Balasaheb Vikhe Patil
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Balasaheb Vikhe Patil | |
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Kopargaon | |
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| Born | 10 April 1932 Shivsena |
| Spouse | Sindhutai |
| Children | 5 including Ashok Vikhe Patil, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil & Rajendra Vikhe Patil, |
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| Residence | Ahmednagar |
Eknathrao alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (10 April 1932 – 30 December 2016) was an Indian politician and former
Shivsena
.
Political career
He was a prominent leader of
Third Vajpayee Ministry
.
He was seven time MP of Lok Sabha representing Kopargaon & Ahmednagar.
He was firstly appointed as Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises in Government of India
.
Early life
He was the eldest son of Vithalrao Vikhe Patil, who started Asia's first Co-operative sugar factory at Loni in Maharashtra.
Awards
- The Jeevan Sadhana Gaurav Award from Pune University for lifetime achievement in the field of education and rural development in 2007
- Padma Bhushan by Government of India on 31 March 2010 for his outstanding work in the field of Social Work.[2]
- D.Sc - Doctor of Science Award awarded in the year 2013 by Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri.
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