Nana Patole
Nana Patole | |
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| 28th President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 5 February 2021 | |
| National President Indian National Congress | Sonia Gandhi Mallikarjun Kharge |
| Preceded by | Balasaheb Thorat |
| 18th Speaker of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2 December 2019 – 4 February 2021 | |
| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Deputy | Zirwal Narhari Sitaram |
| Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Leader of the House | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Preceded by | Haribhau Bagade |
| Succeeded by | Zirwal Narhari Sitaram (Acting) |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2019 - | |
| Preceded by | Rajesh Lahanu Kashiwar |
| Constituency | Sakoli |
| In office 27 November 2009 – 19 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Sevakbhau Nirdhanji Waghaye (Patil) |
| Succeeded by | Rajesh Lahanu Kashiwar |
| Constituency | Sakoli |
| In office (1999-2004),(2004 – 2009) | |
| Preceded by | Kapgate Dayaram Maroti |
| Constituency | Lakhandur Assembly Constituency |
| Member of Parliament Lok Sabha | |
| In office 19 May 2014 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Praful Patel |
| Succeeded by | Madhukar Kukde |
| Constituency | Bhandara–Gondiya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nana Falgunrao Patole 5 June 1963 Bhandara, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | INC (2018–Present, Till 2008) |
| Other political affiliations | BJP (2009–2018) |
| Spouse | Mangla Patole |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Sukli, Sakoli, Bhandara, Maharashtra, India |
| Education | Post Graduate |
| Occupation | Maharashtra Politician |
| Profession | Politician |
| Source: [2] | |
Nana Falgunrao Patole (born 5 June 1963) is an Indian politician who is the current President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee from 5 February 2021. He was the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly before this appointment.
A former Member of the Parliament of India[1] (the 16th Lok Sabha), he represented the BJP.[2] He represented the Bhandara-Gondiya in Lok Sabha.[3] In 2017, he resigned from BJP and the Lok Sabha. On 11 January 2018. he rejoined Congress party.[4][5]
Political career
[edit]In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he contested the constituency as the BJP/NDA candidate and secured victory, defeating then Union Minister Praful Patel by a margin of 149,254 votes. From 2009 to 2014, he served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Sakoli. Known for his advocacy for OBC rights, he also held the position of Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Patole resigned from his Lok Sabha membership by submitting his resignation letter to Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, citing the BJP's double standards on farmers' policies. He subsequently rejoined the Indian National Congress and was appointed the national chairman of the All India Kisan Congress.[6]
Positions held
[edit]- 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
- September 2018 : Chairman, All India Kisan Congress[7]
- 1 September 2014 onwards : Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests
- October, 2019 : Contested election from Sakoli Maharashtra state Assembly elections from Indian National Congress party candidate and secured victory.
- 2019 : INC- NCP- Shiv Sena post election alliance as Mahavikas Aghadhi formed and he was elected as Speaker of State assembly without any contest.
- Feb, 2021 : Nana Patole appointed Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Lok Sabha Members". Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Profile on MyNeta Site".
- ^ "Mumbai: Former BJP MP Nana Patole joins Congress". India Today. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ 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".
- ^ "AICC Departments and Cells: Indian National Congress - Congress Party Official website". 26 February 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "AICC Departments and Cells: Indian National Congress - Congress Party Official website". www.inc.in. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Nana Patole appointed Maharashtra Congress president". TOI. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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