Harshvardhan Patil

Harshvardhan Shahajirao Patil
Harshvardhan Shahajirao Patil
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1995–2014
Preceded by	Ganpatrao Sitaram Patil
Succeeded by	Dattatray Vithoba Bharne
Constituency	Indapur
Minister of State; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 14 March 1995 – 17 Oct 1999
Minister	Agriculture; Horticulture; Soil and water conservation;
Preceded by	Manikrao Thakare
Succeeded by	Dada Jadhavrao
Cabinet Minister; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 9 Sep 2001 – 1 Nov 2004
Minister	Marketing; Employment Guarantee;
Preceded by	Ganpatrao Deshmukh
Succeeded by	Ranjeet Deshmukh
Cabinet Minister; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 9 Nov 2004 – 1 Dec 2008
Minister	Marketing; Employment Guarantee;
Preceded by	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Succeeded by	Vinay Kore ; Madan Patil
Cabinet Minister; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 8 Dec 2008 – 6 Nov 2009
Minister	Co-Operation; Cultural Affairs;
Preceded by	Patangrao Kadam; Vilasrao Deshmukh
Succeeded by	Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar; Ashok Chavan
Cabinet Minister; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 7 Nov 2009 – 10 Nov 2010
Minister	Parliamentary Affairs; Marketing;
Preceded by	Anees Ahmed
Succeeded by	Madan Patil; Mohammed Arif Naseem Khan
Cabinet Minister; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 11 Nov 2010 – 26 Sep 2014
Minister	Parliamentary Affairs; Co-Operation;
Preceded by	Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar
Succeeded by	Prakash Mehta; Chandrakant Patil
Personal details
Born	21 August 1963 (age 61); At.Post Bawada, Tq. Indapur, Pune District
Political party	Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) (2024-Incumdent)
Other political; affiliations	Bharatiya Janata Party (2019-2024) ; Indian National Congress (Before 2019)
Spouse	Mrs. Bhagyashri Patil
Relations	Shankarrao Bajirao Patil (Uncle);
Children	Ankitaa Patil Thackeray ; Rajvardhan Patil

Harshvardhan Shahajirao Patil (born 21 August 1963), is an Indian politician from Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) 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 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 activists who hurled ink at him injuring 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

^ 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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