Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
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Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil | |
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| Minister of Revenue Shirdi | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1959 Loni, Ahmednagar |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (Since 2019) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (1999-2019) Shiv Sena (1995-1999) |
| Spouse | Shalini Vikhe Patil |
| Children | Sujay Vikhe Patil (son) |
| Parent | Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (father) |
| Education | Sanjivani college of Engineering, Kopargaon |
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil is an
Shirdi Vidhan Sabha Constituency in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.[1][2] He is currently the Minister for Revenue, in the Government of Maharashtra and was the 1st Minister sworn in the Eknath Shinde ministry expansion, after Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis
in the Cabinet Expansion held on 9 August 2022. Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil has been a member of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha since 1995. He was elected in the 2014 with 1,21,459 votes and most recently in 2019 with record breaking 1,32,316 votes.
He is a 7-time undefeated MLA from Shirdi in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. He has worked under 6 different Chief Ministers since 1995 and has held 12 different portfolios in his career.
Positions Held :
- Minister of Revenue in the Eknath Shinde ministry (2022–Present)
- Minister of Housing in the First Fadnavis ministry (2019 - 2019)
- Leader of Opposition, Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha (2014 - 2019)
- Minister of Agriculture, Food & Drug Administration, Marathi Language, and Other Backward Classes in the Prithviraj Chavan ministry[3][4] (2010 - 2014)
- Minister of Transport, Ports, and Law & Judiciary in the Second Ashok Chavan ministry (2009 - 2010)
- Minister of School Education in the First Ashok Chavan ministry (2008 - 2009)
- Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, and Earthquake Rehabilitation in the Manohar Joshi ministry, Narayan Rane ministry. (1995 - 1999)
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil was the
Bharatiya Janata party in July 2019. Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil is the son of veteran Maharashtra and former union Minister of Finance (India), Balasaheb Vikhe Patil. He has a son, Dr. Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil who is a Member of Parliament of the BJP from the Ahmednagar Lok Sabha since 2019, which he won by securing more than 700,000 votes and defeated NCP's Sangram Jagtap. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had campaigned for Dr. Sujay Vikhe during the 2019 Lok Sabha
elections.
References
- ^ "Maharashtra Oppn wants SIT probe in irrigation scam". Business Standard. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Maharashtra Elections 2009 : Constituency-wise results" (PDF). Press Information Bureau. Government of India. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "New horticulture policy likely from next year: Minister". The Times of India. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.