Girish Mahajan

Indian politician from Jalgaon, Maharashtra

Girish Mahajan

Rural development minister of Maharashtra

Incumbent

Assumed office
14 August 2022
Governor| Ramesh Bais
Chief Minister| Eknath Shinde
Deputy CM| Devendra Fadnavis
Ajit Pawar
Preceded by|

* Mangal Prabhat Lodha
(Tourism Ministry)
* Hasan Mushrif
(Rural Development Ministry)

Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
31 October 2014 – 08 November 2019
Minister|

* Water Resources Ministry
* Command Area Development Ministry
* Medical Education Ministry

Governor|

* C. Vidyasagar Rao
* Bhagat Singh Koshyari

Chief Minister| Devendra Fadnavis
Guardian Minister|

* Jalgaon District

Preceded by|

* Sunil Tatkare
(Water Resources Ministry)
* Sunil Tatkare
(Command Area Development Ministry)
* Jitendra Awhad
(Medical Education Ministry)

Succeeded by|

* Chhagan Bhujbal (Acting)
(Water Resources Ministry)
* Chhagan Bhujbal (Acting)
(Command Area Development Ministry)
* Balasaheb Thorat (Acting)
(Medical Education Ministry)
* Gulab Raghunath Patil
(Jalgaon District)

Deputy Leader of The House
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
04 June 2016 – 08 November 2019
Chief Minister| Devendra Fadnavis
Speaker of the House|

* Haribhau Bagade

Leader of the House| Devendra Fadnavis
Preceded by| Eknath Khadse
Succeeded by| Ajit Pawar
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Incumbent

Assumed office
1995
Preceded by| Dattatray Mahajan
Constituency| Jamner
Personal details
Born|  (1960-05-17) 17 May 1960 (age 63)
Jamner, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, India
Political party| Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse| Sadhana Mahajan
Parent|

* Dattatray Mahajan (father)

Residence(s)| Jamner, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra

Girish Dattatray Mahajan is a politician from Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. He is the current MLA of Jamner taluka representing Jamner vidhan sabha constituency. He is a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. Girish Mahajan is the Rural development minister of Maharashtra state.[1]

In 2010s, CM Devendra Fandnavis' cabinate he served as "mister of water resources" and minister medical education of the state in separate times.

## Early life[edit]

Mahajan was born in Jamner into a Marathi Gurjar family.[2]

## Career[edit]

As a college student, Mahajan was an active member of ABVP in 1978.[3] In the ABVP, he started as a grassroots worker where he painted walls and distributed promotional posters for politicians. He was appointed Taluka President of ABVP.

Mahajan's political career commenced in earnest in the early eighties, when he became Taluka President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (youth wing of the BJP) in Maharashtra.[citation needed]

In 1992, Mahajan was elected as a Gram-Panchayat election for Jamner. In 1995 he was elected to the Maharashtra state assembly for the first time. He served his 5th term as MLA as of 2014. Mahajan was sworn in as the Water Resources Minister[4] of Maharashtra on 31 October 2014. His government won a confidence motion by oral vote on 12 November 2014 allowing it to continue to govern.

As of 29 August 2023, he is serving as the minister of rural development of the state in CM Eknath Shinde's cabinet.[1]

## Positions held[edit]

### Ministerial[edit]

Portfolio  | Tenure

|

Minister of Rural Development  | 9-Aug-2022  | present
Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports
Minister of Medical Education  | 9-Aug-2022  | present
10-Jul-2016  | 8-Nov-2019
Minister of Water Resources  | 5-Dec-2014  | 8-Nov-2019

### Legislative[edit]

Office  | Constituency  | Tenure

|
|

Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | Jamner | 2019  | present
2014  | 2019
2009  | 2014
2004  | 2009
1999  | 2004
1995  | 1999

### Within BJP[edit]

* President, BJYM Jamner Taluka (1988-1990).
* Vice President, BJP Maharashtra (1993-1995).
* District Chairman, BJP, Jalgaon (2006).
* Party Pratod. BJP Legislature Party, Maharashtra State (2008).
* Region Vice President, BJP, Maharashtra Pradesh (2011).

## See also[edit]

* Girish Mahjan Website
* Jamner
* Jamner Railway Station
* Jamner Vidhansabha Constituency

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "खाशाबंचा जन्मदिवस आता राज्य-क्रीडा दिवस" [Khashaba's birthday now on 'State's sports day'.]. Lokmat. p. 7. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
2. ^ Gangan, Surendra P (1 April 2015). "Girish Mahajan not new to controversies". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
3. ^ "Politician". indianpoliticians.net.
4. ^ "Minister Water Resources & CAD Mantralaya(Mumbai)". www.mahahp.gov.in.

Political offices

https://cmo.maharashtra.gov.in/en/governor-and-cabinet-ministers

Preceded by

Ajit Pawar

|  Cabinet Minister for Water Resources, Maharashtra State
December 2014–present  | Incumbent
Preceded by

Chhagan Bhujbal

|  Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Nashik district
December 2014–present  | Incumbent
Preceded by

Vijaykumar Gavit

|  Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Nandurbar district
December 2014–present  | Incumbent

6.https://cmo.maharashtra.gov.in/en/governor-and-cabinet-ministers