Political families of Maharashtra
This is a partial list of the political families of Maharashtra state in India.
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The Ambedkar Family
- B. R. Ambedkar - Father of Indian Constitution
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- Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar - Leader of Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh and grandson of B. R. Ambedkar
- Anandraj Ambedkar - Leader of Republican Sena and grandson of B. R. Ambedkar
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B
The Bhosale Family, Satara
▪ Udayanraje Bhosale, Former Minister of State in Maharashtra Government. Member of Parliament of India.
▪ Shivendra Raje Bhosale, Member of Legislative Assembly.
The Bhujbal Family
C
The Chavan Family (of Dajisaheb)
- Dajisaheb Chavan - Union Deputy Minister for Defence and Law.
- Premalakaki Chavan - Member of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
The Chavan Family (of Shankarrao)
- Shankarrao Chavan - Union Minister of Finance and Home Affairs and 5th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Ashok Chavan - 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Ameeta Ashokrao Chavan - Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly form Bhokar
D
The Dange Family
- Shripad Amrit Dange - Founding member of the Communist Party of India
- Roza Vidyadhar Deshpande - Member of Parliament from Mumbai North Central
The Dandavate Family
- Madhu Dandavate - Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Minister of Finance, Minister of Railways
- Pramila Dandavate - Member of Parliament from Mumbai North Central
The Danve Family
- Raosaheb Danve - represents Bhartiya Janata Party in 16th Lok Sabha[1] & currently Maharashtra President Bhartiya Janata Party.
- Santosh Danve - MLA
The Deshmukh Family
- Vilasrao Deshmukh (1945 – August 2012 ) - MP in the Rajya Sabha, Indian Minister of Science & Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences, Former Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Former Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj, Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra for 2 Terms -
- Amit Deshmukh, son of Vilasrao Deshmukh - Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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The Fadnavis Family, Nagpur
G
The Gholap Family
- Babanrao Gholap - Cabinet Minister of Social Welfare in Maharashtra Government
- Yogesh Gholap - Member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Deolali Vidhan Sabha constituency as member of Shiv Sena
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The Khadse Family, Jalgaon
- Eknath Khadse, Former Agriculture Minister of Maharashtra
- Raksha Khadse, Daughter-in-law of Eknath Khadse, MP from Raver constituency
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The Mohite Family, Solapur
▪ Vijaysingh Mohite Patil, Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra State.
▪ Ranjitsinh Mohite, Former Member of Parliament of India.
The Mahajan Family
- Pramod Mahajan (1949 – 2006) - Parliamentary affairs minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee government
- Poonam Mahajan - Member of Parliament from Mumbai North Central
The Munde Family
- Gopinath Munde (1949-2014) - Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj in Narendra Modi's Cabinet
- Pankaja Munde - Minister of Rural Development, Women and Child Welfare in Devendra Fadnavis government
- Pritam Munde - Member of Parliament from Beed
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The Naik Family
- Ganesh Naik, Minister of State excise and non conventional energy,Maharashtra
- Sanjeev Naik, Member of Parliament
- Sandeep Naik, Member of Legislative Assembly
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The Pawar Family, Baramati
- Sharad Pawar, Former Agriculture Minister of India
- Supriya Sule, daughter of Sharad Pawar, Member, Rajya Sabha
- Ajit Pawar, nephew of Sharad Pawar; Former Irrigation Minister, Maharashtra
The Patil Family
- D. Y. Patil, former Governor of Bihar, India
- Satej Patil, Former State Home Minister, Maharashtra
- Ajeenkya Patil, Son of D. Y. Patil
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The Rane Family
- Narayan Rane - Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Nilesh Narayan Rane - Member of Parliament from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg
- Nitesh Narayan Rane - Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly form Kankavli
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▪ Sundarrao Solanke - Patil, Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra State(1978-1980), Unopposed MLA in 1972, First President of Beed Zilla Parishad.
- Prakashdada Sundarrao Solanke, Former Minister of State for Revenue in Maharashtra Government (2009-2012).
The Shinde Family, Solapur
- Sushilkumar Shinde, Former Central Home Minister of India, Former Ministry of Power, Former Governor of AndhraPradesh, Former Chief Minister of Mahrashtra.
- Praniti Shinde, Member of Legislative Assembly from Solapur City Central, Mahrashtra, AICC Media Panelist.
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The Thackeray Family, Mumbai
- Bal Thackeray (Balasaheb) (1926 – 2012)- founder leader and former chairperson of the Shiv Sena
- Uddhav Thackeray, leader and chairperson of the Shiv Sena; son of Balasaheb
- Aditya Thackeray, head of Yuva Sena, the youth wing of Shiv Sena; son of Uddhav
- Raj Thackeray, nephew of Balasaheb. Founded and heads the breakaway faction called Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
- Sharmila Thackeray, wife of Raj Thackeray.
- Uddhav Thackeray, leader and chairperson of the Shiv Sena; son of Balasaheb
The Tare Family, Thane
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The Zanak Family
- Subhash Zanak - Former Cabinet Minister For Women and Child Welfare, Ashok Chavan's Ministry