Girish Dattatray Mahajan

Girish Dattatray Mahajan (born 17-5-1960) is an Indian politician. He is member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for the Jamner Constituency, serving his fifth term (assemblies for 1995,1999, 2004, 2009 & 2014).[1][1] Currently he is the Cabinet Minister for [Water Resources]& Medical education[2] in Devendra Fadnavis ministry (2014–).

Early life

Mahajan was born in Jamner into a Marathi Gurjar[3] family. His father, Dattatray Mahajan was a primary school teacher who married Sadhana, as arranged in the traditional Indian manner by their parents. They have two daughters, Mrs. Priya Chaudhari and Miss Shreya Mahajan.

After completing ten years of schooling from New English School, Mahajan attended Art, Commerce Mahavidyalaya for his intermediate. After graduating, he enrolled at Art, Commerce Mahavidyalaya, for a five-year course in Commerce, graduating in 1981.

Career

As a college student, Mahajan was an active member of ABVP in 1978.[4] In the ABVP, he started as a grassroots worker where he painted walls and distributed promotional posters for politicians. He was appointed as Taluka President of ABVP.

Mahajan' political career commenced in earnest in the early eighties, when he became Taluka President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (youth wing of the BJP) in Maharashtra.

In 1992, Mahajan was elected as a Gram-Panchayat Election for Jamner. In 1995 he was elected to the Maharashtra state assembly for the first time. He served his 5th term as MLA as of 2014. Mahajan was sworn in as the Water Resources Minister[5] of Maharashtra on 31 October 2014. His government won a confidence motion by oral vote on 12 November 2014 allowing it to continue to govern.

Positions held

Within BJP

  • President, BJYM Jamner Taluka (1988-1990).
  • Vice President, BJP Maharashtra (1993-1995).
  • District Chairman, BJP, Jalgaon (2006).
  • Party Pratod. BJP Legislature Party, Maharashtra State (2008).
  • Region Vice President, BJP, Maharashtra Pradesh (2011).

Legislative

  • Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly - consecutive 5 Terms since 1995
  • Cabinet Minister : Irrigation Minister, Maharashtra State.
  • Guardian Minister : Guardian Minister(Nashik and Nandurbar)
  • Kumbhamela Minister : Kumbhamela Minister(Nashik)
  • Sarpanch, Jamner Gram Panchayat (1992-1995)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Jamner (Maharashtra) Election Results 2014, Current and Previous MLA". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  2. ↑ "Medical Education, Water Resources and Command Area Development - Golden Maharashtra Development Council". www.goldenmaharashtra.in.
  3. ↑ Article in Hindustan Times
  4. ↑ "Politician". indianpoliticians.net.
  5. ↑ "Minister Water Resources & CAD Mantralaya(Mumbai)". www.mahahp.gov.in.
Political offices
Preceded by
Ajit Pawar		 Cabinet Minister for Water Resources, Maharashtra State
December 2014–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Chhagan Bhujbal		 Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Nashik district
December 2014–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Vijaykumar Gavit		 Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Nandurbar district
December 2014–present		 Incumbent
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