Suryakanta Patil (born 15 August 1948) was a member of the

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. She represented the

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constituency of

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and was a member of the

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(NCP). Later in 2014, resigned from party and joined

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along with Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar. She was the

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in the

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and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. Place of Birth: Waiphana, Nanded, Maharashtra. Marital Status: Married on 2 January 1966.

As Journalist

Editor, Godawari Times – a daily in Marathi President- District Journalist Association (associated with Akhil Bhartiya Patrakar Parishad) since 1980. Journalist-Editor Literacy Artistic and Scientific Accomplishment

Political career

Corporator,

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Within Party

1971: President-District Congress Committee (women's Wing), Nanded. 1972–74: General Secretary-District Youth Congress 1977–78: Founder- Member D.C.C. (India) Nanded 1980: Member- Municipal Council Nanded 1980–85: Member- Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Hadgaon) 1981–82: Chairperson- Committee of Subordinate Legislation 1981–85: General Secretary- Pradesh Youth Congress (I), Maharashtra 1991–96: Executive Member-CPP Congress Parliamentary Party (I) 1997–98: Vice President- Pradesh Congress Committee

In Legislature

1986–91: MP-(Rajya Sabha) elected from Maharashtra from Indian National Congress party. 1988–89: Member- Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals 1988–90: Member,Committee of Rules * Member of Hindi Salahakar Samity, Ministry of steel and mines and Ministry of Water Resources * Member- Central Advisory Committee for Light House, Ministry of Surface Transport 1991: Elected to 10th Loksabha from Nanded Loksabha constituency 1998: Re-elected on 12th Loksabha (2nd term) 1998–99: Member Committee of Defense and its Sub-Committee-I Member Joint Committee of Empowerment of women and its Sub Committee on Appraisal of laws relating to women -Criminal Laws 1999–2004: Vice Chairperson- of Maharashtra Council of Agriculture Education and Research (MCAER), Pune 2004–2009 – MP & Minister of state in Ministry of Rural Development from NCP Quota.

Special interest

Solving problems of women, Labour Movements, rural Development and Upliftment of poor and downtrodden Favorite Pastime Recreation: Reading, listening to music and enjoying nature Sports and Clubs: Swimming, shooting and table-tennis Political and social worker, Trade Unionist

Countries Visited

Japan, U.S.A., China, Egypt, U.K., Germany, New Zealand, U.A.E, Guatemala, Nicaragua.

Other Information

Imprisoned thrice during Janata regime and appeared before the Shah Commission. *Member Consultative Committee Ministry of Environment and Forest * Chairperson- Education Committee of Municipal Council, Nanded. * Chairperson: Mahila Udyog Vikas Santha since its formation in 1977–78 * Founding President: Multipurpose Labour Union, Nanded * President: Hutatma Jaywantrao Patil Cooperative Sugar Factory, Suryanagar Tq. Hadgaon Dist. Nanded * Director-District Nanded Cooperative Consumer Federation since 1988; * Director: Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank, Mumbai.

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
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