Eknathrao alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (10 April 1932 – 30 December 2016) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of

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. He represented the

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and Ahmednagar (South) constituency of

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and was a member of the

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(INC) political party. He later joined Shivsena. He was a minister in the NDA. He was a prominent leader of

and eldest son of

Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Vithalrao Eknath Rao Vikhe Patil was an Indian industrialist, the founder of the first sugar factory in the cooperative sector in India at Loni, in Maharashtra and the founder of a group of industries and institutions composed of ''Institute of ...

, who started Asia's first Co-operative sugar factory at Loni in Maharashtra. He was awarded the prestigious civilian award

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

on 31 March 2010 for his outstanding work in the field of Social Work.Former Union Minister Balasaheb Vikhe Patil got Padma Bhushan for social work
He was seven time MP, former Union Minister of State (Finance) and Union Cabinet Minister (Heavy Industries), Government of India.

Awards

* The Jeevan Sadhana Gaurav Award fro
Pune University
for lifetime achievement in the field of education and rural development in 2007 *

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on 31 March 2010 for his outstanding work in the field of Social Work. * D.Sc - Doctor of Science Award awarded in the year 2013 b
Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth
Rahuri.

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