Pramod Ratan Patil (born 1973), commonly known as Raju Patil, is an Indian politician and leader of

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in the

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region. He is a supporter of MNS Chief

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. He played a major role in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) election in 2010 where the MNS won 29 seats. He was a Member of Thane Zilha Parishad from 2009 to 2012. In the

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he was elected to the Kalyan Rural seat.

Early life

His father, Ratanbuva Patil, was a senior Labour leader in Premier Company. His elder brother Ramesh was a member of the

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until 2009 when he switched allegiance to MNS, convincing Raju to join him in active politics. His brother resigned as a member of Thane ZP and contested the Vidhansabha election from Kalyan Rural constituency from MNS. Raju contested the same Thane Zilha Parishad seat and was elected unopposed.

Political life

Thane Zilha Parishad Member,

appointed Patil as secretary of the MNS Labour union. After the success of the KDMC election the party gave him Marathwada Samparkpramukh responsibility.

Early life

Political life

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