Nana Falgunrao Patole (born 5 June 1963) is an Indian politician who is the current President of

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from 5 February 2021. He was the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. A former Member of the Parliament of India (the

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), he represented the

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. He represented the Bhandara-Gondiya in

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. In 2017, he resigned from

and the

. On 11 January 2018 he joined Congress party.

Political career

In the 2014 Lok sabha elections, he contested the constituency as the BJP/NDA candidate and won. He defeated then Union minister

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by 149,254 votes. He was also Member of the Legislative Assembly for

Sakoli Sakoli is a city and a municipal council in Bhandara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is connected with NH-53 and NH-353C. Geography Sakoli (साकोली) is located at 21.08° N ×79.98° E. It has an average elevation ...

from 2009 to 2014. He fights for OBC and was the leader of the opposition in the

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Patole has resigned from his Loksabha Membership by submitting his resignation letter to Loksabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajen. After then he joins indian national congress. Due to his strong attachment with farmers issues Congress party selected him as a national chairman of All India Kisan Congress.

Positions held

* 1990 : Bhandara Zilla Parishad Member from Sangadi Zilla Parishad Constituency,

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* 1999 – May 2014 : Member, State Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra (3 Terms) * May 2014 : Elected to

* September 2018 : Chairman, All India Kisan Congress * 1 September 2014 onwards : Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests * October, 2019 : Contested election from Sakoli Maharashtra state Assembly elections from Indian National Congress party candidate and secured victory. * 2019 : INC- NCP- Shiv Sena post election alliance as Mahavikas Aghadhi formed and he was elected as Speaker of State assembly without any contest. * Feb, 2021 : Nana Patole appointed

president.

Participation in Cultural and Social activities

Interest in Social Service (Social Worker) in

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and

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Districts and other place of Maharashtra StateSocial Service (Social Worker)

Education Qualifications

Post Graduate Educated from Manohar Bhai Patel College, Sakoli, Bhandara district.

References

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