Sudhakarrao Naik

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Sudhakarrao Naik
11th
Cabinet Minister in Third Pawar ministry
In office
March 1990 – June 1991
MinisterRevenue & Parliamentary Affairs.
Personal details
Born(1934-08-21)21 August 1934
British India
Died10 May 2001(2001-05-10) (aged 66)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Political partyIndian National Congress

Sudhakarrao Rajusing Naik (21 August 1934 – 10 May 2001) was an Indian politician from

Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 25 June 1991 until 22 February 1993 following the communal riots
. He had given the new shape to the Panchayat Raj, started the continuous election process in Panchayat Raj systems all over the state, as desired by the former Prime Minister Rajeev Gandhi, decentralisation of power and faster decision making process being motive of bringing back the Panchayat Raj in full-fledged functioning. He is called as the hero of Jalkranti, who started the irrigation revolution in the State of Maharashtra.

Career

He started his political career from his rural base as

Pusad (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 5 times winning elections of 1978, 1980, 1985, 1990 and 1999 elections.[1]
He was the Chief Minister during the Mumbai riots of 1992–1993.

However, politically, his differences with Sharad Pawar grew, and ultimately he had to resign. At one point, Sudhakarrao made a statement that Sharad Pawar had asked him to "go easy on Pappu Kalani".[2]

He is also remembered for his work in water conservation.

He served as governor of

Washim (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Elections results analysis 1978–2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  2. ^ Gouri Shah (11 October 2004). "The F-factor: Kalani certain of clean sweep". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 25 October 2004. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
  3. ^ "Governor House, Himachal Pradesh, India - Governors of Himachal Pradesh".
  4. ^ "Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2013.

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Preceded by
Chief Minister of Maharashtra

25 June 1991 – 22 February 1993
Succeeded by