Sanjay Rathod

Sanjay Bhau Rathod
Sanjay Bhau Rathod
Member of Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra
	In office; (2004-2009),(2009-2014),(2014-2019),(2019 – 2024)
Preceded by	Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh; Manikrao Thakre;
Constituency	Digras-Darwha
Cabinet Minister in Eknath Shinde ministry; Government of Maharashtra
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 14 July 2023 - Present
Minister	Soil and Water Conservation;
Preceded by	Eknath Shinde;
Cabinet minister in Eknath Shinde ministry; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 14 August 2022 – 14 July 2023
Minister	Food and Drug Administration;
Preceded by	Rajendra Shingne;
Succeeded by	Aatram Dharamraobaba Bhagwantrao;
Cabinet Minister; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 30 December 2019 – 28 February 2021
Minister	Forests Department; Disaster Management; Relief & Rehabilitation;
Preceded by	Sudhir Mungantiwar; Chandrashekhar Bawankule;
Succeeded by	Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray;
Minister of State ; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 5 December 2014 – 30 October 2019
Minister	Revenue Ministry;
Preceded by	Prakashdada Solanke;
Succeeded by	Abdul Sattar;
Personal details
Born	30 June 1971 (age 53); At.Pahur Izara, Tq.Kalamb, Yavatmal District
Political party	Shiv Sena; (1998-Incumdent)
Other political; affiliations	Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena (2022-2023)
Spouse	Shital Rathod
Children	Damini Rathod, Soham Rathod
Residence	Yavatmal
Education	Arts and Commerce College Yavatmal (B.Com, 1993); Subhedar Ramji Ambedkar Physical Education College, Hinganghat (B.P.Ed., 1995)
Occupation	Farming & Politician

Sanjay Dulichand Rathod is a Shiv Sena politician from Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. He is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Digras-Darwha Assembly Constituency and won the 2014 assembly election with record margin of 79,864, second highest in Maharashtra.^[3] Rathod is a Shiv Sena leader in Vidarbha who was a cabinet minister in the UBT government but joined the Eknath Shinde camp in 2022.^[4]

Political career

2004: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1st term)^[5]
2009: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (2nd term) ^[6]
2014: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (3rd term) ^[6]
2014 - 2019: Minister of State for Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra) in Maharashtra State Government.
2014: Guardian minister of Yavatmal district^[7]
2015: Guardian minister of Washim district^[7]
2019: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (4th term)^[1]
2019: Appointed Cabinet minister of Forest Department of Maharashtra, Disaster Management & Relief & Rehabilitation^[8]^[9]
2020: Appointed guardian minister of Yavatmal district^[10]

He resigned from the cabinet in 2021. ^[11]

2022: Appointed Cabinet Minister of Ministry of Food and Drug Administration (Maharashtra) in Maharashtra State Government.
2023: Appointed Cabinet Minister of Ministry of Soil and Water Conservation (Maharashtra) in Maharashtra state government.

References

^ ^a ^b "digras Vidhan Sabha constituency result 20019".
^ "राठोड संजय दुलीचंद". Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ "Digras Constituency results 2014". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Fadnavis ministry expansion sees mix of old and new faces". redif.com. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
^ "State Elections 2004 - Constituency wise detail for 164-Darwha Constituency of Maharashtra". eci.nic.in. Archived from the original on 11 April 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Sitting and previous MLAs from digras Assembly Constituency".
^ ^a ^b "Guardian Ministers appointed in Maharashtra". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 26 December 2014.
^ "Maharashtra Cabinet portfolios announced".
^ "महाराष्ट्र मंत्रिमंडळ खातेवाटप जाहीर".
^ "2020: Maharashtra govt appoints guardian ministers for all 36 districts".
^ Banerjee, Shoumojit (28 February 2021). "Shiv Sena Minister Sanjay Rathod resigns". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 June 2022.

External links

Political offices
Preceded by	Minister of State for Revenue, Maharashtra State 2014–present	Incumbent
Preceded by	Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Yavatmal district 2014–present	Incumbent

[DigrasMLA2019-1] "digras Vidhan Sabha constituency result 20019".

[2] "राठोड संजय दुलीचंद". Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[3] "Digras Constituency results 2014". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[Rediff-20141205-4] "Fadnavis ministry expansion sees mix of old and new faces". redif.com. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

[5] "State Elections 2004 - Constituency wise detail for 164-Darwha Constituency of Maharashtra". eci.nic.in. Archived from the original on 11 April 2009.

[DigrasMLAs-6] "Sitting and previous MLAs from digras Assembly Constituency".

[business-standard.com-7] "Guardian Ministers appointed in Maharashtra". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 26 December 2014.

[MaharashtraCabinet-8] "Maharashtra Cabinet portfolios announced".

[9] "महाराष्ट्र मंत्रिमंडळ खातेवाटप जाहीर".

[10] "2020: Maharashtra govt appoints guardian ministers for all 36 districts".

[11] Banerjee, Shoumojit (28 February 2021). "Shiv Sena Minister Sanjay Rathod resigns". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 June 2022.

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