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Vijaysinh Shankarao Mohite-Patil
Vijaysinh Shankarao Mohite-Patil
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 16 May 2014 – 19 May 2019
Preceded by	Sharad Pawar
Succeeded by	Ranjit Naik-Nimbalkar
Constituency	Madha
6th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
	In office; 27 December 2003 – 19 October 2004
Governor	Mohammed Fazal
Chief Minister	Sushilkumar Shinde
Preceded by	Chhagan Bhujbal
Succeeded by	R R Patil
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 9 November 2004 – 1 December 2008
Minister	Rural Development; Tourism;
Governor	Mohammed Fazal; S. M. Krishna; S. C. Jamir;
Chief Minister	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Preceded by	-
Succeeded by	-
	In office; 19 October 1999 – 16 January 2003
Minister	Public Works Department;
Governor	P. C. Alexander; Mohammed Fazal;
Chief Minister	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Preceded by	Nitin Gadkari
Succeeded by	Chhagan Bhujbal
Member of Legislative Council; Maharashtra
	In office; 4 May 2012 – 16 May 2014
Constituency	Nominated by Governor
Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra
	In office; (1980-1985), (1985-1990), (1990-1995), (1995-1999), (1999-2004), (2004 – 2009)
Preceded by	Shamrao Bhimrao patil
Succeeded by	Hanumant Dolas
Constituency	Malshiras
Personal details
Born	12 June 1944 (age 82)
Political party	Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)
Relatives	Rajsinh Mohite Patil, Jaysinh Mohite Patil, Madansinh Mohite Patil, Pratapsinh Mohite Patil, Udaysinh Mohite Patil
Occupation	Politician

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Vijaysinh Shankarao Mohite-Patil (born 12 June 1944) is a politician from the Nationalist Congress Party and Member of Parliament (MP) for Madha in Maharashtra since the 2014 general election till the 2019 general election. He is member of Nationalist Congress Party.

Prior to that he served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He was also a Minister for Public Works Department (PWD) and Tourism and Rural Development for over 25 years.^[1]

Political career[edit | edit source]

Mohite-Patil started his career as Sarpanch of Akluj in Solapur district.^[2] He served as President of Solapur Zila Parishad from 1971 to 1979, ^[3] and was MLA representing Malshiras from 1980 to 2009. In that time he established sugar factories, milk dairies and processing industries, poultry farms, schools, nursing, engineering and D.Ed College^[4] in Malshiras. On 25 December 2003 he was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.^[5]^[6] He has served as a cabinet Minister of PWD, Tourism and Rural Development Ministry.

In the 2009 Maharashtra assembly elections, his constituency Malshiras became a Reserved Seat, forcing him to shift to the neighbouring Pandharpur seat. He was defeated in the elections that followed by Bharat Bhalke.^[7] NCP president Sharad Pawar eventually named him president of the Maharashtra State Co-operative Sugar Factories Federation.^[8] In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, he was elected as Member of Parliament from Madha constituency.

Positions held[edit | edit source]

Akluj Gram Panchayat- Member, Sarpanch
Solapur Zilla Parishad- Member, President (From 1971 to 1979)
Minister of PWD
Minister of Tourism
Minister of Rural Development
Chairman- Ethanol Manufacturers association of India.
Chairman- Maharashtra Rajya Sakhar Sangh (State Sugar Cooperatives Federation)

1980-1985 - MLA, Independent (Malshiras)
1985-1990 - MLA, INC (Malshiras)
1990-1995 - MLA, INC (Malshiras)
1995-1999 - MLA, INC (Malshiras)
1999-2004 - MLA, NCP (Malshiras) DCM. (27 Dec 2003 – 19 Oct 2004)
2004-2009 - MLA, NCP (Malshiras)
2012-2014 - MLC, Nominated by Governor (4 May 2012 – 16 May 2014)
2014-2019 - MP – NCP (Madha) (2014 – 2019)
2024 - Director - National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Limited

Family[edit | edit source]

He and his wife Nandinidevi have a son Ranjitsinh Mohite-Patil and a daughter Renuka Mohite Patil-Karnik.

Vijaysinh's wedding in 1971 attracted a lot of controversy and criticism due to having Laksh Bhoj during a period of severe drought in Maharashtra.^{[citation needed]}

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Maharashtra sweats, its Energy Minister switches on 10 ACs". The Indian Express. 21 July 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2009.^{[dead link]}
↑ "Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil – His first stint in Akluj". www.indianexpress.com. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
↑ "Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil – President of Solapur Zila Parishad". www.vijaysinhmohitepatil.com/index.php. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110901170513/http://vmpemded.org/
↑ "Mohite-Patil replaces Bhujbal". The Tribune. 26 December 2003. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
↑ "Mohite-Patil's fortune teeters on Shinde's". MiD DAY. 28 October 2004. Retrieved 29 August 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ Vishwas Kothari (5 April 2009). "Testing times for Shinde in Solapur". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
↑ Shailendra Paranjpe (19 December 2010). "Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil, new chief of sugar co-ops federation". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

Preceded by Chhagan Bhujbal	Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra 25 December 2003 – 1 November 2004	Succeeded by R. R. Patil
Preceded by R. R. Patil	Rural Development Minister 1 November 2004 – 9 October 2009	Succeeded by Jayant Patil

[1] "Maharashtra sweats, its Energy Minister switches on 10 ACs". The Indian Express. 21 July 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2009.^{[dead link]}

[2] "Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil – His first stint in Akluj". www.indianexpress.com. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.

[3] "Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil – President of Solapur Zila Parishad". www.vijaysinhmohitepatil.com/index.php. Retrieved 27 November 2019.

[4] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110901170513/http://vmpemded.org/

[5] "Mohite-Patil replaces Bhujbal". The Tribune. 26 December 2003. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[6] "Mohite-Patil's fortune teeters on Shinde's". MiD DAY. 28 October 2004. Retrieved 29 August 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[7] Vishwas Kothari (5 April 2009). "Testing times for Shinde in Solapur". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[8] Shailendra Paranjpe (19 December 2010). "Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil, new chief of sugar co-ops federation". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

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-'''Vijaysinh Shankarao Mohite-Patil''' (born 12 June 1944) is a politician from the Nationalist Congress Party and Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Madha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madha]] in Maharashtra since the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general election]].He was earlier associated with [[Nationalist Congress Party]].He left NCP on 21 March 2019.
+'''Vijaysinh Shankarao Mohite-Patil''' (born 12 June 1944) is a politician from the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] and [[Parliament of India|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Madha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madha]] in Maharashtra since the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general election]] till the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 general election]]. He is member of Nationalist Congress Party.
-Prior to that he served as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]. He was also a Minister for Public Works Department (PWD) and Tourism and Rural Development for over 25 years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=247136|title=Maharashtra sweats, its Energy Minister switches on 10 ACs|date=21 July 2007|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=29 August 2009}}</ref>
+Prior to that he served as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]. He was also a Minister for Public Works Department (PWD) and Tourism and Rural Development for over 25 years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=247136|title=Maharashtra sweats, its Energy Minister switches on 10 ACs|date=21 July 2007|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=29 August 2009}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
 ==Political career==
 Mohite-Patil started his career as [[Sarpanch]] of [[Akluj]] in [[Solapur district]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-the-importance-of-the-mohite-patils-5636029/|title= Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil – His first stint in Akluj|website=www.indianexpress.com|date= 20 March 2019|access-date=2019-11-27}}</ref> He served as President of Solapur [[District Councils of India|Zila Parishad]] from 1971 to 1979,
-.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vijaysinhmohitepatil.com/biography.php|title= Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil – President of Solapur Zila Parishad|website=www.vijaysinhmohitepatil.com/index.php|access-date=2019-11-27}}</ref> and was [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] representing [[Malshiras]] from 1980 to 2009. In that time he established sugar factories, milk dairies and processing industries, poultry farms, schools, nursing, engineering and [https://web.archive.org/web/20110901170513/http://vmpemded.org/ D.Ed College] in [[Malshiras]]. On 25 December 2003 he was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031226/main5.htm|title=Mohite-Patil replaces Bhujbal
+<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vijaysinhmohitepatil.com/biography.php|title= Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil – President of Solapur Zila Parishad|website=www.vijaysinhmohitepatil.com/index.php|access-date=2019-11-27}}</ref> and was [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] representing [[Malshiras]] from 1980 to 2009. In that time he established sugar factories, milk dairies and processing industries, poultry farms, schools, nursing, engineering and D.Ed College<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110901170513/http://vmpemded.org/</ref> in [[Malshiras]]. On 25 December 2003 he was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031226/main5.htm|title=Mohite-Patil replaces Bhujbal
 |date=26 December 2003|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|access-date=18 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2004/oct/95701.htm|title=Mohite-Patil's fortune teeters on Shinde's|date=28 October 2004|publisher=[[MiD DAY]]|access-date=29 August 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911083452/http://www.mid-day.com/news/2004/oct/95701.htm|archive-date=11 September 2012|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He has served as a cabinet Minister of PWD, Tourism and Rural Development Ministry.
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 ==Positions held==
+{{prose|section|date=July 2022}}
 *Akluj Gram Panchayat- Member, Sarpanch
 *Solapur Zilla Parishad- Member, President (From 1971 to 1979)
-*State Assembly-Malshiras Constituency-MLA (From 1980 to 2009)
-*Deputy CM. Maharashtra State (25 Dec 2003 – 1 Nov 2005)
 *Minister of PWD
 *Minister of Tourism
 *Minister of Rural Development
 *Chairman- Ethanol Manufacturers association of India.
-*Chairman- Maharashtra Rajya Sakhar Sangh (State Sugar Cooperatives Association)
+*Chairman- Maharashtra Rajya Sakhar Sangh (State Sugar Cooperatives Federation)
-*MLC – Nominated by Governor (4, May 2012 – 16 May 2014 )
-*Member of Parliament – Madha (16 May 2014 – 2019)
-==About Family==
+* 1980-1985 - MLA, Independent (Malshiras)
+* 1985-1990 - MLA, INC (Malshiras)
+* 1990-1995 - MLA, INC (Malshiras)
+* 1995-1999 - MLA, INC (Malshiras)
+* 1999-2004 - MLA, NCP (Malshiras) DCM. (27 Dec 2003 – 19 Oct 2004)
+* 2004-2009 - MLA, NCP (Malshiras)
+* 2012-2014 - MLC, Nominated by Governor (4 May 2012 – 16 May 2014)
+* 2014-2019 - MP – NCP (Madha) (2014 – 2019)
+* 2024 - Director - National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Limited
+==Family==
+<!--
 *Father – Shankarrao
 *Mother – Ratnaprabhadevi
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 *Daughter – Renuka Karnik
 *Brother – Rajsinh, Jaysinh, Madansinh, Pratapsinh, Udaysinh
-*Nephew – Dhairysheel, Sangramsinh,Satyasheel, Dhavalsinh, Arjunsinh, Shivtejsinh, Kirtidwajsinh
+*Nephew – Dhairysheel, Sangramsinh, Satyasheel, Dhavalsinh, Arjunsinh, Shivtejsinh, Kirtidwajsinh
 *Grandchildren – Vishwatejsinh, Karan and Vaishnavi.
-Vijaysinh's wedding in 1971 attracted a lot of controversy and criticism due to having 1,00,000 dinner guests during a period of severe drought in Maharashtra.
+-->
+He and his wife Nandinidevi have a son [[Ranjitsinh Mohite-Patil]] and a daughter Renuka Mohite Patil-Karnik.
+Vijaysinh's wedding in 1971 attracted a lot of controversy and criticism due to having Laksh Bhoj during a period of severe drought in Maharashtra.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
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 [[Category:Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
-[[Category:16th Lok Sabha members]]
+[[Category:India MPs 2014–2019]]
 [[Category:Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra]]
 [[Category:Maharashtra district councillors]]
 [[Category:Nationalist Congress Party politicians from Maharashtra]]
-[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
+[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra]]
 [[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra]]
+[[Category:Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar politicians]]

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