Suryakanta Patil

Indian politician

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The Honorable

Suryakanta Patil

सुर्यकांता पाटील
Minister of State in Ministry of Rural Development & Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Government of India
In office
2004 - 2009
Prime Minister| Manmohan Singh
Preceded by| M. Venkaiah Naidu
Succeeded by| Agatha Sangma (Rural Development)
V. Narayanasamy (Parliamentary Affairs)
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2004 - 2009
Preceded by| Shivaji Mane
Succeeded by| Subhash Wankhede
Constituency| Hingoli
In office
1998 - 1999
Preceded by| Shivaji Mane
Succeeded by| Shivaji Mane
Constituency| Hingoli
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 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
1980–85
Preceded by| Nivruttirao Pawar-Jawalgaonkar
Succeeded by| Bapurao Shinde
Constituency| Hadgaon-Himayatnagar
Personal details
Born|

Suryakanta Jayawantrao Patil

(1948-08-15) 15 August 1948 (age 76)
Yeotmal, Maharashtra
Political party| Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) (2024–present)
Bharatiya Janata Party (2014–2024)
Nationalist Congress Party (2004–2014)
Indian National Congress (until 2004)
Spouse| R. B. Maske
Children| 1 Son and 1 Daughter
Residence(s)| Bhagya Nagar, Nanded

As of 16 September, 2006

Source: [1]

Suryakanta Patil (born 15 August 1948) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. She is a former member of the Lok Sabha. She represented the Hingoli & Nanded of Maharashtra.

She was a member of the Nationalist Congress Party. Later in 2014, resigned from party and joined Bhartiya Janata Party along with Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar.[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

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* 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

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* Corporator, Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation

### Within Party

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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

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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

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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

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

## Other Information

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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

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1. ^ "Ahead of polls, NCP sees exodus of leaders to Shiv Sena, BJP". First Post. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
2. ^ "Rajya Sabha members". Retrieved 31 December 2009.

## External links

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* Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website