| Office | Member of Parliament
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|---|---|
| Office | Minister of Food and Drugs Administration Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Parliamentary Affairs Government of Maharashtra
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| Term start | 23 May 2019
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| Predecessor | Anil Shirole
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| Constituency | Pune
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| Born | 1950-09-03 (age 76) |
| Born | Pune, Bombay State, India
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| Nationality | Indian
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | Template:URL |
Girish Bapat (born 3 September 1950) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from 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[1][2] He was member of 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. One on top Bhartiya Janata Party Leader in Vidhansabha. He was elected from Kasba Peth Constituency to the Vidhan Sabha in five consecutive elections since 1995.[3]
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
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.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ Maharashtra Government, Council of Ministers.
- ↑ Maharashtra BJP > Cabinet. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ Kasba Peth (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections. www.elections.in.
- ↑ Satellite Shot Down "Kept Watch On India", Tweets BJP Minister; Trolled. NDTV(28 March 2019). Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ↑ We also watch 'those' videos clips at night, says Maharashtra minister; raises eyebrows. Deccan Chronicle(14 September 2015). Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ↑ HC raps Girish Bapat for misusing position. The Hindu(19 January 2019). Retrieved 23 April 2019.
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