Summary
Suryakanta Patil (born 15 August 1948) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. She represented the Hingoli & Nanded constituency of Maharashtra and was a member of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Later in 2014, resigned from party and joined Bhartiya Janata Party along with Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar.[1]
Suryakanta Patil | |
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| सुर्यकांता पाटील | |
| Minister of State, for Rural Development, Food Processing & Parliamentary Affairs | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | M. Venkaiah Naidu |
| Succeeded by | Agatha Sangma(Rural Development) Tariq Anwar (Food Processing) |
| Member of Parliament, 12th Lok Sabha & 14th Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1998-99 & 2004-09 | |
| Preceded by | Shivaji Mane |
| Succeeded by | Rajiv Satav |
| Constituency | Hingoli |
| Member of Parliament, 10th Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Venkatesh Kabde |
| Succeeded by | Gangadharrao Deshmukh-Kunturkar |
| Constituency | Nanded |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1986–91 | |
| Succeeded by | Rajni Patil |
| Constituency | Maharashtra |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra | |
| In office 1980–85 | |
| Preceded by | Nivruttirao Pawar-Jawalgaonkar |
| Succeeded by | Bapurao Shinde |
| Constituency | Hadgaon-Himayatnagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Suryakanta Jayawantrao Patil 15 August 1948 Yeotmal, Maharashtra |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse | R. B. Maske |
| Children | 1 Son and 1 Daughter |
| Residence(s) | Bhagya Nagar, Nanded |
| Portfolio | Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs |
As of 16 September, 2006 Source: [1] | |
She was the Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development 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 edit
- 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 edit
- Corporator, Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation
Within Party edit
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 edit
1986–91: MP-(Rajya Sabha) elected from Maharashtra from Indian National Congress party.[2]
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 edit
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 edit
Japan, U.S.A., China, Egypt, U.K., Germany, New Zealand, U.A.E, Guatemala, Nicaragua.
Other Information edit
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 edit
External links edit
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website