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			{{Short description\|Indian politician}}
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	\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|30 June 1971}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|30 June 1971}}
	\| birth_place = Yavatmal		\| birth_place = [[Yavatmal District]]
	\| image =		\| image =
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| office = [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry\|Cabinet Minister]]<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]		\| office = [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry\|Cabinet Minister]]<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]
	\| minister = *~~Forest~~		\| minister = *[[Ministry of Forests Department of Maharashtra\|Forests Department]]
	*Disaster Management		*[[Ministry of Disaster Management (Maharashtra)\|Disaster Management]]
	*Relief ~~and~~ Rehabilitation		*[[Ministry of Relief & Rehabilitation (Maharashtra)\|Relief & Rehabilitation]]
	\| term_start = 30 December 2019		\| term_start = 30 December 2019
	\| term_end = 28 February		\| term_end = 28 February
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	\| predecessor =[[Sudhir Mungantiwar]]		\| predecessor =[[Sudhir Mungantiwar]]
	\| successor = [[Uddhav Thackeray]] (Acting)		\| successor = [[Uddhav Thackeray]] (Acting)
	\| office1 = Minister of State for <br>[[~~Government of Maharashtra~~]]		\| office1 = [[Minister of State]] for Revenue <br>[[First Fadnavis ministry]]
	\| minister1 = *Revenue		\| minister1 = *Revenue
	\| term_start1 = 5 December 2014		\| term_start1 = 5 December 2014
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	\| successor1 = [[Abdul Sattar Abdul Nabi]]		\| successor1 = [[Abdul Sattar Abdul Nabi]]
	\| office2 = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly\|Member of Legislative Assembly]] of [[Maharashtra]]<ref name = DigrasMLA2019/>		\| office2 = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly\|Member of Legislative Assembly]] of [[Maharashtra]]<ref name = DigrasMLA2019/>
	\| term_start2 = 2009		\| term_start2 = (2004-2009) (2009-2014) (2014-2019) (2019-
	\| majority =		\| majority =
	\| term_end2 =		\| term_end2 =
	\| constituency2 = [[Digras (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Digras]]		\| constituency2 = [[Darwha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Darwha]]
			\| constituency3 = [[Digras (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Digras]]
	\| party = [[Shiv Sena]]		\| party = [[Shiv Sena]]
	\| residence = ~~Natuwadi,~~ [[~~Darwha]], [[Yavatmal district\|~~Yavatmal]]<ref name="Affidavit">{{cite web \|title=General Election 2009 - Affidavits filed by Parliamentary Candidate \|url=http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/ECI/Affidavits/S13/SE/79/RATHOD%20SANJAY%20DULICHAND/RATHOD%20SANJAY%20DULICHAND.htm \|publisher=Office of Chief Electoral Officer - Maharashtra \|access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>		\| residence = [[Yavatmal]]
	\| occupation = Politician		\| occupation = Politician
	\| website =		\| website =
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	'''Sanjay Dulichand Rathod''' is a [[Shiv Sena]] politician from [[Yavatmal district]], Maharashtra. He is a member of the 14th [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]from [[Digras (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Digras]] Assembly Constituency.<ref name = DigrasMLA2019>{{cite web\|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ACOCT2019/ConstituencywiseS1379.htm?ac=79 \| title = digras Vidhan Sabha constituency result 20019}}</ref><ref name = DigrasMLAs>{{cite web\|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/digras.html \| title = Sitting and previous MLAs from digras Assembly Constituency}}</ref><ref name="IT-20141103">{{cite news\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/maharashtra-assembly-poll-results-bjp-shiv-sena-ncp-congress/1/396659.html\|title=Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014 \|work=India Today\|accessdate=2015-06-22}}</ref> He was appointed Maharashtra's minister of state in December, 2014<ref name="MD-20141206">{{cite news\|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/declared-portfolios-of-maharashtra-government-ministers/15821176\|title=Declared: Portfolios of Maharashtra Government ministers\|date=2014-12-06\|work=Mid-Day\|accessdate=21 June 2015}}</ref> he was given the revenue portfolio. He was also given responsibility of being guardian minister of [[Yavatmal district]].<ref name="ZeeNews-20141226">{{cite news\|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/guardian-ministers-appointed-in-maharashtra_1520825.html\|title=Guardian Ministers appointed in Maharashtra\|date=2014-12-26\|work=Zee News\|accessdate=21 June 2015}}</ref> His election in the 2014 election made him a three term Member of Legislative Assembly. He was at the time of his appointment as minister, [[Shiv Sena]]'s Yavatmal district president.He was made a cabinet minister on 30 December 2019<ref name="Rediff-20141205">{{cite news\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/fadnavis-ministry-expansion-sees-mix-of-old-and-new-faces/20141205.htm\|title=Fadnavis ministry expansion sees mix of old and new faces\|date=2014-12-05\|work=redif.com\|accessdate=22 June 2015}}</ref> Rathod belongs to the [[Banjara]] community.<ref name="Rediff-20141205" /> He won 2014 assembly election with record margin of 79864, second highest in Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=1018&cid=79\|title=Digras Constituency results 2014}}</ref>		'''Sanjay Dulichand Rathod''' is a [[Shiv Sena]] politician from [[Yavatmal district]], Maharashtra. He is a member of the 14th [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from [[Digras (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Digras]] Assembly Constituency.<ref name = DigrasMLA2019>{{cite web\|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ACOCT2019/ConstituencywiseS1379.htm?ac=79 \| title = digras Vidhan Sabha constituency result 20019}}</ref><ref name = DigrasMLAs>{{cite web\|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/digras.html \| title = Sitting and previous MLAs from digras Assembly Constituency}}</ref><ref name="IT-20141103">{{cite news\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/maharashtra-assembly-poll-results-bjp-shiv-sena-ncp-congress/1/396659.html\|title=Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014 \|work=India Today\|accessdate=2015-06-22}}</ref> He was appointed Maharashtra's minister of state in December, 2014<ref name="MD-20141206">{{cite news\|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/declared-portfolios-of-maharashtra-government-ministers/15821176\|title=Declared: Portfolios of Maharashtra Government ministers\|date=2014-12-06\|work=Mid-Day\|accessdate=21 June 2015}}</ref> he was given the revenue portfolio. He was also given responsibility of being guardian minister of [[Yavatmal district]].<ref name="ZeeNews-20141226">{{cite news\|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/guardian-ministers-appointed-in-maharashtra_1520825.html\|title=Guardian Ministers appointed in Maharashtra\|date=2014-12-26\|work=Zee News\|accessdate=21 June 2015}}</ref> His election in the 2014 election made him a three term Member of Legislative Assembly. He was at the time of his appointment as minister, [[Shiv Sena]]'s Yavatmal district president. He was made a cabinet minister on 30 December 2019<ref name="Rediff-20141205">{{cite news\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/fadnavis-ministry-expansion-sees-mix-of-old-and-new-faces/20141205.htm\|title=Fadnavis ministry expansion sees mix of old and new faces\|date=2014-12-05\|work=redif.com\|accessdate=22 June 2015}}</ref> Rathod belongs to the [[Banjara]] community.<ref name="Rediff-20141205" /> He won 2014 assembly election with record margin of 79864, second highest in Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=1018&cid=79\|title=Digras Constituency results 2014}}</ref>

	==Pooja Chavan Suicide Controversy==		==Pooja Chavan Suicide Controversy==
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	In February 2021, Rathod was accused of death of the 23-year-old woman named Pooja Chavan. Chavan, who hailed from [[Parli, Maharashtra\|Parli]] in [[Marathwada]]'s [[Beed district]], died after jumping from an apartment balcony in the [[Hadapsar]] area of [[Pune]]. Alleged audio clips of phone conversation between Chavan and Rathod soon went viral.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Pooja Chavan 'suicide' case: Maharashtra Minister Sanjay Rathod's name crops up - what we know so far \|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/pooja-chavan-suicide-case-maharashtra-minister-sanjay-rathods-name-crops-up-what-we-know-so-far \|access-date=14 February 2021 \|work=[[The Free Press Journal]] \|date=February 14, 2021 \|language=en}}</ref>		In February 2021, Rathod was accused of death of the 23-year-old woman named Pooja Chavan. Chavan, who hailed from [[Parli, Maharashtra\|Parli]] in [[Marathwada]]'s [[Beed district]], died after jumping from an apartment balcony in the [[Hadapsar]] area of [[Pune]]. Alleged audio clips of phone conversation between Chavan and Rathod soon went viral.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Pooja Chavan 'suicide' case: Maharashtra Minister Sanjay Rathod's name crops up - what we know so far \|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/pooja-chavan-suicide-case-maharashtra-minister-sanjay-rathods-name-crops-up-what-we-know-so-far \|access-date=14 February 2021 \|work=[[The Free Press Journal]] \|date=February 14, 2021 \|language=en}}</ref>

	Opposition leader [[Devendra Fadnavis]], former party MP [[Kirit Somaiya]], and BJP’s State women’s wing office-bearer Chitra Wagh demanded investigations into the death of Chavan.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=More \|first1=Archana \|title=Maharashtra: TikTok ~~star’s~~ suicide takes a political turn \|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/tiktok-stars-suicide-takes-a-political-turn/articleshow/80866659.cms \|access-date=14 February 2021 \|work=Pune Mirror \|date=February 12, 2021 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Bose \|first1=Mrityunjay \|title=BJP seeks arrest of Maharashtra minister Sanjay Rathod hatyara \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/bjp-seeks-arrest-of-maharashtra-minister-sanjay-rathod-950866.html \|access-date=14 February 2021 \|work=[[Deccan Herald]] \|date=13 February 2021 \|language=en}}</ref>		Opposition leader [[Devendra Fadnavis]], former party MP [[Kirit Somaiya]], and BJP’s State women’s wing office-bearer Chitra Wagh demanded investigations into the death of Chavan.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=More \|first1=Archana \|title=Maharashtra: TikTok star's suicide takes a political turn \|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/tiktok-stars-suicide-takes-a-political-turn/articleshow/80866659.cms \|access-date=14 February 2021 \|work=Pune Mirror \|date=February 12, 2021 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Bose \|first1=Mrityunjay \|title=BJP seeks arrest of Maharashtra minister Sanjay Rathod hatyara \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/bjp-seeks-arrest-of-maharashtra-minister-sanjay-rathod-950866.html \|access-date=14 February 2021 \|work=[[Deccan Herald]] \|date=13 February 2021 \|language=en}}</ref>

	On 14 February 2021, Maharashtra Chief Minister [[Uddhav Thackeray]] ordered an investigation into the allegations against Rathod.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Uddhav Thackeray orders probe into allegations against Forest Minister \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/states/uddhav-orders-probe-into-allegations-against-forest-minister/article33833001.ece \|access-date=14 February 2021 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date=14 February 2021 \|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Tambe \|first1=Sunil \|title=पूजा चव्हाण आत्महत्या: पोलिस महासंचालकांचे सखोल चौकशीचे आदेश \|url=https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/pune-news/pooja-chavan-suicide-case-the-director-general-of-police-ordered-a-thorough-investigation-by-the-pune-police/articleshow/80905303.cms \|access-date=14 February 2021 \|work=[[Maharashtra Times]] \|date=14 February 2021 \|language=mr}}</ref> He resigned on 28 Feb 2021.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pooja-chavan-suicide-sanjay-rathod-resignation-reasons-1774050-2021-02-28 \| title=Why did Maharashtra minister Sanjay Rathod resign? \| publisher=India Today \| date=28 February 2021 \| accessdate=8 April 2021 \| author=Sutar, Kamlesh}}</ref>		On 14 February 2021, Maharashtra Chief Minister [[Uddhav Thackeray]] ordered an investigation into the allegations against Rathod.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Uddhav Thackeray orders probe into allegations against Forest Minister \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/states/uddhav-orders-probe-into-allegations-against-forest-minister/article33833001.ece \|access-date=14 February 2021 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date=14 February 2021 \|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Tambe \|first1=Sunil \|title=पूजा चव्हाण आत्महत्या: पोलिस महासंचालकांचे सखोल चौकशीचे आदेश \|url=https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/pune-news/pooja-chavan-suicide-case-the-director-general-of-police-ordered-a-thorough-investigation-by-the-pune-police/articleshow/80905303.cms \|access-date=14 February 2021 \|work=[[Maharashtra Times]] \|date=14 February 2021 \|language=mr}}</ref> He resigned on 28 Feb 2021.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pooja-chavan-suicide-sanjay-rathod-resignation-reasons-1774050-2021-02-28 \| title=Why did Maharashtra minister Sanjay Rathod resign? \| publisher=India Today \| date=28 February 2021 \| accessdate=8 April 2021 \| author=Sutar, Kamlesh}}</ref>

	==Positions held==		==Positions held==
	* 2004: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1st term)<ref>http://eci.nic.in/archive/Sep2004/pollupd/ac/states/S13/Aconst164.htm</ref>		* 2004: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1st term)<ref>http://eci.nic.in/archive/Sep2004/pollupd/ac/states/S13/Aconst164.htm {{dead link\|date=September 2021}}</ref>
	* 2009: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (2nd term) <ref name = DigrasMLAs/>		* 2009: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (2nd term) <ref name = DigrasMLAs/>
	* 2014: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (3rd term) <ref name = DigrasMLAs/>		* 2014: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (3rd term) <ref name = DigrasMLAs/>
	* 2014 - 2019: Minister of State for Revenue in Maharashtra State Government		* 2014 - 2019: Minister of State for Revenue in Maharashtra State Government
	* 2014: Guardian minister of [[Yavatmal district]]<ref name="business-standard.com">http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/guardian-ministers-appointed-in-maharashtra-114122601108_1.html</ref>		* 2014: Guardian minister of [[Yavatmal district]]<ref name="business-standard.com">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/guardian-ministers-appointed-in-maharashtra-114122601108_1.html\|title = Guardian Ministers appointed in Maharashtra\|newspaper = Business Standard India\|date = 26 December 2014\|agency = Press Trust of India}}</ref>
	* 2015: Guardian minister of [[Washim district]]<ref name="business-standard.com"/>		* 2015: Guardian minister of [[Washim district]]<ref name="business-standard.com"/>
	* 2019: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (4th term)<ref name = DigrasMLA2019/>		* 2019: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (4th term)<ref name = DigrasMLA2019/>
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sanjay Rathod
| native_name_lang = Marathi
| spouse = Shital Rathod
| children = Damini Rathod, Soham Rathod
| education = Arts and Commerce College Yavatmal ([[Bachelor of Commerce|B.Com]], 1993)<br>Subhedar Ramji Ambedkar Physical Education College, [[Hinganghat]] ([[Bachelor of Physical Education|B.P.Ed.]], 1995)<ref>{{cite web |title=राठोड संजय दुलीचंद |url=https://www.maharashtranama.com/mla/rathod-sanjay-dulichand/ |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>
| honorific-suffix =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|30 June 1971}}
| birth_place = Yavatmal
| image =
| caption =
| office = [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Cabinet Minister]]<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]
| minister = *Forest
*Disaster Management
*Relief and Rehabilitation
| term_start = 30 December 2019
| term_end = 28 February
2021
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| governor =[[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| predecessor =[[Sudhir Mungantiwar]]
| successor = [[Uddhav Thackeray]] (Acting)
| office1 = Minister of State for <br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]
| minister1 = *Revenue
| term_start1 = 5 December 2014
| term_end1 = 30 October 2019
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[Devendra Fadnavis]]
| governor1 = *[[C. Vidyasagar Rao]]
*[[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| predecessor1 = -
| successor1 = [[Abdul Sattar Abdul Nabi]]
| office2 = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly]] of [[Maharashtra]]<ref name = DigrasMLA2019/>
| term_start2 = 2009
| majority =
| term_end2 =
| constituency2 = [[Digras (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Digras]]
| party = [[Shiv Sena]]
| residence = Natuwadi, [[Darwha]], [[Yavatmal district|Yavatmal]]<ref name="Affidavit">{{cite web |title=General Election 2009 - Affidavits filed by Parliamentary Candidate |url=http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/ECI/Affidavits/S13/SE/79/RATHOD%20SANJAY%20DULICHAND/RATHOD%20SANJAY%20DULICHAND.htm |publisher=Office of Chief Electoral Officer - Maharashtra |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>
| occupation = Politician
| website =
| nationality =
}}

'''Sanjay Dulichand Rathod''' is a [[Shiv Sena]] politician from [[Yavatmal district]], Maharashtra. He is a member of the 14th [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]from [[Digras (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Digras]] Assembly Constituency.<ref name = DigrasMLA2019>{{cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ACOCT2019/ConstituencywiseS1379.htm?ac=79 | title = digras Vidhan Sabha constituency result 20019}}</ref><ref name = DigrasMLAs>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/digras.html | title = Sitting and previous MLAs from digras Assembly Constituency}}</ref><ref name="IT-20141103">{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/maharashtra-assembly-poll-results-bjp-shiv-sena-ncp-congress/1/396659.html|title=Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014 |work=India Today|accessdate=2015-06-22}}</ref> He was appointed Maharashtra's minister of state in December, 2014<ref name="MD-20141206">{{cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/declared-portfolios-of-maharashtra-government-ministers/15821176|title=Declared: Portfolios of Maharashtra Government ministers|date=2014-12-06|work=Mid-Day|accessdate=21 June 2015}}</ref> he was given the revenue portfolio. He was also given responsibility of being guardian minister of [[Yavatmal district]].<ref name="ZeeNews-20141226">{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/guardian-ministers-appointed-in-maharashtra_1520825.html|title=Guardian Ministers appointed in Maharashtra|date=2014-12-26|work=Zee News|accessdate=21 June 2015}}</ref> His election in the 2014 election made him a three term Member of Legislative Assembly. He was at the time of his appointment as minister, [[Shiv Sena]]'s Yavatmal district president.He was made a cabinet minister on 30 December 2019<ref name="Rediff-20141205">{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/fadnavis-ministry-expansion-sees-mix-of-old-and-new-faces/20141205.htm|title=Fadnavis ministry expansion sees mix of old and new faces|date=2014-12-05|work=redif.com|accessdate=22 June 2015}}</ref> Rathod belongs to the [[Banjara]] community.<ref name="Rediff-20141205" /> He won 2014 assembly election with record margin of 79864, second highest in Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=1018&cid=79|title=Digras Constituency results 2014}}</ref>

==Pooja Chavan Suicide Controversy==

In February 2021, Rathod was accused of death of the 23-year-old woman named Pooja Chavan. Chavan, who hailed from [[Parli, Maharashtra|Parli]] in [[Marathwada]]'s [[Beed district]], died after jumping from an apartment balcony in the [[Hadapsar]] area of [[Pune]]. Alleged audio clips of phone conversation between Chavan and Rathod soon went viral.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pooja Chavan 'suicide' case: Maharashtra Minister Sanjay Rathod's name crops up - what we know so far |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/pooja-chavan-suicide-case-maharashtra-minister-sanjay-rathods-name-crops-up-what-we-know-so-far |access-date=14 February 2021 |work=[[The Free Press Journal]] |date=February 14, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

Opposition leader [[Devendra Fadnavis]], former party MP [[Kirit Somaiya]], and BJP’s State women’s wing office-bearer Chitra Wagh demanded investigations into the death of Chavan.<ref>{{cite news |last1=More |first1=Archana |title=Maharashtra: TikTok star’s suicide takes a political turn |url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/tiktok-stars-suicide-takes-a-political-turn/articleshow/80866659.cms |access-date=14 February 2021 |work=Pune Mirror |date=February 12, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bose |first1=Mrityunjay |title=BJP seeks arrest of Maharashtra minister Sanjay Rathod hatyara |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/bjp-seeks-arrest-of-maharashtra-minister-sanjay-rathod-950866.html |access-date=14 February 2021 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=13 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

On 14 February 2021, Maharashtra Chief Minister [[Uddhav Thackeray]] ordered an investigation into the allegations against Rathod.<ref>{{cite news |title=Uddhav Thackeray orders probe into allegations against Forest Minister |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/states/uddhav-orders-probe-into-allegations-against-forest-minister/article33833001.ece |access-date=14 February 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=14 February 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tambe |first1=Sunil |title=पूजा चव्हाण आत्महत्या: पोलिस महासंचालकांचे सखोल चौकशीचे आदेश |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/pune-news/pooja-chavan-suicide-case-the-director-general-of-police-ordered-a-thorough-investigation-by-the-pune-police/articleshow/80905303.cms |access-date=14 February 2021 |work=[[Maharashtra Times]] |date=14 February 2021 |language=mr}}</ref> He resigned on 28 Feb 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pooja-chavan-suicide-sanjay-rathod-resignation-reasons-1774050-2021-02-28 | title=Why did Maharashtra minister Sanjay Rathod resign? | publisher=India Today | date=28 February 2021 | accessdate=8 April 2021 | author=Sutar, Kamlesh}}</ref>

==Positions held==
* 2004: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1st term)<ref>http://eci.nic.in/archive/Sep2004/pollupd/ac/states/S13/Aconst164.htm</ref>
* 2009: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (2nd term) <ref name = DigrasMLAs/>
* 2014: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (3rd term) <ref name = DigrasMLAs/>
* 2014 - 2019: Minister of State for Revenue in Maharashtra State Government
* 2014: Guardian minister of [[Yavatmal district]]<ref name="business-standard.com">http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/guardian-ministers-appointed-in-maharashtra-114122601108_1.html</ref>
* 2015: Guardian minister of [[Washim district]]<ref name="business-standard.com"/>
* 2019: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (4th term)<ref name = DigrasMLA2019/>
* 2019: Appointed as minister of Forest, Disaster Management, Relief and Rehabilitation<ref name = MaharashtraCabinet>{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/maharashtra-cabinet-portfolios-announced-dy-cm-ajit-pawar-gets-finance-aaditya-thackeray-allotted-tourism-and-environment-ministry-7861731.html |title= Maharashtra Cabinet portfolios announced}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://marathi.abplive.com/news/mumbai/maharashtra-cabinet-ministry-list-governor-approved-allocation-of-portfolios-proposed-by-cm-uddhav-thackeray-729069 |title= महाराष्ट्र मंत्रिमंडळ खातेवाटप जाहीर}}</ref>
* 2020: Appointed as guardian minister of [[Yavatmal district]]<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-maharashtra-govt-appoints-guardian-ministers-for-all-36-districts-aaditya-gets-mumbai-suburban-pune-goes-to-ajit-pawar-2808645 | title = 2020: Maharashtra govt appoints guardian ministers for all 36 districts }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry]]
* [[Devendra Fadnavis ministry (2014–)|Devendra Fadnavis ministry]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19981202100332/http://www.shivsena.org/ Shiv Sena Home Page]
* http://www.rediff.com/news/report/fadnavis-ministry-expansion-sees-mix-of-old-and-new-faces/20141205.htm
* http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-team-portfolios-allocated-bjp-retains-key-departments-2041510
* [http://abpmajha.abplive.in/maharashtra/profile-of-maharashtra-govt-new-ministers-31529/ Profile of Maharashtra government ministers]

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