Rajiv Satav

Rajeev Shankarrao Satav
Member Of Parliament
Assumed office
2014
Constituency Hingoli
Personal details
Born (1973-09-21) 21 September 1973
pune
Nationality Indian
Political party Indian National Congress
As of December, 2015
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Rajeev Shankarrao Satav (born 21 September 1974) is the Member of Parliament from Hingoli in Maharashtra. He defeated Subhash Wankhede, Shiv Sena MP and a three time MLA. He has the distinction of wresting the Kalamnuri Assembly seat in Marathwada region from the Shiv Sena after 20 years in the 2009 elections. He is the All India Congress Committee (AICC) Incharge for the State of Gujarat & Permanent Invitee to Congress Working Committee which is the highest decision making body of Indian National Congress.[1] Before his appointment as In Charge of Gujarat[2] he was also the AICC Secretary in charge for Saurashtra region during the Gujarat Vidhan Sabha Elections 2017,[3] where Congress won the maximum seats. Rajeev Satav was also a member of the Screening Committee for the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections 2017. He was President of the Indian Youth Congress from February 2010 to December 2014. Before occupying the prestigious position of President, Indian Youth Congress, he was President of Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress from May 2008 to February 2010.

Rajeev Satav was appointed as the Member of Drafting Committee, Sub Group : Political Committee & Constitution Amendment Committee for the AICC Plenary Session 2018.Rajeev Satav is a Member of India - European Union Parliamentary Friendship Group & the Indian Parliamentary Group.

Career highlights

• 1993 Participated in National Integration Camp in Panchmadi in Madhya Pradesh organized by Ministry of Human Resource, GOI. • 1994 Participated in the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath, New Delhi. • 2006 General Secretary Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress. • From 2002 to 2007 was Member, Panchayat Samiti, Kalamnuri, secured 2817 votes (83%) out of 3410 votes. • In 2007 got elected as the Member Zilla Parishad Hingoli, secured 6361 votes ( 71%) out of 8885 votes. Became President of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Milk Development Committee during this tenure started the “Krushiratna ” award. • During 2007-2008 successfully organized Youth Convention for the Swami Ramanand Tirth Marathwad University in Kalamnuri Youth from more than 100 colleges participated in this. • 2008 President Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress. • 2008 Executive Committee Member, Marathwada Agriculture University. • 2008 Member Senate Swami Ramanand Tirth Marathwada University, Nanded. • Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and secured 67804 votes. (October 2009 – 2014) • 2010 - 2014 President Indian Youth Congress • 2014 Member of Parliament From Hingoli constituency in Maharashtra and secured 467397 votes. • 2017-AICC Secretary I/C for Gujarat • 2018-AICC I/C for Gujarat


Member • Standing Committee on Railways ( 2017 onward ) • Consultative Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes.( 2014 onward ) • Joint Parliamentary Committee on Land Acquisition bill ( 2015 onward ) • Maharashtra State Committee on Welfare of the Minorities ( 2015 onward ) • Standing Committee on Defence ( 2014 - 2017 )


Programs organized . 1. Buniyad- Convention of Elected Office Bearers of Indian Youth Congress in which about 10,000 members participated. It was organized on 28 & 29 November 2011 at New Delhi. 2. Karwa- First ever alumni meet of present and former Youth Congress National office bearers and State Presidents. It was organized on 5 December 2014 at New Delhi. 3. Relief camps for the Muzaffarnagar Riot victims.


Member of Parliament

Rajeev Satav was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 from Hingoli constituency in Maharashtra after winning a closely fought election.[4] The constituency is spread over two regions, Marathwada and Vidarbha.

Termed as a voice with clarity, Rajeev Satav has opened the Congress's response in Parliament on Aadhaar Bill,[5] Skill Development, Constitutional Amendment for National Commission for Backward Classes Repeal Bill 2017 and others.[6] Important parliamentary debates he's taken part in include those on agrarian crisis, MNREGA, drought, railways, Supplementary Demand for Grants, IIM Bill, Companies Law (Amendment) Bill and motion of thanks on President's address.[7] He is a member of Four Parliamentary committees, which are Standing Committee on Railways, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Land Acquisition Bill and Consultative Committee on Youth Affairs & Sports.[8] Rajeev Satav is also a member of Internal Parliamentary Committee of Congress Party which is tasked with examining Legislative Business during Parliament Session & Parliamentary Committee meetings.

Mr. Satav has raised important issues pertaining to Hingoli constituency and Maharashtra along with national issues through Supplementary Questions,Zero Hour Notices and matters under Rule 377. Some issues by Mr. Satav include the demand for allowing admission to girl cadets in NDA, Farmers issue in Maharashtra, Need for a law to protect journalists, CAG report on Lack of Ammunition, anomalies in EPFO data & Demand of Loan Waiver for farmers in Maharashtra. His demand in the Lok Sabha resulted in increase in the number of examination centres in Maharashtra for NEET Exams

He has a Parliament attendance record of 81% which is higher than the national average. He has participated in 170 debates and asked 828 questions (6th highest nationally) in the 16th Lok Sabha. He has introduced 15 private member's bills, which include establishing Supreme Court circuit benches in India's metros, compulsory teaching of agricultural education and lowering of age to contest MP, MLA and MLC elections, Granting Paternity Benefit, High Court Bench at Hingoli, Special Package for the State of Maharashtra,Amendment in All India Services Act to ensure periodic review of bureaucrats etc.[9][10]

Rajeev Satav is a three time consecutive winner of the Sansad Ratna Award, an honour given to the top performing Indian MPs. He has the second highest overall tally of initiated Debates, Private Members Bills and Questions among the First time MPs in the Lok Sabha.[11]

Rajeev Satav was also conferred the"Bharat Asmita Jana Pratinidhi Shreshtha-2018 - Best Young Exponent of Parliamentary Practices"by MIT School of governance, Pune.

References

  1. ↑ "Rahul constitutes 23-member CWC, drops some senior leaders". Business Standard. IANS. 17 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Rajeev Satav replaces Gehlot as Gujarat Congress in-charge". The Times of India. 31 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ashok Gehlot Appointed As the Congress General Secretary In-Charge For Gujarat". Outlook. 26 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Chavan, Satav save the day for Congress in Maharashtra - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  5. ↑ Rajeev Satav (2016-03-18), Speech on Aadhar Bill Dt 11 03 2016, retrieved 2017-01-06
  6. ↑ Anuja (23 March 2016). "Rajeev Satav—the Congress crusader". Mint. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "PRS". www.prsindia.org. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  8. ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  9. ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  10. ↑ "PRS". www.prsindia.org. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  11. ↑ Srinivasan, Prime Point. "Sansad Ratna Award function 2017 - At a glance - 14 minute video podcast". www.sansadratna.in. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
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