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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2021}}{{EngvarB|date=October 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Shantaram Potdukhe
| native_name = शांताराम पोटदुखे
| honorific-suffix =
| image =
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| constituency = [[Chandrapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chandrapur]]
| office = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[10th Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = Jun 1991
| term_end = May 1996
| predecessor = Shantaram Potdukhe
| successor = [[Hansraj Gangaram Ahir]]
| constituency2 = [[Chandrapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chandrapur]]
| office2 = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[9th Lok Sabha]]
| term2 = Dec 1989 – Mar 1991
| predecessor2 = Shantaram Potdukhe
| successor2 = Shantaram Potdukhe
| constituency3 = [[Chandrapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chandrapur]]
| office3 = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[8th Lok Sabha]]
| term3 = Dec 1984 – Nov 1989
| predecessor3 = Shantaram Potdukhe
| successor3 = Shantaram Potdukhe
| constituency4 = [[Chandrapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chandrapur]]
| office4 = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[7th Lok Sabha]]
| term4 = Jan 1980 – Dec 1984
| predecessor4 = [[Raje Vishveshvar Rao]]
| successor4 = Shantaram Potdukhe
| birth_date = {{birth date|1933|1|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Chandrapur]], [[Maharashtra]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|9|23|1933|1|30|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| birthname =
| parents = Rajeshwar Paikaji Potdukhe (father)
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| otherparty = none
| spouse = Sudha
| partner = 
| relations =
| children = 1 son & 1 daughter
| residence =
| alma_mater = [[Hislop College]] & [[Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University|Nagpur University]]
| occupation =
| profession = Journalist, [[Agriculture|agriculturist]] & Politician
| cabinet =
| committees =
| portfolio = [[Cabinet of India#Ministers of State|Union Minister of State]], Finance
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'''Shantaram Rajeshwar Potdukhe''' (30 January 1933 – 23 September 2018) was an Indian politician and a [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of India. Potdukhe was member of [[Lok Sabha]]s for four straight terms; [[7th Lok Sabha|7th]], [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]], [[9th Lok Sabha|9th]] and [[10th Lok Sabha]]s of India. He represented the [[Chandrapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chandrapur]] constituency of [[Maharashtra]] and was a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] political party.<ref name=" Member Profile ">{{cite news|title= Member Profile|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]] website|accessdate=January 2014|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2845.htm}}</ref><ref name=" Election Results 1980 ">{{cite news|title= Election Results 1980|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=January 2014|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf}}</ref><ref name=" Election Results 1984 ">{{cite news|title= Election Results 1984|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=January 2014|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf}}</ref><ref name=" Election Results 1989 ">{{cite news|title= Election Results 1989|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=January 2014|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf}}</ref><ref name=" Election Results 1991 ">{{cite news|title= Election Results 1991|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=January 2014|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Shantaram Potdukhe was born in [[Chandrapur]], in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. He held [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] and [[Bachelor of Journalism|BJ]] degrees from [[Hislop College]] & [[Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University|Nagpur University]] respectively. After completing his education, Potdukhe worked as a journalist.<ref name=" Member Profile"/>

==Political career==
Shantaram Potdukhe joined [[Indian National Congress|Congress (I)]] and contested elections in 1980. He defeated [[Raje Vishveshvar Rao]] who was a member of the [[6th Lok Sabha]]. Potdukhe was re-elected to three subsequent terms from the same constituency and party. During his term as [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], Potdukhe held position of [[Cabinet of India#Ministers of State|Union Minister of State]] and was also member of several committees.<ref name=" Election Results 1980 "/><ref name=" Member Profile"/><ref name=" Earlier Lok Sabha ">{{cite news |title= Earlier Lok Sabha |publisher= Lok Sabha website |accessdate= January 2014 |url= http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/lokprev.aspx |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140116233330/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/lokprev.aspx |archivedate= 16 January 2014 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>

==Posts held==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! # !! From !! To !! Position
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| 01 || 1980 || 1984 || Member, [[7th Lok Sabha|07th Lok Sabha]]
|-
| 02 || 1984 || 1989 || Member, [[8th Lok Sabha|08th Lok Sabha]]
|-
| 03 || 1985 || 1989 || Member, Consultative Committee, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information & Broadcasting]]
|-
| 04 || 1985 || 1989 || Member, Consultative Committee, [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|MoCA]]
|-
| 05 || 1985 || 1989 || Member, Consultative Committee, [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Ministry of Tourism]]
|-
| 06 || 1985 || 1989 || Member, Consultative Committee, [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Ministry of Science & Technology]]
|-
| 07 || 1985 || 1989 || Member, Consultative Committee, [[Ministry of Earth Sciences|Ministry of Ocean Development]]
|-
| 08 || 1985 || 1989 || Member, Consultative Committee, [[Department of Space|Ministry of Space]]
|-
| 09 || 1989 || 1991 || Member, [[9th Lok Sabha|09th Lok Sabha]]
|-
| 10 || 1990 || 1991 || Member, Rules Committee
|-
| 11 || 1990 || 1991 || Member, Consultative Committee, [[Department of Atomic Energy]]
|-
| 12 || 1990 || 1991 || Member, Consultative Committee, [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Ministry of Science & Technology]]
|-
| 13 || 1990 || 1991 || Member, Consultative Committee, [[Ministry of Earth Sciences|Ministry of Ocean Development]]
|-
| 14 || 1990 || 1991 || Member, Consultative Committee, [[Department of Space|Ministry of Space]]
|-
| 15 || 1990 || 1991 || Member, Consultative Committee, [[Department of Electronics and Accreditation of Computer Classes|Department of Electronics]]
|-
| 16 || 1991 || 1996 || Member, [[10th Lok Sabha]]
|-
| 17 || 1991 || 1996 || [[Cabinet of India#Ministers of State|Union Minister of State]], Finance
|-
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
*[[7th Lok Sabha|7th]], [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]], [[9th Lok Sabha|9th]] & [[10th Lok Sabha]]
*[[Lok Sabha]]
*[[Politics of India]]
*[[Parliament of India]]
*[[Government of India]]
*[[Indian National Congress]]
*[[Chandrapur]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:7th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:8th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:9th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:10th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Marathi politicians]]
[[Category:People from Chandrapur]]
[[Category:People from Chandrapur district]]
[[Category:1933 births]]
[[Category:2018 deaths]]

Shantaram Potdukhe - Revision history

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