C. R. Patil
{{short description|Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (born 1955}}
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{{About|BJP MP from Navsari, Gujarat|other people with similar name|Chandrakant Patil (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Chandrakant Raghunath Patil
| honorific-suffix =
| image = The Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri C.R. Paatil addressing at the Jal Shakti Abhiyan- Catch the Rain Programme, in New Delhi on June 24, 2024 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Patil in June 2024
| office = Union Minister of Jal Shakti
| term_start = 11 June 2024
| predecessor = Gajendra Shekhawat
| term_end =
| office1 = President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat
| constituency1 =
| term_start1 =
| predecessor1 = Jitu Vaghani
| successor1 =
| birth_name = Chandrakant Raghunath Patil
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1955|03|16}}
| birth_place = Jalgaon, Bombay State, India
({{small|present-day Maharashtra}})
| death_date =
| death_place =
| children = 4
| residence = Surat, Gujarat, India
New Delhi, Delhi, India
| alma_mater = ITI
| profession = {{hlist|Politician|Businessperson|Agriculturist}}
| website = {{URL|http://crpatil.com}}
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| constituency =
| office2 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| termstart1 = 20 July 2020
| termstart2 = 16 May 2009
| constituency2 = Navsari, Gujarat
| predecessor2 = Constituency established
| president = Droupadi Murmu
| primeminister = Narendra Modi
}}
Chandrakant Raghunath Patil (born 16 March 1955), better known as C. R. Patil, is an Indian Politician who is serving as the 2nd Minister of Jal Shakti since 2024.{{Cite web |title=C. R. Patil {{!}} PRSIndia |url=https://prsindia.org/mptrack/17-lok-sabha/c-r-patil |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=PRS Legislative Research |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=5 Points About CR Patil, 3-Time MP From Gujarat's Navsari Constituency |url=https://www.ndtv.com/people/gujarat-assembly-elections-2022-5-points-on-bjp-state-chief-c-r-patil-3505178 |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=NDTV.com}} He is member of the current 18th Lok Sabha of India. Since 2020, he is also the President of BJP Gujarat State unit.{{Cite web |date=July 20, 2020 |title=CR Patil appointed new BJP Gujarat chief |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cr-patil-appointed-new-bjp-gujarat-chief-tsering-namgyal-to-head-party-s-ladakh-unit-1702536-2020-07-20 |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=India Today |language=english}}{{Cite web |last=DeshGujarat |date=2020-07-20 |title=CR Patil is new President of Gujarat unit of BJP |url=https://deshgujarat.com/2020/07/20/cr-patil-is-new-president-of-gujarat-unit-of-bjp/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=DeshGujarat |language=en-US}} He is the first non-Gujarati to hold this position.{{Cite news |last=Misra |first=Leena |date=4 September 2023 |access-date=17 September 2020 |title=gujarat-bjp-chief-c-r-paatil-if-we-get-a-single-seat-less-than-182 |work=Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/gujarat-bjp-chief-c-r-paatil-if-we-get-a-single-seat-less-than-182-out-of-182-in-the-gujarat-assembly-i-will-resign-6582236/ }}{{Cite web |title=Five Reasons Why Narendra Modi Picked C.R. Paatil as Gujarat BJP President |url=https://thewire.in/politics/cr-paatil-gujarat-bjp-narendra-modi |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=The Wire}} His name is also spelled C. R. Paatil at times.{{Cite web |last=Phadnis |first=Aditi |title=New Star On The Rise In BJP |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/column/aditi-phadnis-new-star-on-the-rise-in-bjp/20230208.htm |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Rediff |language=en}} He is a four-time Member of Parliament elected from Navsari in Gujarat.
Early life and education
Patil was born in Pimpry Akaraut village in Jalgaon district, Maharashtra to Raghunath, a police constable, and Sarubai Patil on 16 March 1955.{{Cite web |title=About CR |url=https://crpatil.com/about-cr/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=CR PATIL |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=C. R. Patil{{!}} National Portal of India |url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/c-r-patil |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.india.gov.in}} The family had moved to Gujarat in 1953.{{Cite web |title=Navsari MP, with Jalgaon roots, has highest vote margin in nation |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-navsari-mp-with-jalgaon-roots-has-highest-vote-margin-in-nation-2753461 |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=DNA India |language=en}} He received post-school technical training at ITI, Surat. Like his father, he also worked as a Police Constable from 1975 in Gujarat Police and served for 14 years. He joined the BJP in 1989. He started working for a Gujarati Daily named ‘Navgujarat Times’ in 1991 but delved into politics thereafter. He knows Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi and English languages.
Political journey
He started as the BJP Treasurer, Surat City and then became the BJP Vice President, Surat City. In 1998, he was appointed as the Chairman of Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL), a state PSU by then Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel.{{Cite web |title=C R Patil, Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals: Profile and Biography |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/1948800 |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}
His various positions held during his journey are as follows:
- Advisory Committee, Chief Minister of Gujarat{{Cite web |date=2021-09-04 |title=Gujarat: CR Paatil inducted into advisory committee headed by CM Rupani |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/paatil-inducted-into-advisory-committee-headed-by-rupani-7487938/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}
- Advisory Committee, Revenue Ministry, Government of Gujarat
- BJP Parliamentary Board, Gujarat State{{Cite web |last=ટીમ |first=એબીપી અસ્મિતા વેબ |date=2021-01-22 |title=C.R. પાટીલે પાર્લામેન્ટરી બોર્ડમાં ભાજપના ક્યા ચાર દિગ્ગજોનાં પત્તાં કાપી નાખ્યાં ? ક્યા સાંસદની લાગી ગઈ લોટરી ? |url=https://gujarati.abplive.com/news/gujarat/c-r-patil-did-not-give-place-to-four-bjp-stalwarts-in-the-parliamentary-board-600087 |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=gujarati.abplive.com |language=gu}}
Electoral expertise
His electoral performance is considered with high regards as it was highest margin victory in 2014 and 2019.{{Cite web |last1=Hunani |first1=Aslam |last2=Narsale |first2=Ashish |title=Top 10 winning candidates and highest margins |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/special/top-10-winning-candidates-and-highest-margins/20190529.htm |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Rediff |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2019-05-24 |title=BJP's C R Patil wins by 6.89 lakh votes, biggest victory margin in 2019 Lok Sabha elections |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/bjps-c-r-patil-wins-by-6-89-lakh-votes-biggest-victory-margin-in-2019-lok-sabha-elections/1588256/ |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}} In 2019, he won election with a record margin of {{formatnum:689668}} votes which was the second highest margin in electoral history. In 2014, he was elected by a record margin of 5,58,116 votes, the third highest across entire India, the third-highest winner in the Lok Sabha in the whole country.
Under his leadership, BJP won a seventh consecutive election with a record 156 of 182 seats, the most won by any political party in Gujarat's history.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-08 |title=Gujarat Election Result 2022 Highlights {{!}} BJP retains power for record 7th term; brand Modi shines |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/assembly-election-results-2022-live-updates-counting-for-gujarat-to-begin-at-8am-9667981.html |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Moneycontrol |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-12-08 |title=Gujarat Election Result Highlights: BJP's historic win (156 seats), Cong routed |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/gujarat-assembly-election/gujarat-assembly-election-result-2022-live-updates-constituency-wise-counting-updates-bjp-congress-aap-kerjriwal-modi-winners-list-eci-election-news-101670460931813.html |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}} Still, it was less than his bold claim of resigning even if they won single seat less than 182 seats out of 182 seats.
Role as parliamentarian
In 2013, he became the first Indian Member of Parliament to obtain an ISO certification 9001: 2015 for quality management system in monitoring and administration of the government services for his constituency. This seems to be inspired from Chief Minister's Office, Gujarat which became the first CMO to obtain an ISO certification In January 2009.{{cite news |date=2013-02-12 |title=In a first, Navsari MP gets ISO certification for his office |work=The Indian Express}}{{Cite web |title=Gujarat CMO's system is ISO certified too |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-gujarat-cmo-s-system-is-iso-certified-too-1405045 |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=DNA India |language=en}}
He has been member of various Committees as a Parliamentarian listed as follows:
Navsari became India's first 'smokeless' district with zero usage of firewood or kerosene. He has played a pivotal role in the development of Surat, including policy making for the textile and diamond industries, infrastructure development, or development of Surat airport into a fully functioning one with multiple flights giving air connectivity to the rest of India and initiation of International flights. His work at Chikhli village panchayat under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana is replicated in PM Modi's Varanasi constituency. {{cite news|url=https://www.ptinews.com/pti/cr-patil-and-rashmi-saboo-join-hands-to-empower-girl-children-through-sukanya-samriddhi-yojana-in-surat/60863.html|title=CR Patil and Rashmi Saboo join hands to empower girl children through Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana in Surat|work=PTINews}}{{cite news|url=https://theprint.in/politics/gujarat-conquered-all-roads-lead-to-delhi-whats-next-for-cr-patil-pms-man-behind-landslide-win/1260106/|title=Gujarat conquered, all roads lead to Delhi: What's next for CR Patil, PM's man behind landslide win|work=The Print}}{{Cite web |date=2009-03-21 |title=C R Patil: tainted cop,bank defaulter,and now MP? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/c-r-patil-tainted-cop-bank-defaulter-and-now-mp/ |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} During the second wave of COVID-19, Patil initiated Covid Care Centres across Gujarat which were set up by various BJP karyakartas.{{cite news |title=Glued yourself to BJP now; Apologise to party men upset with you: CR Patil to Dhavalsinh Zala |work=Deshgujarat |url=https://deshgujarat.com/2023/08/29/glued-yourself-to-bjp-now-apologise-to-party-men-upset-with-you-cr-patil-to-dhavalsinh-zala/}}{{Cite news |date=2003-07-26 |title=C R Patil gets bail in bank fraud case |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/c-r-patil-gets-bail-in-bank-fraud-case/articleshow/96346.cms |access-date=2023-11-17 |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |date=2009-03-21 |title=C R Patil: tainted cop,bank defaulter,and now MP? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/c-r-patil-tainted-cop-bank-defaulter-and-now-mp-2/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}
Personal life
He is married to Smt. Ganga and has 4 children, one son{{Cite web |title=mp-s-son-caught-drinking-at-public-place |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mp-s-son-caught-drinking-at-public-place/502761/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202071753/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mp-s-son-caught-drinking-at-public-place/502761/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=2 February 2022 }} and three daughters.
See also
References
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