Eknath Shinde

The Honorable
Eknath Sambhaji Shinde
एकनाथ संभाजी शिंदे
Cabinet Minister - PWD (MSRDC, Public Undertaking)
Government of Maharashtra
Assumed office
5 December 2014[1][2]
Leader of Shiv Sena Party
Assumed office
January 23, 2018
Personal details
Born Eknath Sambhaji Shinde
9 February
Nationality Indian
Political party Shiv Sena
Children Shrikant Shinde
Parents Sambhaji Shinde
Occupation politician

Eknath Sambhaji Shinde (Marathi: एकनाथ संभाजी शिंदे) is a Maharashtra State Government Cabinet Minister - PWD (MSRDC, Public Undertaking) from Government Of Maharashtra[3] and current Member of Legislative Assembly from Kopri-Pachpakhadi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) of Thane, Maharashtra, India as a member of Shiv Sena.[4] He has been elected consecutively for 3 terms in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for 2004, 2009 & 2014.[5]

Early life and career

Eknath Shinde hails from the mountainous Jawali taluka in Satara, Maharashtra. After coming to Thane city, he studied till 11th standard., from Mangala High School & Junior College, Thane[6] and then started his early career as an Auto rickshaw driver. He is a resident of Thane's Wagle estate area.

Political career

Eknath Shinde is a disciple of the late Anand Dighe, the Sena strongman who built the party in Thane district and enjoys a talismanic appeal over the party faithful even today. He even sports a beard similar to his mentor - Anand Dighe.[7]

Eknath Shinde was a two-term corporator in the Thane Municipal Corporation, and was a member of the powerful standing committee for three years and the leader of the house for four years.

On 5 December 2014 Sri Eknath Shinde tendered his resignation from the post of leader of opposition and took charge as the Cabnet Minister of Public works Department (P.U.)and even the Guardian Minister of Thane district after the Shiv Sena B.J.P. allied as the Sena had been out of power for 15 years and allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra and entered the ruling coalition.

Family

His son Dr Shrikant Shinde, an orthopaedic surgeon got elected as a Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha from the Kalyan constituency defeating the NCP's Anand Paranjape, who had defected from the Shiv Sena and Raju Patil of the MNS.[8]

Positions Held

  • 2004 : Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
  • 2009 : Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
  • 2014 : Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly [9]
  • October 2014 - December 2014: Leader of opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
  • 2014: Appointed as Cabinet Minister of PWD in Maharashtra State Government
  • 2014: Appointed as Guardian minister of Thane District
  • 2018 : Appointed as Leader of Shiv Sena Party [10]

References

  1. ↑ "10 Shiv Sena ministers sworn-in Maharashtra government".
  2. ↑ "Sena joins BJP govt in Maharashtra".
  3. ↑ "Eknath Shinde is a minister in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly". Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Eknath Sambhaji Shinde of S WINS the Kopri-pachpakhadi constituency | Maharastra , Maharastra Assembly Election 2014". NewsReporter.in. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Maharashtra state Assembly Election - Constituency Wise Result". rediff.com. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Eknath Sambhaji Shinde(SHS):Constituency- Kopri- Panchpakhadi(THANE)". Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Soft spoken & stoic, Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde set to lead battle against former ally". Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Congress-NCP wiped out in Mumbai; Priya Dutt, Milind Deora lose". Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Eknath Shinde tops popularity charts". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "एकनाथ शिंदे, आनंदराव अडसूळ, अनंत गीते, चंद्रकांत खैरे, आदित्य ठाकरे यांची सेनेच्या नेतेपदी वर्णी".
Political offices
Preceded by
Chhagan Bhujbal		 Cabinet Minister for Public Works (Undertakings);
Maharashtra State
December 2014–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Ganesh Naik		 Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Thane district
December 2014–present		 Incumbent



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