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	{{short description\|Indian politician, agricultural cooperative and reforestation movement founder}}		{{short description\|Indian politician, agricultural cooperative and reforestation movement founder}}
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	{{Infobox officeholder		{{Infobox officeholder
	\| name = Balasaheb ~~Bhausaheb~~ Thorat		\| name = Balasaheb Thorat
	\| image = ~~Balasaheb thorat 2013 (cropped).jpg~~		\| image =
	\| caption = ~~B. B. Thorat in 2020~~		\| caption =
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age \|df=y\|1953\|2\|7}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age \|df=y\|1953\|2\|7}}
	\| birth_name = Vijay Bhausaheb Thorat		\| birth_name = Vijay Bhausaheb Thorat
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	\| minister = *[[Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra)\|Revenue]]		\| minister = *[[Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra)\|Revenue]]
	\| term_start = 28 November 2019		\| term_start = 28 November 2019
	\| term_end =		\| term_end = 29 June 2022
	\| 1blankname = Chief Minister		\| 1blankname = Chief Minister
	\| 1namedata = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]		\| 1namedata = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
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	\| term_end1 = 2014		\| term_end1 = 2014
	\| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister		\| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
	\| 1namedata1 =		\| 1namedata1 = *[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]],
	*[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]],
	*[[Ashok Chavan]],		*[[Ashok Chavan]],
	*[[Prithviraj Chavan]]		*[[Prithviraj Chavan]]
	\| governor1 =		\| governor1 = *[[Mohammed Fazal]],
	*[[Mohammed Fazal]],
	*[[S.M. Krishna]],		*[[S.M. Krishna]],
	*[[S.C. Jamir]],		*[[S.C. Jamir]],
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	\| 1namedata2 = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]],<br> [[Sushilkumar Shinde]]		\| 1namedata2 = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]],<br> [[Sushilkumar Shinde]]
	\| governor2 = [[P.C. Alexander]], <br> [[Mohammed Fazal]]		\| governor2 = [[P.C. Alexander]], <br> [[Mohammed Fazal]]
	\| office3 = [[Member of ~~Legislative Assembly]], [[~~Maharashtra Legislative Assembly~~\|Maharashtra~~]]		\| office3 = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly\|Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
	\| constituency3 = [[Sangamner (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Sangamner]]		\| constituency3 = [[Sangamner (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Sangamner]]
	\| term_start3 = 1985		\| term_start3 = 1985
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	\| predecessor7 = [[Prithviraj Chavan]]		\| predecessor7 = [[Prithviraj Chavan]]
	\| successor7 =		\| successor7 =
	\| office8 = [[Maha Vikas Aghadi\|Secretary of Maha Vikas Aghadi]]		\| office8 = [[Maha Vikas Aghadi\|Secretary of Maha Vikas Aghadi]]
	\| president8 = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]		\| president8 = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
	\| 1blankname8 = Chairperson		\| 1blankname8 = Chairperson
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	'''~~Balasaheb~~ Bhausaheb Thorat''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi\|[baːɭaːsaːɦeb t̪ʰoɾaːt̪]]], born 7 February 1953) is an Indian politician ~~currently serving as~~ minister for revenue in [[Maharashtra]] state.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Balasaheb Bhausaheb Thorat\|url=http://www.indialeader.com/ViewLeader/30216/Balasaheb-Bhausaheb-Thorat\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=~~26 June~~ 2020\|access-date=\|website=India Leader}}</ref> He is an [[Indian National Congress]] legislator from Sangamner constituency.		'''Vijay Bhausaheb Thorat''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi\|[baːɭaːsaːɦeb t̪ʰoɾaːt̪]]], born 7 February 1953) is an Indian politician who was minister for revenue in [[Maharashtra]] state.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Balasaheb Bhausaheb Thorat\|url=http://www.indialeader.com/ViewLeader/30216/Balasaheb-Bhausaheb-Thorat\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131064512/http://www.indialeader.com/ViewLeader/30216/Balasaheb-Bhausaheb-Thorat \|archive-date=2020-01-31 \|access-date=\|website=India Leader}}</ref> He is an [[Indian National Congress]] legislator from Sangamner constituency.

	Thorat is a key figure in the cooperative movement and is the founder of a milk co-operative and former president of the Sangamner District and State Cooperative Bank.		Thorat is a key figure in the cooperative movement and is the founder of a milk co-operative and former president of the Sangamner District and State Cooperative Bank.

	He is recognised for his work in [[Sangamner taluka]] and [[Akole taluka]]. He has founded cooperative educational institutions in [[Sangamner]]. Previously, he served as Minister of Agriculture and as [[Minister of Revenue (Maharashtra)\|Minister of Revenue]], and Khar Lands in the [[Government of Maharashtra]].~~<ref>[http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/ministersEng.pdf Ministers of Maharashtra State]</ref>~~<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sonia-gandhi-appoints-balasaheb-thorat-as-clp-leader-in-maharashtra/articleshow/72249963.cms \| title=Sonia Gandhi appoints Balasaheb Bhausaheb Thorat as CLP leader in Maharashtra \| publisher=[[The Times of India]] \| work=Prafulla Marpakwar \| date=27 November 2019 \| access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/balasaheb-thorat-is-new-maharashtra-congress-chief \| title=Balasaheb Thorat is new Maharashtra Congress chief \| publisher=Free Press Journal \| date=3 July 2019 \| access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/7-time-mla-balasaheb-thorat-is-pick-to-end-congress-factionalism-in-maharashtra/story-RZYlgTLOqCXFyV1HuldGXI.html \| title=7-time MLA Balasaheb Thorat is pick to end Congress factionalism in Maharashtra \| publisher=Hindustan Times \| date=14 July 2019 \| access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref>		He is recognised for his work in [[Sangamner taluka]] and [[Akole taluka]]. He has founded cooperative educational institutions in [[Sangamner]]. Previously, he served as Minister of Agriculture and as [[Minister of Revenue (Maharashtra)\|Minister of Revenue]], and Khar Lands in the [[Government of Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sonia-gandhi-appoints-balasaheb-thorat-as-clp-leader-in-maharashtra/articleshow/72249963.cms \| title=Sonia Gandhi appoints Balasaheb Bhausaheb Thorat as CLP leader in Maharashtra \| publisher=[[The Times of India]] \| work=Prafulla Marpakwar \| date=27 November 2019 \| access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/balasaheb-thorat-is-new-maharashtra-congress-chief \| title=Balasaheb Thorat is new Maharashtra Congress chief \| publisher=Free Press Journal \| date=3 July 2019 \| access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/7-time-mla-balasaheb-thorat-is-pick-to-end-congress-factionalism-in-maharashtra/story-RZYlgTLOqCXFyV1HuldGXI.html \| title=7-time MLA Balasaheb Thorat is pick to end Congress factionalism in Maharashtra \| publisher=Hindustan Times \| date=14 July 2019 \| access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	~~Balasaheb~~ was born on 7 February 1953 to late Bhausaheb Thorat. He was named as Vijay. His father Bhausaheb Thorat was a peasant leader in Maharashtra and a one-time legislator from Sangamner constituency. Bhausaheb Thorat defeated the then political heavyweight of Maharashtra [[B. J. Khatal-Patil]], a minister in the Maharashtra's government for sixteen-years, in the 1978 Assembly elections as a candidate of [[Indian National Congress\|INC]].		Thorat was born on 7 February 1953 to late Bhausaheb Thorat. He was named as Vijay. His father Bhausaheb Thorat was a peasant leader in Maharashtra and a one-time legislator from Sangamner constituency. Bhausaheb Thorat defeated the then political heavyweight of Maharashtra [[B. J. Khatal-Patil]], a minister in the Maharashtra's government for sixteen-years, in the 1978 Assembly elections as a candidate of [[Indian National Congress\|INC]].

	== Education ==		== Education ==
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	== Political career ==		== Political career ==
	He began his political career as an [[Independent Politician\|Independent]] and fought the [[Sangamner (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Sangamner Vidhan Sabha]] seat and won with a margin of 10,159 votes on Shakuntala Khanderao Horat. From then he never looked back and won 8 assembly elections never getting defeated in any elections as a candidate of [[Indian National Congress\|INC]].		He began his political career as an [[Independent Politician\|Independent]] and fought for the [[Sangamner (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Sangamner Vidhan Sabha]] seat and won with a margin of 10,159 votes on Shakuntala Khanderao Horat. From then he never looked back and won 8 assembly elections never getting defeated in any elections as a candidate of [[Indian National Congress\|INC]].

	He was the Minister of State for agriculture in the first [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]'s government. Later in 2004 he was elevated to the rank of cabinet minister along with [[Anil Deshmukh]] of [[Nationalist Congress Party\|NCP]]. He was one of those few leaders in [[Maharashtra]] who served as ministers in the 15-year Congress-NCP alliance. He served as the minister of Agriculture, Water Conservation, Employment Guarantee Scheme and Additional charge of School Education in [[Prithviraj Chavan]]'s cabinet. He is a well-known and a leading face in the [[cooperative movement]] of [[Maharashtra]]. His nephew Satyajeet Tambe Patil is also a politician in [[Ahmadnagar district]] and a two-time member of Ahmadnagar Municipality. He always helps to poor people of [[sangamner]] and Akole taluka		He was the Minister of State for agriculture in the first [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]'s government. Later in 2004 he was elevated to the rank of cabinet minister along with [[Anil Deshmukh]] of [[Nationalist Congress Party\|NCP]]. He was one of those few leaders in [[Maharashtra]] who served as ministers in the 15-year Congress-NCP alliance. He served as the minister of Agriculture, Water Conservation, Employment Guarantee Scheme and Additional charge of School Education in [[Prithviraj Chavan]]'s cabinet. He is a well-known and a leading face in the [[cooperative movement]] of [[Maharashtra]]. His nephew Satyajeet Tambe Patil is also a politician in [[Ahmadnagar district]] and a two-time member of Ahmadnagar Municipality. He always helps poor people of [[sangamner]] and Akole taluka

	Thorat was made as the [[Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee\|MPCC]] chief in 2019 when [[Ashok Chavan]] resigned following the weak performance of the party in the [[Lok Sabha]] elections. Thorat had to battle with the large-scale defections from his party to the ruling alliance. Due to defections the congress's tally in the assembly fell down decisively.		Thorat was made the [[Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee\|MPCC]] chief in 2019 when [[Ashok Chavan]] resigned following the weak performance of the party in the [[Lok Sabha]] elections. Thorat had to battle with the large-scale defections from his party to the ruling alliance. Due to defections the congress's tally in the assembly fell down decisively.

	Under his leadership the party improved its tally from 31 legislators in the assembly to 44 legislators. After the 2019 political turmoil in Maharashtra with the formation of a post-poll alliance called [[Maha Vikas Aghadi]] by the [[Indian National Congress\|Congress]], [[Nationalist Congress Party\|NCP]] and [[Shiv Sena]], ~~Balasaheb~~ was sworn in as a minister in the [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry\|Uddhav Thackeray administration]].		Under his leadership the party improved its tally from 31 legislators in the assembly to 44 legislators. After the 2019 political turmoil in Maharashtra with the formation of a post-poll alliance called [[Maha Vikas Aghadi]] by the [[Indian National Congress\|Congress]], [[Nationalist Congress Party\|NCP]] and [[Shiv Sena]], Thorat was sworn in as a minister in the [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry\|Uddhav Thackeray administration]].
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	Balasaheb is a low-profile leader and is respected by everyone for his clean image in politics.

	== Political statistics ==		== Political statistics ==
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	== Positions held ==		== Positions held ==
	* 1985–present - [[Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Maharashtra]].		* 1985–present - [[Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Maharashtra]].
	* 1999–2004 - Minister of State for Agriculture, Govt of Maharashtra		* 1999–2004 - Minister of State for Agriculture, Govt. of Maharashtra
	* 2004-2014 - Cabinet Minister, Govt of Maharashtra		* 2004-2014 - Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Maharashtra
	* 14 July 2019 – 5 February 2021 - PCC Chief, Maharashtra		* 14 July 2019 – 5 February 2021 - PCC Chief, Maharashtra
	* 26 November 2019 - Incumbent - Congress Legislative Party leader, [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]		* 26 November 2019 - Incumbent - Congress Legislative Party leader, [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
	* 28 November 2019 – Present - Cabinet Minister for Revenue, Govt of Maharashtra		* 28 November 2019 – Present - Cabinet Minister for Revenue, Govt. of Maharashtra
	* 8 January 2020 - Guardian minister [[Kolhapur]]		* 8 January 2020 - Guardian minister [[Kolhapur]]
	* Permanent invitee - [[Congress Working Committee]]		* Permanent invitee - [[Congress Working Committee]]

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{{short description|Indian politician, agricultural cooperative and reforestation movement founder}}
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| name = Balasaheb Bhausaheb Thorat
| image = Balasaheb thorat 2013 (cropped).jpg
| caption = B. B. Thorat in 2020
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |df=y|1953|2|7}}
| birth_name = Vijay Bhausaheb Thorat
| residence = Jorve, Taluka Sangamner, District Ahmednagar, Tapalcha Patta, Sudarshan, 7 Shivjinagar, Sangamner--422605
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Cabinet Minister]]<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]
| minister = *[[Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra)|Revenue]]
| term_start = 28 November 2019
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| 1namedata = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| governor = [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
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| term_start1 = 2004
| term_end1 = 2014
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 =
*[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]],
*[[Ashok Chavan]],
*[[Prithviraj Chavan]]
| governor1 =
*[[Mohammed Fazal]],
*[[S.M. Krishna]],
*[[S.C. Jamir]],
*[[Kateekal Sankaranarayanan]],
*[[Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao]]
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*Agriculture,
*Water Conservation,
*Employment Guarantee Scheme
* School Education
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| successor1 = *[[Eknath Khadse]]
*[[Girish Dattatray Mahajan]]
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| minister2 = Agriculture
| term_start2 = 1999
| term_end2 = 2004
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| governor2 = [[P.C. Alexander]], <br> [[Mohammed Fazal]]
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| office4 = [[Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee|President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee]]
| term_start4 = 07 July 2019
| term_end4 = 5 February 2021
| 1namedata4 = [[Sonia Gandhi]]
| 1blankname4 = National President [[Indian National Congress]]
| predecessor4 = [[Ashok Chavan]]
| successor4 = [[Nana Patole]]
| office7 = [[Indian National Congress|Leader of INC Legislative Party]]
| term_start7 = 24 November 2019
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| 1namedata7 = [[Sonia Gandhi]]
| 1blankname7 = National President [[Indian National Congress]]
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| president8 = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
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'''Balasaheb Bhausaheb Thorat''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[baːɭaːsaːɦeb t̪ʰoɾaːt̪]]], born 7 February 1953) is an Indian politician currently serving as minister for revenue in [[Maharashtra]] state.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Balasaheb Bhausaheb Thorat|url=http://www.indialeader.com/ViewLeader/30216/Balasaheb-Bhausaheb-Thorat|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=26 June 2020|access-date=|website=India Leader}}</ref> He is an [[Indian National Congress]] legislator from Sangamner constituency.

Thorat is a key figure in the cooperative movement and is the founder of a milk co-operative and former president of the Sangamner District and State Cooperative Bank.

He is recognised for his work in [[Sangamner taluka]] and [[Akole taluka]]. He has founded cooperative educational institutions in [[Sangamner]]. Previously, he served as Minister of Agriculture and as [[Minister of Revenue (Maharashtra)|Minister of Revenue]], and Khar Lands in the [[Government of Maharashtra]].<ref>[http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/ministersEng.pdf Ministers of Maharashtra State]</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sonia-gandhi-appoints-balasaheb-thorat-as-clp-leader-in-maharashtra/articleshow/72249963.cms | title=Sonia Gandhi appoints Balasaheb Bhausaheb Thorat as CLP leader in Maharashtra | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Prafulla Marpakwar | date=27 November 2019 | access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/balasaheb-thorat-is-new-maharashtra-congress-chief | title=Balasaheb Thorat is new Maharashtra Congress chief | publisher=Free Press Journal | date=3 July 2019 | access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/7-time-mla-balasaheb-thorat-is-pick-to-end-congress-factionalism-in-maharashtra/story-RZYlgTLOqCXFyV1HuldGXI.html | title=7-time MLA Balasaheb Thorat is pick to end Congress factionalism in Maharashtra | publisher=Hindustan Times | date=14 July 2019 | access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Balasaheb was born on 7 February 1953 to late Bhausaheb Thorat. He was named as Vijay. His father Bhausaheb Thorat was a peasant leader in Maharashtra and a one-time legislator from Sangamner constituency. Bhausaheb Thorat defeated the then political heavyweight of Maharashtra [[B. J. Khatal-Patil]], a minister in the Maharashtra's government for sixteen-years, in the 1978 Assembly elections as a candidate of [[Indian National Congress|INC]].

== Education ==
Thorat obtained his LLB degree from ILS Law College, [[Pune]] in 1977 and BA from [[Ferguson college]], [[Pune University]] in 1975.

== Political career ==
He began his political career as an [[Independent Politician|Independent]] and fought the [[Sangamner (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangamner Vidhan Sabha]] seat and won with a margin of 10,159 votes on Shakuntala Khanderao Horat. From then he never looked back and won 8 assembly elections never getting defeated in any elections as a candidate of [[Indian National Congress|INC]].

He was the Minister of State for agriculture in the first [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]'s government. Later in 2004 he was elevated to the rank of cabinet minister along with [[Anil Deshmukh]] of [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]. He was one of those few leaders in [[Maharashtra]] who served as ministers in the 15-year Congress-NCP alliance. He served as the minister of Agriculture, Water Conservation, Employment Guarantee Scheme and Additional charge of School Education in [[Prithviraj Chavan]]'s cabinet. He is a well-known and a leading face in the [[cooperative movement]] of [[Maharashtra]]. His nephew Satyajeet Tambe Patil is also a politician in [[Ahmadnagar district]] and a two-time member of Ahmadnagar Municipality. He always helps to poor people of [[sangamner]] and Akole taluka

Thorat was made as the [[Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee|MPCC]] chief in 2019 when [[Ashok Chavan]] resigned following the weak performance of the party in the [[Lok Sabha]] elections. Thorat had to battle with the large-scale defections from his party to the ruling alliance. Due to defections the congress's tally in the assembly fell down decisively.

Under his leadership the party improved its tally from 31 legislators in the assembly to 44 legislators. After the 2019 political turmoil in Maharashtra with the formation of a post-poll alliance called [[Maha Vikas Aghadi]] by the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]], [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] and [[Shiv Sena]], Balasaheb was sworn in as a minister in the [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Uddhav Thackeray administration]].

Balasaheb is a low-profile leader and is respected by everyone for his clean image in politics.

== Political statistics ==
{|class ="wikitable"
|-
! SI No.
! Year
! Assembly Cnstituency
! Opponent
! Votes
! Difference
! Result
|-
|1.
|1985
|Sangamner
|Shakuntala Khanderao Horat ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|40218-30059
| 10159
| {{Won}}
|-
|2.
|1990
|Sangamner
|Vasantrao Sakharam Gunjal ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
|57465-52603
| 4862
| {{Won}}
|-
|3.
|1995
|Sangamner
|Bapusaheb Namdeo Gulave ([[Independent politician|Independent]])
|73611-58957
| 14654
| {{Won}}
|-
|4.
|1999
|Sangamner
|Bapusaheb Namdeo Gulave ([[Shiv Sena]])
|61975-40524
| 21451
| {{Won}}
|-
|5.
|2004
|Sangamner
|Sambhajirao Ramchandra Thorat ([[Shiv Sena]])
|120058-44301
| 75757
| {{Won}}
|-
|6.
|2009
|Sangamner
|Babasaheb Dhondiba Kute ([[Shiv Sena]])
|96686-41310
| 55376
| {{Won}}
|-
|7.
|2014
|Sangamner
|Janardan Mhatarba Aher ([[Shiv Sena]])
|103564-44759
| 58805
| {{Won}}
|-
|8.
|2019
|Sangamner
|Sahebrao Ramchandra Navale ([[Shiv Sena]])
|125380-63128
| 62252
| {{Won}}
|}

== Positions held ==
* 1985–present - [[Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Maharashtra]].
* 1999–2004 - Minister of State for Agriculture, Govt of Maharashtra
* 2004-2014 - Cabinet Minister, Govt of Maharashtra
* 14 July 2019 – 5 February 2021 - PCC Chief, Maharashtra
* 26 November 2019 - Incumbent - Congress Legislative Party leader, [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
* 28 November 2019 – Present - Cabinet Minister for Revenue, Govt of Maharashtra
* 8 January 2020 - Guardian minister [[Kolhapur]]
* Permanent invitee - [[Congress Working Committee]]

==References==
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