Sudhakarrao Naik
Sudhakarrao Naik | |
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11th Cabinet Minister in Third Pawar ministry | |
In office March 1990 – June 1991 | |
Minister | Revenue & Parliamentary Affairs. |
Personal details | |
Born | British India | 21 August 1934
Died | 10 May 2001 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | (aged 66)
Political party | Indian 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
- ^ "Elections results analysis 1978–2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Governor House, Himachal Pradesh, India - Governors of Himachal Pradesh".
- ^ "Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2013.