM, Dy CM. The Indian Express(2022-06-30). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  35. ↑ Fadnavis's masterstroke: Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde to be next Maharashtra CM, move corners Uddhav further. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  36. ↑ EC recognises Eknath Shinde faction as real Shiv Sena, allots it 'bow and arrow' symbol. The Times of India(2023-02-17). Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  37. ↑ Uddhav Thackeray Loses Name, Symbol Of Shiv Sena Founded By Father. NDTV.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  38. ↑ Eknath Shinde's Wife, Lata's Major Role In His Success From Being An Auto Driver To Maharashtra's CM. BollywoodShaadis(2022-07-01). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  39. ↑ eknath shinde: When my two children were in an accident, Anand Dighe Saheb raised me again: Eknath Shinde – my two kids died in an accident after that anand dighe gave support to me says shiv sena leader(7 May 2022).
  40. ↑ Congress-NCP wiped out in Mumbai; Priya Dutt, Milind Deora lose.
  41. ↑ Marathi flick ‘Dharmaveer’ puts spotlight on Eknath Shinde’s rising say in Shiv Sena politics. The Indian Express(2022-07-03). Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  42. ↑ ZEE5 announces the release of Anand Dighe’s biopic 'Dharmaveer'. The Statesman(2022-06-14). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  43. ↑ 'The Scope on Their Work...': Kshitish Date on Playing Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde. News18(2022-07-06). Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  44. ↑ Eknath Shinde has a starring role in Dharmaveer. Scroll.in. Nandini Ramnath. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

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