Satej Dnyandeo Patil alias Bunty (born 12 April 1972) is a Member of the

Maharashtra Legislative Council The Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad or Maharashtra Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra states and territories of India, state in western India. Location The seat of the Vidhan Parishad is situated at ...

from the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

.He served as the Minister of State for Home (Urban), Housing, Transport, Information Technology, Parliamentary Affairs.He previously served as Minister of State for Home (Urban & Rural), Rural Development, Food & Drugs Administration of Maharashtra in the UPA coalition government from 2010 to 2014...Like many of his contemporaries, Patil also followed his father Dr.

D. Y. Patil Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil (born 22 October 1935) was an Indian politician who was Governor of Bihar, state in eastern India from 29 May 2012 to 26 November 2014. He is an educator and was a leader of the Indian National Congress from Maharasht ...

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. Patil hails from the city of

Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, around 2 C.E. Kolapur's name was 'Kuntal'. Kolhapur is kn ...

Early life and family

Patil is the son of D Y Patil who is the former

Governor of Bihar The governor of Bihar is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Bihar. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. Phagu Chauhan is the current governor of Bihar. Former President Zaki ...

state in eastern India. Patil studied at

Shivaji University Shivaji University, established in 1962, is a state university located at Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. The university, with a campus spread over , is named after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founder of the Maratha Empire. It was inaugurated ...

in Kolhapur. He was an average student but was active in the University student politics. He was elected as Chairman of Shivaji University Student Council, Kolhapur in 1992-93. Patil started his career in public service when he was elected to the Kolhapur District Central cooperative Bank, 2001 as a Director from

Gaganbawada Gaganbawada is a town situated in the district of Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India. It is located 55 km by road from Kankavali. It is one of the taluka headquarters in Kolhapur District. History Gaganbawada used to be called Bawada Mahal an ...

Taluka, Kolhapur. Satej is married to Pratima (daughter of Vijaykumar Govindrao Patil). They have two children, Tejas and Devashree. Satej's brother, Dr. Sanjay Patil is the President of D.Y. Patil Group.

Political career

Patil was elected to the Legislative Assembly as an independent candidate in the elections held in October 2004 and won with a margin of more than 42 thousand votes. He was again elected in the State Assembly Elections 2009. He lost to Amal Mahadik in State Assembly Elections 2014. In Maharashtra Legislative Council Elections 2015, Satej Patil won the MLC seat by defeating the last three terms sitting MLC Mahadevrao Mahadik.

Non-political positions held

He is the President of Shree Mouni Vidyapeeth, Gargoti, Kolhapur. He is Vice President of D. Y. Patil Education Society, Pune & Kolhapur and Kolhapur District Amateur Boxing Association, Kolhapur. Also, he is Chairman of Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., Gaganbavada, Kolhapur and ex Chairman of Shivaji University Students Council, Kolhapur (1992–93). He is Director of Kolhapur District Central Co-Op. Bank Ltd., Kolhapur and Kolhapur Chamber of Commerce & Industries,Kolhapur Chamber of Commerce & Industries
/ref> Kolhapur. Also he is member of many committees and organisations. He is President of Kolhapur District Basketball Association.

References

External links

Official Website
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