Rajendra Patil Yadravkar
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Resume-like|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rajendra Patil Yadravkar
| image = Rajendra Patil Yadravkar.jpg
| caption =
| office = Minister of State
Government of Maharashtra
| term_start = 30 December 2019
| term_end = 27 June 2022
| minister = * Public Health and Family Welfare
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = Uddhav Thackeray
| 2blankname = Deputy CM
| 2namedata = Ajit Pawar
| governor = Bhagat Singh Koshyari
| predecessor =
| office1 = Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
| term_start1 = October 2019
| term_end1 =
| constituency1 = Shirol
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| party = Rajarshi Shahu Vikas Aghadi
| predecessor1 = Ulhas Patil
}}
Rajendra Patil (Yadravkar) is a politician from Kolhapur district, Maharashtra who is currently Minister of State in the government of Maharashtra. He was appointed Minister of state for Public Health & Family Welfare, Medical Education, Food & Drug Administration, Textile, Culture Affairs in the Government of Maharashtra. He is current Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Shirol Vidhan Sabha constituency as an independent member.{{cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ACOCT2019/ConstituencywiseS13168.htm?ac=280 | title = Shirol Vidhan Sabha constituency result 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/shirol.html | title = Sitting and previous MLAs from Shirol Assembly Constituency}}
Career
His in depth knowledge in sectors like Sugar Industry, Spinning mills, Banks, Education, Agriculture and Health has helped the financial and material well- being of around 60,000 farmers across 150+ villages in and around Shirol and Hatkalanagle.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
At the age of 26 he was elected as corporator of Jaysingpur Municipality. Later at the age of 32 he was appointed Chairman of Sharad Sugar Factory. Under his leadership, Sharad Sugar Factory became debt free in five years. He is known for his leadership skills{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} and strong control over administration.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
Rajendra Patil Yadravkar has strong supporter base in Kolhapur and North Karnataka area. His family has been into social service in Shirol and Hatkalanagle since 3 generations.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
Patil has founded several educational institutions, such as the Sharad Institute of Technology College of Engineering and the Sharad Institute of Technology, Polytechnic in Yadrav and the Sharad College Of Agriculture in Jainapur.
He also holds positions in various institutions. He is the president of the All India Federation of Co-op Spinning Mills Ltd., is chairman of Yadrav Co-op bank ltd., Sharad Co-op Sugar Factory, Ltd., Shri Shamrao Patil Yadravkar charitable and educational trust, and Parvati Co-op Industrial Estate Ltd.. He is the director of Kolhapur Zilla Co-op Spinning Mills Ltd., the Kolhapur District Central Cooperative Bank and Parvati Co-op Spinning Mills Ltd..
Parvati Co-operative Industrial Estate is one of the largest industrial estates in Asia.
To provide education to children of farmers he founded Engineering and Polytechnic college in Yadrav (Kolhapur).
Within less span his Engineering college - Sharad Institute of Technology (SITCO) and Sharad Institute of Technology, Polytechnic, Yadrav garnered a reputation in Western Maharashtra.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
He also founded Sharad College of Agriculture, Jainapur in 2013 to promote research and education in development of Agriculture.
Positions held
- 2019: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly{{cite news |date=26 October 2019 |title=Independents to watch out for in Maharashtra: 8 BJP-Sena rebels, 1 maverick |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/independents-to-watch-out-for-in-maharashtra-8-bjp-sena-rebels-1-maverick-6088548/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101113438/https://indianexpress.com/elections/independents-to-watch-out-for-in-maharashtra-8-bjp-sena-rebels-1-maverick-6088548/ |archivedate=1 January 2025 |accessdate=1 January 2025 |publisher=The Indian Express |language=en}}
- 2019: Appointed Minister of State Government of Maharashtra{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/maharashtra-cabinet-expansion-ajit-pawar-takes-oath-as-minister-to-be-deputy-cm/articleshow/73027731.cms | title = Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion}}
- 2019: Appointed minister of state for Public Health & Family Welfare, Medical Education, Food & Drug Administration, Textile, Culture Affairs in the Government of Maharashtra{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/maharashtra-cabinet-portfolios-announced-dy-cm-ajit-pawar-gets-finance-aaditya-thackeray-allotted-tourism-and-environment-ministry-7861731.html |title= Maharashtra Cabinet portfolios announced}}{{Cite news|url=https://marathi.abplive.com/news/mumbai/maharashtra-cabinet-ministry-list-governor-approved-allocation-of-portfolios-proposed-by-cm-uddhav-thackeray-729069 |title= महाराष्ट्र मंत्रिमंडळ खातेवाटप जाहीर}}
- 2024: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Shirol |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13280.htm |access-date=25 November 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125074308/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13280.htm |archive-date=25 November 2024}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://shivsena.org/leadership/ Shivsena Home Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901163032/https://shivsena.org/leadership/ |date=1 September 2020 }}
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Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2019–2024
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