Balasaheb Vikhe Patil
Balasaheb Vikhe Patil | |
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Patil in 2010 | |
| Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Government of India | |
| In office 1 July 2002 – 24 May 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Suresh Prabhu |
| Succeeded by | Subodh Mohite |
| Minister of State in Ministry of Finance Government of India | |
| In office 13 October 1999 – 1 July 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | V. Dhananjay Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Anant Geete |
| Member of Parliament Lok Sabha | |
| In office 6 October 1999 – 17 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Prasad Tanpure |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Constituency | Kopargaon |
| In office 10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Maruti Devaram Shelke |
| Succeeded by | Dilip Kumar Gandhi |
| Constituency | Ahmednagar |
| In office 1971–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Annasaheb Shinde |
| Succeeded by | Shankarrao Kale |
| Constituency | Kopargaon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1932 |
| Died | 30 December 2016 (aged 84) Loni, Pravaranagar (District Ahmednagar), Maharashtra |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Shivsena |
| Spouse | Sindhutai |
| Children | 5 including Ashok Vikhe Patil, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil & Rajendra Vikhe Patil, |
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Eknathrao, alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (10 April 1932 – 30 December 2016), was an Indian politician and former Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises and Minister of state of Finance in Government of India. He served as a Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha variously representing Kopargaon and Ahmednagar. He was a member of the Indian National Congress but later joined Shivsena. He was appointed Pro-tem Speaker of 14th Lok Sabha.