Nana Patole | |
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28th President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee | |
Assumed office 5 February 2021 | |
National President Indian National Congress | Sonia Gandhi Mallikarjun Kharge |
Preceded by | Balasaheb Thorat |
18th Speaker of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2 December 2019 – 4 February 2021 | |
Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
Deputy | Zirwal Narhari Sitaram |
Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
Leader of the House | Uddhav Thackeray |
Preceded by | Haribhau Bagade |
Succeeded by | Zirwal Narhari Sitaram (Acting) |
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 21 October 2019 - | |
Preceded by | Rajesh Lahanu Kashiwar |
Constituency | Sakoli |
In office 27 November 2009 – 19 October 2014 | |
Preceded by | Sevakbhau Nirdhanji Waghaye (Patil) |
Succeeded by | Rajesh Lahanu Kashiwar |
Constituency | Sakoli |
In office (1999-2004),(2004 – 2009) | |
Preceded by | Kapgate Dayaram Maroti |
Constituency | Lakhandur Assembly Constituency |
Member of Parliament Lok Sabha | |
In office 19 May 2014 – 31 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Praful Patel |
Succeeded by | Madhukar Kukde |
Constituency | Bhandara–Gondiya |
Personal details | |
Born | Nana Falgunrao Patole 5 June 1963 Bhandara, Maharashtra, India |
Political party | INC (2018–Present, Till 2008) |
Other political affiliations | BJP (2009–2018) |
Spouse | Mangla Patole |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Sukli, Sakoli, Bhandara, Maharashtra, India |
Education | Post Graduate |
Occupation | Maharashtra Politician |
Profession | Politician |
Source: [2] |
Nana Falgunrao Patole (born 5 June 1963) is an Indian politician who is the current President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee from 5 February 2021. He was the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly before this appointment.
A former Member of the Parliament of India[1] (the 16th Lok Sabha), he represented the BJP.[2] He represented the Bhandara-Gondiya in Lok Sabha.[3] In 2017, he resigned from BJP and the Lok Sabha. On 11 January 2018. he rejoined Congress party.[4][5]
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he contested the constituency as the BJP/NDA candidate and secured victory, defeating then Union Minister Praful Patel by a margin of 149,254 votes. From 2009 to 2014, he served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Sakoli. Known for his advocacy for OBC rights, he also held the position of Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Patole resigned from his Lok Sabha membership by submitting his resignation letter to Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, citing the BJP's double standards on farmers' policies. He subsequently rejoined the Indian National Congress and was appointed the national chairman of the All India Kisan Congress.[6]