Girish Mahajan

Indian politician from Jalgaon, Maharashtra

Girish Mahajan

Minister of Rural Development
Government of Maharashtra

Incumbent

Assumed office
9 August 2022
Chief Minister| Eknath Shinde
Preceded by| Hasan Mushrif
Minister of Medical Education
Government of Maharashtra
In office
9 August 2022 – 14 July 2023
Chief Minister| Eknath Shinde
Preceded by| Amit Deshmukh
Succeeded by| Hasan Mushrif
In office
10 July 2016 – 8 November 2019
Chief Minister| Devendra Fadnavis
Preceded by| Vinod Tawde
Succeeded by| Amit Deshmukh
Minister of Water Resources
Government of Maharashtra
In office
5 December 2014 – 8 November 2019
Chief Minister| Devendra Fadnavis
Preceded by| Sunil Tatkare
Succeeded by| Jayant Patil
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 64)
Jamner, Maharashtra, India
Political party| Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse| Sadhana Mahajan
Parent|

* Dattatray Mahajan (father)

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 Fadnavis' cabinet he served as "mister of water resources" and minister medical education of the state in separate times.

## Early life

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

## Career

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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

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### Ministerial

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Portfolio  | Tenure

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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

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Office  | Constituency  | Tenure

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

### Within BJP

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* 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

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* Girish Mahjan Website Archived 1 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine
* Jamner
* Jamner Railway Station
* Jamner Vidhansabha Constituency

## References

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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[permanent dead link]

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