Padamsinh Bajirao Patil

Padamsinh Bajirao Patil
Home Minister of Maharashtra
In office
1988–1994
Deputy Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
1986–1988
Cabinet Minister for Water Resources
In office
2002–2004
Cabinet Minister for Energy & Water Resources
In office
1999–2002
Cabinet Minister for Energy and Excise
In office
1978–1980
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
1978–2009
Preceded byGautamrao Survase
Succeeded byOmprakash Raje Nimbalkar
ConstituencyOsmanabad
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byKalpana Ramesh Narhire
Succeeded byRavindra Gaikwad
ConstituencyOsmanabad
Personal details
Born (1940-06-01) 1 June 1940
SpouseChandrakala Patil
ChildrenRanajagjitsinha Patil
Prithviraj Patil
OccupationPolitician
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Padamsinh Bajirao Patil (born 1 June 1940) is a former Home Minister of Maharashtra and member of the 15th Lok Sabha.

His sister, Sunetra Pawar, is the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, and the wife of Ajit Pawar, who had previously served the office.

Patil was a minister in the Maharashtra State Government for more than 20 years.

He is a former deputy speaker of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha, Deputy Opposition Leader and also the State President of Sharad Pawar's Congress(S).

Patil was elected to the Lok Sabha from Osmanabad Lok Sabha constituency on a Nationalist Congress Party ticket in the 2009 general elections.

He is a former member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for 8 terms.

He was responsible in bringing Chhagan Bhujbal into the Nationalist Congress Party and creating other stalwart leaders in the party.

His son Ranajagjitsinha Patil is a former Minister of State for Industries, Revenue, Agriculture, Cultural Affairs, Protocol, Employment and Employment with guarantee scheme, Parliamentary Affairs and a Member of the Legislative Council for two terms; he has now been elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Osmanabad Assembly constituency.

Patil is the founding President and Chairman of the Terna Public Charitable Trust, headquartered in Dharashiv.