Nana Patole

Nana Falgunrao Patole (born 5 June 1963) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is the current Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

Nana Falgunrao Patole
Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
1 December 2019
Preceded byHaribhau Bagade
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
for Sakoli
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byRajesh Lahanu Kashiwar
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Bhandara–Gondiya
In office
2014–2018
Preceded byPraful Patel
Succeeded byMadhukar Kukde
Personal details
Born (1963-06-05) 5 June 1963
Bhandara, Maharashtra, India[1]
Political partyIndian National Congress (11 January 2018–present), (Till 2008)
Bhartiya Janata Party (2009–2018)
Independent (Till (2008–2009)
Spouse(s)Mangla
Children2 Daughters & a Son
ResidenceSukli, Taluka- Sakoli, District- Bhandara, India
OccupationMaharashtra Politician
ProfessionPolitician

A former Member of the Parliament of India[2] (the 16th Lok Sabha), he represented the BJP.[3] He represented the Bhandara-Gondiya in Lok Sabha.[4] In 2017, he resigned from BJP and the Lok Sabha. On 11 January 2018 he joined Congress party.[5]

Political career

In the 2014 Lok sabha elections, he contested the constituency as the BJP /NDA candidate and won. He defeated then Union minister Praful Patel by 149,254 votes.[6] He was also Member of the Legislative Assembly for Sakoli from 2009 to 2014. He fights for OBC and was the leader of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly[7] Patole has resigned from his Loksabha Membership by submitting his resignation letter to Loksabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajen.

Positions held
  • 1990 – Bhandara Zilla Parishad Member from Sangadi Zilla Parishad Constituency, Bhandara district
  • 1999 – May 2014 : Member, State Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra (3 Terms)
  • May 2014 : Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
  • 1 September 2014 onwards : Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests
  • Contested election from Sakoli Maharashtra state Assembly elections in 2019 from Indian National Congress party candidate and secured victory.
  • 2019 - INC- NCP- Shiv Sena post election alliance as Mahavikas Aghadhi formed and he is elected as Chairman of State assembly without any contest.

Participation in Cultural and Social activities

Interest in Social Service (Social Worker) in Bhandara and Gondia Districts and other place of Maharashtra StateSocial Service (Social Worker)[8]

Education Qualifications

Post Graduate Educated from Manohar Bhai Patel College, Sakoli, Bhandara district.

References
  1. "Formal Sixteenth Lok Sabha Member Profile".
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Profile on MyNeta Site".
  5. Congress (11 January 2018). "Congress President Rahul Gandhi warmly welcomes Mr Nana Patole, Ex-MP from BJP, to the Congress family.pic.twitter.com/LZpHtlBS6Q".
  6. "bharatchannels.com". www.bharatchannels.com.
  7. "Profile on BJP Web page".
  8. "Nanabhau Falgunrao Patole - National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in.
Lok Sabha
Preceded by
Praful Patel		 Member of Parliament
for Bhandara–Gondiya
2014–2018		 Succeeded by
Madhukar Kukde
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