Padamsinh Bajirao Patil | |
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| Home Minister of Maharashtra | |
| In office 1988–1994 | |
| Deputy Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1986–1988 | |
| Cabinet Minister for Water Resources | |
| In office 2002–2004 | |
| Cabinet Minister for Energy &Water Resources | |
| In office 1999–2002 | |
| Cabinet Minister for Energy and Excise | |
| In office 1978–1980 | |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1978–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Gautamrao Survase |
| Succeeded by | Omprakash Raje Nimbalkar |
| Constituency | Osmanabad |
| Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Kalpana Ramesh Narhire |
| Succeeded by | Ravindra Gaikwad |
| Constituency | Osmanabad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1940 Ter,Maharashtra,India |
| Spouse | Chandrakala Patil |
| Children | Ranajagjitsinha Patil Prithviraj Patil |
| Residence(s) | Sinhagad,Shingoli,Osmanabad,Maharashtra,India |
| Occupation | Politician |
Padamsinh Bajirao Patil (born 1 June 1940) is a former Home Minister of Maharashtra and member of the 15th Lok Sabha.
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His sister,Sunetra Pawar,is the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra,and the wife of Ajit Pawar,who had previously served the office. [1] [2]
Patil was a minister in the Maharashtra State Government for more than 20 years.
He is a former deputy speaker of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha,Deputy Opposition Leader and also the State President of Sharad Pawar's Congress(S).
Patil was elected to the Lok Sabha from Osmanabad Lok Sabha constituency on a Nationalist Congress Party ticket in the 2009 general elections.
He is a former member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for 8 terms.
He was responsible in bringing Chhagan Bhujbal into the Nationalist Congress Party and creating other stalwart leaders in the party.
His son Ranajagjitsinha Patil is a former Minister of State for Industries,Revenue,Agriculture,Cultural Affairs,Protocol,Employment and Employment with guarantee scheme,Parliamentary Affairs and a Member of the Legislative Council for two terms;he has now been elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Osmanabad Assembly constituency.
Patil is the founding President and Chairman of the Terna Public Charitable Trust,headquartered in Dharashiv.