Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil

Vijaysinh Shankarao Mohite-Patil
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 19 May 2019
Preceded bySharad Pawar
Succeeded byRanjit Naik-Nimbalkar
ConstituencyMadha
6th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
In office
27 December 2003 – 19 October 2004
GovernorMohammed Fazal
Chief MinisterSushilkumar Shinde
Preceded byChhagan Bhujbal
Succeeded byR R Patil
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra
In office
9 November 2004 – 1 December 2008
Minister
  • Rural Development
  • Tourism
Governor
Chief MinisterVilasrao Deshmukh
Preceded by-
Succeeded by-
In office
19 October 1999 – 16 January 2003
Minister
  • Public Works Department
Governor
Chief MinisterVilasrao Deshmukh
Preceded byNitin Gadkari
Succeeded byChhagan Bhujbal
Member of Legislative Council
Maharashtra
In office
4 May 2012 – 16 May 2014
ConstituencyNominated by Governor
Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra
In office
1980–2009
Preceded byShamrao Bhimrao patil
Succeeded byHanumant Dolas
ConstituencyMalshiras
Personal details
Born (1944-06-12) 12 June 1944 (age 80)
Political partyNationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)
OccupationPolitician

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

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

  • 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

He and his wife Nandinidevi have a son Ranjitsinh and a daughter Renuka 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]

See also

References

  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. ^ https://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. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  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.
Preceded by Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
25 December 2003 – 1 November 2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Rural Development Minister
1 November 2004 – 9 October 2009 		Succeeded by