Rajendra Shingne

Dr Rajendra B Shingne
Minister

FormerCabinet Minister for Health & Family Welfare. Minister of State for Revenue.

Minister of State for Education, Sports, Culture.
Vice President Nationalist Congress Party Maharashtra
Constituency Sindkedraja
President The Vidarbha Marketing Federation, Nagpur
Personal details
Political party Nationalist Congress Party NCP
Spouse(s) Rajini Shingne
Residence Laxmi Niwas, Buldana
Profession Politician

Rajendra Shingne is an Indian politician and a former Cabinet Minister for Health and Family Welfare in the Government of Maharashtra.

Political career

Shingne is a prominent leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) from Vidarbha and is now the state vice-president of Nationalist Congress Party. Shingne served as a Member of Legislative Assembly from Sindkhed Raja Constituency, the birthplace of Rashtramata Rajmata Jijabai Bhosale. Shingne was elected to the Buldhana District Cooperative Credit Society in 1991. Started his journey in Maharashtra Assembly in 1995 when elected from Sindkhed Raja as an Independent candidate.[1] Joined Nationalist Congress Party in 1999 along with prominent leaders like Rajesh Tope Jayant Patil Manohar Naik and R. R. Patil as well. Re-elected MLA in 1999 from Nationalist Congress Party.[2] Shingne was a Minister of State for Education and in 2004 served as the Minister of State for Revenue. He was appointed cabinet minister for Health and Family Welfare in 2008 and 2009.[3]

Political History
1991 President of the Buldhana district cooperative credit socie
1995 Elected as Member of Legislative Assembly as Independent Candidate
1999 Joined the Nationalist Congress Party
1999 Elected MLA from NCP and Minister of State for Education.
2004 Elected MLA from NCP and Minister of State for Revenue
2008 Cabinet Minister for Health and Family Welfare.
2009 MLA from NCP till 2014
2016 Vice President Nationalist Congress Party, Maharashtra
2016 President of Vidarbha Marketing Federation, Nagpur

References

  1. ↑ "elections.traceall.in". Election Results in Sindkhed Raja, Maharashtra. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Sindkhed Raja Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "State Health Minister Rajendra Shingane". Indianexpress. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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