Prataprao Baburao Bhosale

{{Short description|Indian politician (1934–2024)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Prataprao Bhosale

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| office = Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

| term_start = 1967

| term_end = 1985

| constituency = Wai

| predecessor = Dadasaheb Jagtap

| successor = Madanrao Pisal

| office1 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| term_start1 = 1984

| term_end1 = 1996

| constituency1 = Satara

| predecessor1 = Yashwantrao Chavan

| successor1 = Hindurao Naik Nimbalkar

| office2 = President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee

| term_start2 = 1998

| term_end2 = 2000

| predecessor2 = Ranjeet Deshmukh

| successor2 = Govindrao Adik

| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|10|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bhuinj, Bombay Presidency, British India

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|5|19|1934|10|25|df=y}}

| death_place = Bhuinj, Maharashtra, India

| spouse = Shantabai Bhosale

| party = Indian National Congress

| otherparty = Indian National Congress (Urs)

| residence = Bhuinj, Satara district, Maharashtra, India

| alma_mater = Jagannath Barooah College

| profession = Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker

| education = P.S.C.

| website =

|children = Madan Bhosale{{cite news |title=Sharad Pawar begins poll manoeuvring in Maharashtra, in talks with key leaders |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/maharashtra-polls-sharad-pawar-bjp-ajit-pawar-samarjeetsinh-ghatge-2593702-2024-09-05 |access-date=18 January 2025 |publisher=India Today |date=5 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118092536/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/maharashtra-polls-sharad-pawar-bjp-ajit-pawar-samarjeetsinh-ghatge-2593702-2024-09-05 |archive-date=18 January 2025 |language=en}}

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Prataprao Baburao Bhosale (25 October 1934 – 19 May 2024) was an Indian politician.{{cite news |title=Maharashtra CM Babasaheb Bhosale faces dissent from party MLAs |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19830115-maharashtra-cm-babasaheb-bhosale-faces-dissent-from-party-mlas-770376-2013-07-30 |access-date=18 January 2025 |agency=India Today |date=30 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118092412/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19830115-maharashtra-cm-babasaheb-bhosale-faces-dissent-from-party-mlas-770376-2013-07-30 |archive-date=18 January 2025 |language=en}} He was a leader of Indian National Congress from Maharashtra. He served as member of the Lok Sabha representing Satara constituency. He was elected to the 8th, 9th and 10th Lok Sabha.{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2989.htm |title=Members Bioprofile -|access-date= 27 December 2017 }} He was the Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Wai constituency from 1967 to 1985 and also served in the state cabinet in various ministries. Bhosale died on 19 May 2024, at the age of 89.[https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/2943510-former-congress-mp-prataprao-bhosale-passes-away-patole-expresses-grief Former Congress MP Prataprao Bhosale passes away; Patole expresses grief]{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=सातारा : काँग्रेसचे ज्येष्ठ नेते, माजी मंत्री प्रतापराव भोसले यांचं निधन |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/news/maharashtra/senior-congress-leader-former-minister-prataprao-bhosale-passed-away-in-satara-1283159 |access-date=18 January 2025 |work= |date=19 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118091956/https://marathi.abplive.com/news/maharashtra/senior-congress-leader-former-minister-prataprao-bhosale-passed-away-in-satara-1283159 |archive-date=18 January 2025 |language=mr}}{{cite news |title=Former Congress MP Prataprao Bhosale passes away; Nana Patole expresses grief |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/former-congress-mp-prataprao-bhosale-passes-away-nana-patole-expresses-grief-3028994 |access-date=18 January 2025 |publisher=Deccan Herald |date=19 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118092028/https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/former-congress-mp-prataprao-bhosale-passes-away-nana-patole-expresses-grief-3028994 |archive-date=18 January 2025 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=ग्रामीण विकासाचा ध्यास घेतलेले नेतृत्व |url=https://www.esakal.com/sampadakiya/prithviraj-chavan-editorial-about-passed-away-prataprao-bhosale-political-career-and-work-adi01 |access-date=18 January 2025 |publisher=Marathi News Esakal |date=20 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118092017/https://www.esakal.com/sampadakiya/prithviraj-chavan-editorial-about-passed-away-prataprao-bhosale-political-career-and-work-adi01 |archive-date=18 January 2025 |language=Mr}}