Harshvardhan Patil

Harshvardhan Shahajirao Patil
Harshvardhan Shahajirao Patil
Ex- Minister
	In office; 1995 - 1999, 1999 - 2004, 2004 - 2009 ; 2009 - 2014
Constituency	Indapur
Personal details
Born	21 August 1963 (age 60); Bawada
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political; affiliations	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Mrs. Bhagyashri Patil
Children	Ankita Patil Rajvardhan Patil
Residence	At Post Bawada, ; Taluka - Indapur,; District - Pune

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Harshvardhan Shahajirao Patil (born 21 August 1963), is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party from Indapur, near Pune in Maharashtra. He quit Indian National Congress in September 2019 after a long association with it.^[1]^[2]

He was one of the few ministers who was presiding as a minister for four consecutive terms (1995-2014) in Government of Maharashtra. He has shouldered responsibilities of Cooperative Ministry and currently Legislative Affairs. He is known for cordial relations with all party members. He was a minister from 1995 to 2014.

He was elected MLA as an independent in 1995, 1999, 2004. In 2009 he was elected MLA as an Indian National Congress. candidate. He was appointed as co-operation and parliamentary affairs minister in Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan's ministry. There are tussles seen for control over Indapur between Nationalist Congress Party and Indian National Congress under his leadership.^[3]^[4]^[5]

In August 2014, he was attacked by few activist who hurled ink at him making him injured his left eye. He was immediately taken to Baramati for primarily treatment. A few months later, in October 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election he was defeated from Indapur constituency by Nationalist Congress Party candidate Dattatray Vithoba Bharne by margin of 14,173 votes.^[6]

He is the nephew of Shankarrao Bajirao Patil, the former MP.

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References[edit]

↑ My Neta
↑ "Cong's Harshvardhan Patil to officially join BJP in presence of CM on Wed". 10 September 2019.
↑ Khapre, Shubhangi (10 June 2016). "Narayan Rane, Sanjay Nirupam taking centre stage upset many in Congress". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
↑ Congress leaders unhappy with Ashok Chavan
↑ NCP seeks council seats for Munde, Nimbalkar
↑ Narayan Rane, Harshwardhan Patil among 14 former ministers who lost poll battle

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[1] My Neta

[2] "Cong's Harshvardhan Patil to officially join BJP in presence of CM on Wed". 10 September 2019.

[3] Khapre, Shubhangi (10 June 2016). "Narayan Rane, Sanjay Nirupam taking centre stage upset many in Congress". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 June 2018.

[4] Congress leaders unhappy with Ashok Chavan

[5] NCP seeks council seats for Munde, Nimbalkar

[6] Narayan Rane, Harshwardhan Patil among 14 former ministers who lost poll battle

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