Eknath Khadse

Eknath Khadse
Eknath Khadse
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 8 July 2022
Constituency	elected by Legislative Assembly members
Minister of Revenue; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 31 October 2014 – 4 June 2016
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Preceded by	Balasaheb Thorat
Succeeded by	Chandrakant Patil
Minister of Agriculture; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 31 October 2014 – 4 June 2016
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Preceded by	Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil
Succeeded by	Pandurang Fundkar
Minister of State Excise; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 31 October 2014 – 4 June 2016
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Preceded by	Prithviraj Chavan
Succeeded by	Chandrashekhar Bawankule
Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 31 October 2014 – 4 June 2016
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Preceded by	Abdul Sattar
Succeeded by	Mahadev Jankar
Minister of Minority Development & Aukaf; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 31 October 2014 – 4 June 2016
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Preceded by	Naseem Khan
Succeeded by	Vinod Tawde
Leader of the House; Maharashtra Legislative Council
	In office; 9 December 2014 – 7 July 2016
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Preceded by	R R Patil
Succeeded by	Chandrakant Patil
18th Leader of the Opposition; Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	In office; 11 November 2009 – 21 October 2014
Chief Minister	Ashok Chavan; Prithviraj Chavan
Preceded by	Ramdas Kadam
Succeeded by	Eknath Shinde
Minister of Water Resources; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; June 1997 – 18 October 1999
Chief Minister	Manohar Joshi; Narayan Rane
Preceded by	Mahadeo Shivankar
Minister of Finance; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; September 1995 – June 1997
Chief Minister	Manohar Joshi; Narayan Rane
Preceded by	Hashu Advani
Succeeded by	Mahadeo Shivankar
Minister of Higher & Technical Education ; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; June 1995 – September 1995
Chief Minister	Manohar Joshi
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1990–2019
Preceded by	Haribhau Jaware
Succeeded by	Chandrakant Nimba Patil
Constituency	Muktainagar
Personal details
Born	2 September 1952; Muktainagar, Bombay State, India
Party	Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) (2024-Present)
Other political; affiliations	Nationalist Congress Party (2020-2024) ; Bharatiya Janata Party (1980–2020)
Spouse	Manda
Children	3, including Rohini Khadse-Khewalkar

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Eknath Ganpatrao Khadse (born 2 September 1952) is a politician and a leader of the Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra state. He was a Member of Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra from Muktainagar constituency for six consecutive terms till 2019. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from 1987 until his resignation in October 2020. He is a member of Legislative Council of Maharashtra.