Rajesh Tulshidas Patnekar (born 23 September 1963) is an Indian politician and member of the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

. Patnekar was member of the

Goa Legislative Assembly The Goa Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Goa in India. The Assembly meets at the Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex in Porvorim, Bardez. The Eighth Goa Legislative Assembly consists of 40 members. The asse ...

from the Bicholim constituency in

North Goa North Goa district is one of the two districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of , and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belgavi district of Karnataka t ...

. He was re-elected as an MLA in the 2017 Vidhan Sabha Election. He previously held the seat from 2002-2007 and 2007–2012. He has served as the chairman of the Khadi village and industries board, Govt. of Goa. As a member of Goa Legislative Assembly, he was Chairman Of the public accounts committee, and member of various other committees of the Legislature. ArticleComments BJP MLA Rajesh Patnekar Joins Congress
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Personal life

His wife Aruna Patnekar is a high school teacher in St. Mary's Convent High School, Mapusa.

References

People from North Goa district Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Goa Members of the Goa Legislative Assembly Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Goa Goa MLAs 2017–2022 1963 births {{Goa-BJP-politician-stub