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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Padamsinha Patil
| native_name = पद्मसिंह पाटील
| image = Padamsinh Bajirao Patil (dr- Saheb) 2014-05-17 06-40.jpg
| birth_date = 1 June 1940
| birth_place = [[Osmanabad]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| residence = Sinhagad, Near Circuit House, [[Osmanabad]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| party = [[Bhartiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = late Dr. Chandrakala Patil
| children =MLA [[Ranajagjitsinha Patil]] <br/>Pruthviraj Patil (English Solicitor)
| termend3 = 2002
| termstart3 = 1999
| termstart4 = 1978
| termstart5 = 1978
| termstart6 = 2009
| constituency6 = [[Osmanabad (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Osmanabad]]
| termend4 = 1980
| termend5 = 2009
| termend6 = 2014
| constituency5 = Osmanabad
| alt =
| successor6 = Omraje Nimbalkar
| otherparty = [[Nationalist Congress Party]]
| term end 3 =
| order3 = Cabinet minister for energy & water resources
| order6 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| order5 = Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| termend2 = 2004
| termstart2 = 2002
| order4 = Cabinet minister for energy and excise
| termend1 = 1988
| termstart1 = 1986
| termend = 1994
| termstart = 1988
| order2 = Cabinet minister for water resources
| order1 = Deputy speaker of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| order = [[Home minister]] of [[Maharashtra]]
| caption = Padmasinh B. Patil riding horse
| occupation = [[Politician]]
}}

'''Padmasinha Bajirao Patil''' (born 1 June 1943) is a former member of 15th [[Lok Sabha]], the lower house of Parliament of India. He is currently under investigation for the murder of his cousin brother, Pawanraje Nimbalkar.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-15|title=Pawanraje Nimbalkar murder case: Defer recording statement of accused, says Bombay High Court|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/pawanraje-nimbalkar-murder-case-defer-recording-statement-of-accused-says-bombay-high-court-5218114/|access-date=2020-11-17|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

His step sister is wife of Deputy-chief minister [[Ajit Pawar]]. He was a minister in the Maharashtra Government for more than 20 years. He is 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 on a [[Nationalist Congress Party]] ticket in the May 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 (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] for Osmanabad Vidhan Sabha constituency.

==Corruption allegations==
The Justice P. B. Sawant Committee indicted him for siphoning off farmers' money from the Terna Sugar Cooperative money meant for victims of Kargil and the Gujarat earthquake. This allegation was never pursued or proved.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/the-rise-and-fall-of-padamsinh-patil-395832|title=The rise and fall of Padamsinh Patil|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=8 June 2009|accessdate=20 July 2018}}</ref>

==Murder charge==
He was arrested by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) for his alleged involvement in the murder of his cousin brother, confidant [[Pawanraje Nimbalkar]] and remanded in the agency's custody. This was considered as a political conspiracy by many against him and [[Sharad Pawar|Sharad]] Pawar.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/ncp-mp-padamsinh-patil-held-for-murder/660914|title=NCP MP Padamsinh Patil Held for Murder|date=7 June 2009|publisher=Outlook|accessdate=20 July 2018|location=Mumbai}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/09/stories/2009060955991000.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110418194920/http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/09/stories/2009060955991000.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2011|title=Lok Sabha told of Padmsinh Patil's arrest|author=Vinay Kumar|date=9 June 2009|accessdate=20 July 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=New Delhi}}</ref> He was never in judicial custody for more than a week. He was granted bail on a surety of Rs 2 lakh.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-26/mumbai/28103466_1_parasmal-jain-pawanraje-sessions-court|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616074112/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-26/mumbai/28103466_1_parasmal-jain-pawanraje-sessions-court|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2012|title=Padamsinh Patil is granted bail|date=26 September 2009|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=20 July 2018|location=Navi Mumbai}}</ref> The trial in [[Alibaug]] court began on 6 June 2011 and a verdict in a court of law is still pending.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/suspended-ncp-mp-fined-for-delaying-trial_711284.html|title=Suspended NCP MP Padamsinh Patil fined for delaying trial|publisher=[[Zee News]]|date=7 June 2011|accessdate=20 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/After-LS-polls-new-crisis-for-Pawar/articleshow/4629205.cms|author=Prafulla Marpakwar|agency=TNN|title=After LS polls, new crisis for Pawar|work=The Times of India|date=8 June 2009|accessdate=20 July 2018}}</ref>

==Positions held==
*1975-1978 Chairman Building and Construction ("B&C") Committee Zilla Parishad ("Z.P.") Osmanabad
*1975-1978 Member Zilla Parishad Osmanabad
*1978-2009 Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ("MLA")
*1978–1980 Cabinet Minister for Energy & Excise, Government of Maharashtra
*1986–1988 Deputy Speaker, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
*1988–1994 Cabinet Minister for Irrigation, Home Affairs & Ex. Services Welfare, Government of Maharashtra
*1995-1999 Deputy Leader of the Opposition
*1999–2002 Cabinet Minister for Energy and Water Resources, Government of Maharashtra
*2002–2004 Cabinet Minister for Water Resources (excluding Krishna Valley Irrigation), Government of Maharashtra
*2009 Elected to the 15th Lok Sabha.<ref>[https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4391 Detailed Profile – Dr. Padmasinha Bajirao Patil – Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India]. India.gov.in. Retrieved 20 July 2018.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sarkaritel.com/parliament/lok_sabha/member_of_parliament_p.htm|title=Member of Parliament (P), Lok Sabha, Parliament of India|website=Sarkaritel.com|accessdate=23 December 2011|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20060326135348/http://www.sarkaritel.com/states/maharashtra/mlas.htm|archivedate=26 March 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election]]
[[Category:Deputy Speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:People from Marathwada]]
[[Category:Maharashtra district councillors]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress (U) politicians]]
[[Category:Indian Congress (Socialist) politicians]]

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