Chandrakant Patil
{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1959)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = The Guardian Minister, Maharashtra, Shri Chandrakantdada Patil addressing at the inauguration of the Public Information Campaign, at Gadhinglaj, Dist. Kolhapur, Maharashtra on November 06, 2015.jpg
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| name = Chandrakant Patil
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| office = Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
| subterm = Cabinet
| suboffice = Third Fadnavis ministry
| minister = *Higher & Technical Education
| term_start = 15 December 2024
| term_end =
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = Devendra Fadnavis
| 2blankname = Deputy CM
| 2namedata =
| 3blankname = Guardian Minister
| 3namedata = Sangli district
| governor = C. P. Radhakrishnan
| predecessor = Himself
| successor =
| office1 = Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
| minister1 =
- Higher Education and Technical Education
- Textiles
- Parliamentary Affairs.
- State Border Defence (First)
| term_start1 = 14 August 2022
| term_end1 = 26 November 2024
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 =
| 2blankname1 = Deputy CM
| 2namedata1 =
| 3blankname1 = Guardian Minister
| 3namedata1 =
| governor1 = *Bhagat Singh Koshyari
| predecessor1 =
Additional charge
{{small|(higher & Technical Education Ministry)}}
- Aslam Shaikh
{{small|(Textiles Ministry)}} - Anil Parab
{{small|(Parliamentary Affairs Ministry)}} - Eknath Shinde Additional Charge
{{small|(State Border Defence Ministry)}} - Ajit Pawar
{{small|(Pune District)}}
| successor1 = Himself
| office3 = Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
| 2blankname3 = Guardian Minister
| 2namedata3 =
- NA
| term_start3 = 31 October 2014
| term_end3 = 12 November 2019
| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata3 = Devendra Fadnavis
| governor3 =
| suboffice8 = Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) Ministry
| subterm8 = 31 October 2014 - 12 November 2019
| suboffice7 = Revenue Ministry
| subterm7 = 8 July 2016 - 12 November 2019
| suboffice3 = Agriculture Ministry
| subterm3 = 6 July 2018 - 16 June 2019
| suboffice4 = Co-operation Ministry
| subterm4 = 31 October 2014 – 7 July 2016
| suboffice5 = Marketing Ministry
| subterm5 = 31 October 2014 – 7 July 2016
| suboffice6 = Textiles Ministry
| subterm6 = 31 October 2014 – 7 July 2016
| office9 = Leader of The House
Maharashtra Legislative Council
| term_start9 = 8 July 2016
| term_end9 = 8 November 2019
| 1blankname9 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata9 = Devendra Fadnavis
| 2blankname9 = Chairman of the House
| 2namedata9 = *Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar
| 3blankname9 = Deputy Leader
| 3namedata9 = Pankaja Munde
| predecessor9 = Eknath Khadse
| successor9 = Subhash Desai Acting
| office10 = President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra
| term_start10 = 16 July 2019
| term_end10 = 12 August 2022
| predecessor10 = Raosaheb Danve
| successor10 = Chandrashekhar Bawankule
| office11 = Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
| term_start11 = 25 October 2019
| predecessor11 = Medha Kulkarni
| constituency11 = Kothrud
| office12 = Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
| constituency12 = Pune Graduates
| term_start12 = 20 July 2008
| term_end12 = 25 October 2019
| predecessor12 = Sharad Patil
| successor12 = Arun Lad
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|06|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bombay, Bombay State, India
| alma_mater = Siddharth College
| nationality = Indian
| residence = Pune, Maharshtra
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
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| website = {{URL|https://chandrakantdadapatil.in}}
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Chandrakant Bacchu Patil is an Indian politician and the Higher and technical education minister of Maharashtra state in the present Government of Maharashtra.{{Cite news |title=Maharashtra minister Chandrakant Patil... |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/maharashtra-minister-chandrakant-patil-to-head-panel-on-maratha-quota/article65913413.ece |website=The Hindu|date=20 September 2022 }} Chandrakant Patil was the Maharashtra state President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
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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.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}
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.{{cite web |title=About Chandrakant Patil |url=https://chandrakantdadapatil.in/en/about#contact |access-date=14 May 2021}}{{cite news |title=Row over MU giving degree certificate duplicate to minister Chandrakant Patil in 1 day |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/row-over-mu-giving-degree-certificate-duplicate-to-minister-chandrakant-patil-in-1-day/articleshow/99478727.cms |access-date=18 April 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=14 April 2023}}
Political career
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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/1129/Directory |title=निर्देशिका - महाराष्ट्र शासनाचे अधिकृत संकेतस्थळ, भारत |publisher=Maharashtra.gov.in |date= |accessdate=2022-08-10}}{{cite web|url=http://maharashtra.bjp.org/en/ministers/|title=Ministers - Maharashtra BJP|website=bjp.org|accessdate=2 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902223956/http://maharashtra.bjp.org/en/ministers/|archive-date=2 September 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sarkaritel.com/states/council_of_ministers.php?state=MH|title=Sarkaritel.com, : Maharashtra Government, Council of Ministers|website=www.sarkaritel.com|accessdate=2 September 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://kolhapur.nic.in/new/Marathi/main.asp|title=Welcome to Collector Office Kolhapur|website=kolhapur.nic.in|accessdate=2 September 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dainikprabhat.com/chandrakant-patils-appointment-as-guardian-minister-of-pune/|title = पुण्याच्या पालकमंत्री पदी चंद्रकांत पाटलांची न|date = 7 June 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/chandrakant-patil-likely-to-replace-girish-bapat-guardian-minister-pune-5769071/|title=Chandrakant Patil likely to replace Girish Bapat as next guardian minister of Pune|website=indianexpress.com|date=7 June 2019|accessdate=7 June 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Hindustantimes |date=23 November 2024 |title=Maharashtra election results: These candidates have won by biggest margins so far |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/maharashtra-election-results-these-candidates-have-won-by-biggest-margins-so-far-101732376089333.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124125058/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/maharashtra-election-results-these-candidates-have-won-by-biggest-margins-so-far-101732376089333.html |archive-date=24 November 2024 |access-date=24 November 2024}}{{cite news |last1=CNBCTV18 |date=23 November 2024 |title=Maharashtra Elections 2024: 14 candidates win by over 1 lakh votes, all from Mahayuti |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/politics/maharashtra-elections-2024-14-candidates-win-1-lakh-vote-margin-mahayuti-19513783.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204100945/https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/politics/maharashtra-elections-2024-14-candidates-win-1-lakh-vote-margin-mahayuti-19513783.htm |archive-date=4 December 2024 |access-date=4 December 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1=Sruthi |date=23 November 2024 |title=Maharashtra Assembly election results 2024 {{!}} Who won in Pune? |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/maharashtra-assembly/maharashtra-assembly-election-results-2024-who-won-in-pune/article68901246.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124060803/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/maharashtra-assembly/maharashtra-assembly-election-results-2024-who-won-in-pune/article68901246.ece |archivedate=24 November 2024 |accessdate=12 December 2024 |language=en-IN}}
References
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External links
- [http://chandrakantdadapatil.in/en/ Personal website]
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