Girish Mahajan

Girish Mahajan
Girish Mahajan
	Jamner
Personal details
Born	17 May 1960 (age 63); Jamner, Maharashtra, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Sadhana Mahajan
Parent	Dattatray Mahajan (father);

Girish Dattatray Mahajan is a politician from

Jamner vidhan sabha constituency. He is a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. Girish Mahajan is the Rural development minister of Maharashtra state.^[1]

In 2010s, CM

Devendra Fandnavis'

cabinate he served as "mister of water resources" and minister medical education of the state in separate times.

Early life

Mahajan was born in Jamner into a Marathi Gurjar family.^[2]

Career

As a college student, Mahajan was an active member of ABVP in 1978.^[3] In the ABVP, he started as a grassroots worker where he painted walls and distributed promotional posters for politicians. He was appointed Taluka President of ABVP.

Mahajan's political career commenced in earnest in the early eighties, when he became Taluka President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (youth wing of the BJP) in Maharashtra.^{[citation needed]}

In 1992, Mahajan was elected as a Gram-Panchayat election for Jamner. In 1995 he was elected to the

Water Resources Minister^[4]

of Maharashtra on 31 October 2014. His government won a confidence motion by oral vote on 12 November 2014 allowing it to continue to govern.

As of 29 August 2023, he is serving as the minister of rural development of the state in CM Eknath Shinde's cabinet.^[1]

Positions held

Ministerial

Portfolio	Tenure
Minister of Rural Development	9-Aug-2022	present
Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports	9-Aug-2022	present
Minister of Medical Education	9-Aug-2022	present
Minister of Medical Education	10-Jul-2016	8-Nov-2019
Minister of Water Resources	5-Dec-2014	8-Nov-2019

Legislative

Office	Constituency	Tenure
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	Jamner	2019	present
		2014	2019
		2009	2014
		2004	2009
		1999	2004
		1995	1999

Within
BJP

BJYM
Jamner Taluka (1988-1990).
BJP
Maharashtra (1993-1995).
District Chairman, BJP, Jalgaon (2006).
Party Pratod. BJP Legislature Party, Maharashtra State (2008).
Region Vice President, BJP, Maharashtra Pradesh (2011).

References

^ ^a ^b "खाशाबंचा जन्मदिवस आता राज्य-क्रीडा दिवस" [Khashaba's birthday now on 'State's sports day'.]. Lokmat. p. 7. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ Gangan, Surendra P (1 April 2015). "Girish Mahajan not new to controversies". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
^ "Politician". indianpoliticians.net.
^ "Minister Water Resources & CAD Mantralaya(Mumbai)". www.mahahp.gov.in.

Political offices https://cmo.maharashtra.gov.in/en/governor-and-cabinet-ministers
Preceded by Ajit Pawar	Cabinet Minister for Water Resources, Maharashtra State December 2014–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Chhagan Bhujbal	Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Nashik district December 2014–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Vijaykumar Gavit	Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Nandurbar district December 2014–present	Incumbent

6.https://cmo.maharashtra.gov.in/en/governor-and-cabinet-ministers

[:0-1] "खाशाबंचा जन्मदिवस आता राज्य-क्रीडा दिवस" [Khashaba's birthday now on 'State's sports day'.]. Lokmat. p. 7. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[2] Gangan, Surendra P (1 April 2015). "Girish Mahajan not new to controversies". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

[3] "Politician". indianpoliticians.net.

[4] "Minister Water Resources & CAD Mantralaya(Mumbai)". www.mahahp.gov.in.

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