Chandrakant Bacchu Patil

Chandrakant Bacchu Patil
Minister of Revenue, Public works
Government of Maharashtra [1]
Assumed office
31 October 2014
Member of Legislative Council of Maharashtra
In office
2008 - 2014; 2014 - present
Constituency Pune graduate
Leader of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
8 July 2016
Constituency Pune graduate
Personal details
Born (1959-06-10) 10 June 1959
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality Indian
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence Kolhapur
Website official website

Chandrakant Patil (born 10 June 1959) is an Indian Politician who is serving as the Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra since July 2016. He is responsible for Revenue, Relief & Rehabilitation, and Public Works (excluding Public Undertakings). A prominent member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he is also the Guardian Minister of Kolhapur and Jalgaon District. Chandrakant Patil has claimed that pothole-ridden roads can not be entirely blamed for accidents. The statement came even as five people lost their lives due to damaged roads in the Mumbai region in the last two weeks.

Early life and education

Fondly known as Dada Patil, he was born to a Maharashtrian family on 10 June 1959. His father, Bacchu Patil (Maratha), used to serve tea to mill workers. He spent his childhood days in the Prabhudas chawl in Mumbai. He received his initial schooling from the Raja Shivaji Vidyalaya (formerly known as King George High School), Dadar. He graduated from the Siddharth College (Fort) in 1985.

Political career

He was introduced to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at the age of 18. It was in 1980, that he started working as a full-time activist for the ABVP. Later in 1982, he was appointed as the 'Pradesh Mantri'. In 1985, Patil was elected as 'Kshetriya Sangathan Mantri' of the ABVP where he focused on the problems of the youth and student issues. During 1990, Dada Patil was elected as the Akhil Bharatiya Mantri of ABVP. At this time, he travelled to different districts of India to make people aware of social issues and addressed problems related to the education sector and the youth. It was in 2004, that he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected as its Vice President in 2013. In June 2014, he was appointed as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council and later in October 2014, he was elected as Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra. He has been holding the Cabinet Minister office since July 2016 and handling the revenue, relief & rehabilitation and Public Works department.[2] [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ https://mahasahakar.maharashtra.gov.in/1107/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0
  2. ↑ https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/1129/Directory
  3. ↑ "Ministers - Maharashtra BJP". bjp.org. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Sarkaritel.com,  : Maharashtra Government, Council of Ministers". www.sarkaritel.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to Collector Office Kolhapur". kolhapur.nic.in. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by
Harshavardhan Patil		 Cabinet Minister for Co-operation, Maharashtra State
31 October 2014–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
 Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Sangli district
December 2014–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
 Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Kolhapur district
December 2014–present		 Incumbent


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