Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil is an Indian politician in his seventh consecutive term as MLA from Shirdi Vidhan Sabha Constituency in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.[1][2] He is currently the Minister for Revenue, in the Government of Maharashtra and was the 1st Minister sworn in the Eknath Shinde ministry expansion, after Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis in the Cabinet Expansion held on 9 August 2022. Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil has been a member of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha since 1995. He was elected in the 2014 with 1,21,459 votes and most recently in 2019 with record breaking 1,32,316 votes.
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Revenue Government of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 9 August 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Eknath Shinde |
| Preceded by | Balasaheb Thorat |
| Minister of Animal Husbandry & Dairying Government of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 9 August 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Eknath Shinde |
| Preceded by | Sunil Kedar |
| Minister of Housing Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 16 June 2019 – 8 November 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Preceded by | Prakash Mehta |
| Succeeded by | Jitendra Awhad |
| Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 23 December 2014 – 4 June 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Preceded by | Eknath Shinde |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Wadettiwar |
| Minister of Agriculture Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 19 November 2010 – 28 September 2014 | |
| Chief Minister | Prithviraj Chavan |
| Preceded by | Balasaheb Thorat |
| Succeeded by | Eknath Khadse |
| Minister of Transport Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 7 November 2009 – 9 November 2010 | |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan |
| Minister of Ports Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 7 November 2009 – 9 November 2010 | |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan |
| Minister of Law & Judiciary Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 7 November 2009 – 9 November 2010 | |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan |
| In office 8 December 2008 – 26 October 2009 | |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan |
| Minister of School Education Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 8 December 2008 – 26 October 2009 | |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan |
| Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, and Earthquake Rehabilitation Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 1995–1999 | |
| Chief Minister | Manohar Joshi Narayan Rane |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1995 | |
| Constituency | Shirdi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1959 Loni, Bombay State, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (Since 2019) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (1999-2019) Shiv Sena (1995-1999) |
| Spouse | Shalini Vikhe Patil |
| Children | Sujay Vikhe Patil (son) |
| Parent | Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (father) |
| Education | Sanjivani college of Engineering, Kopargaon |
He is a 7-time undefeated MLA from Shirdi in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. He has worked under 6 different Chief Ministers since 1995 and has held 12 different portfolios in his career.
Positions Held :
- Minister of Revenue in the Eknath Shinde ministry (2022–Present)
- Minister of Housing in the First Fadnavis ministry (2019 - 2019)
- Leader of Opposition, Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha (2014 - 2019)
- Minister of Agriculture, Food & Drug Administration, Marathi Language, and Other Backward Classes in the Prithviraj Chavan ministry[3][4] (2010 - 2014)
- Minister of Transport, Ports, and Law & Judiciary in the Second Ashok Chavan ministry (2009 - 2010)
- Minister of School Education in the First Ashok Chavan ministry (2008 - 2009)
- Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, and Earthquake Rehabilitation in the Manohar Joshi ministry, Narayan Rane ministry. (1995 - 1999)
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil was the Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Vidhansabha from 2014 to 2019 during the government led by Devendra Fadnavis. In 2019 Vikhe Patil, his Son, Sujay, and many other Congress party members joined the Bharatiya Janata party. Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil is the son of veteran Maharashtra and former union Minister of Finance (India), Balasaheb Vikhe Patil. In the Loksabha election of 2019, his son Sujay got elected to the Loksabha for the BJP from the Ahmednagar constituency.
References
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- ^ "Maharashtra Elections 2009 : Constituency-wise results" (PDF). Press Information Bureau. Government of India. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Vikhe-Patil may be new Maharashtra Congress chief; Manikrao Thackre might be inducted in state cabinet". The Economic Times. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 8 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "New horticulture policy likely from next year: Minister". The Times of India. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.