Dr. Padmasinha Bajirao Patil (born 1 June 1940) is a former member of 15th

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, the lower house of Parliament of India. His step sister is wife of Deputy-chief minister

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. He was a minister in the Maharashtra Government for more than 20 years. He is former deputy speaker of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha, Deputy Opposition Leader and also the State President of

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's Congress(S). Patil was elected to the Lok Sabha on a

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ticket in the May 2009 general elections. He is a former member of the

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for 8 terms. He was responsible in bringing

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into the

and creating other stalwart leaders in the party. His son Ranajagjitsinha Patil is a former Minister of State for Industries, Revenue, Agriculture, Cultural Affairs, Protocol, Employment and Employment with guarantee scheme, Parliamentary Affairs and a Member of the Legislative Council for two terms; he has now been elected as a

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for Osmanabad Vidhan Sabha constituency. He is also the President and trustee of the Terna Public Charitable Trust, headquartered in Dharashiv.

Positions held

*1975-1978 Chairman Building and Construction ("B&C") Committee Zilla Parishad ("Z.P.") Osmanabad *1975-1978 Member Zilla Parishad Osmanabad *1978-2009 Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ("MLA") *1978–1980 Cabinet Minister for Energy & Excise, Government of Maharashtra *1986–1988 Deputy Speaker, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly *1988–1994 Cabinet Minister for Irrigation, Home Affairs & Ex. Services Welfare, Government of Maharashtra *1995-1999 Deputy Leader of the Opposition *1999–2002 Cabinet Minister for Energy and Water Resources, Government of Maharashtra *2002–2004 Cabinet Minister for Water Resources (excluding Krishna Valley Irrigation), Government of Maharashtra *2009 Elected to the 15th Lok Sabha.

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