Harshvardhan Shahajirao Patil (born 21 August 1963), is an Indian politician from Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) from Indapur, near Pune in Maharashtra. He quit Indian National Congress in September 2019 after a long association with it.[1][2]

Harshvardhan Shahajirao Patil
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
1995–2014
Preceded byGanpatrao Sitaram Patil
Succeeded byDattatray Vithoba Bharne
ConstituencyIndapur
Minister of State
Government of Maharashtra
In office
14 March 1995 – 17 Oct 1999
Minister
Preceded byManikrao Thakare
Succeeded byDada Jadhavrao
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
9 Sep 2001 – 1 Nov 2004
Minister
Preceded byGanpatrao Deshmukh
Succeeded byRanjeet Deshmukh
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
9 Nov 2004 – 1 Dec 2008
Minister
Preceded byVilasrao Deshmukh
Succeeded byVinay Kore
Madan Patil
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
8 Dec 2008 – 6 Nov 2009
Minister
Preceded byPatangrao Kadam
Vilasrao Deshmukh
Succeeded byRamraje Naik Nimbalkar
Ashok Chavan
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
7 Nov 2009 – 10 Nov 2010
Minister
Preceded byAnees Ahmed
Succeeded byMadan Patil
Mohammed Arif Naseem Khan
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
11 Nov 2010 – 26 Sep 2014
Minister
Preceded byRamraje Naik Nimbalkar
Succeeded byPrakash Mehta
Chandrakant Patil
Personal details
Born (1963-08-21) 21 August 1963 (age 61)
At.Post Bawada, Tq. Indapur, Pune District
Political partyNationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) (2024-Incumdent)
Other political
affiliations
Bharatiya Janata Party (2019-2024)
Indian National Congress (Before 2019)
SpouseMrs. Bhagyashri Patil
Relations
ChildrenAnkitaa Patil Thackeray
Rajvardhan Patil

He was one of the few ministers who was presiding as a minister for four consecutive terms (1995-2014) in Government of Maharashtra. He has shouldered responsibilities of Cooperative Ministry and currently Legislative Affairs. He is known for cordial relations with all party members. He was a minister from 1995 to 2014.

He was elected MLA as an independent in 1995, 1999, 2004. In 2009 he was elected MLA as an Indian National Congress candidate. He was appointed co-operation and parliamentary affairs minister in Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan's ministry. There are tussles seen for control over Indapur between Nationalist Congress Party and Indian National Congress under his leadership.[3][4][5]

In August 2014, he was attacked by few activists who hurled ink at him injuring his left eye. He was immediately taken to Baramati for primarily treatment. A few months later, in October 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, he was defeated from Indapur constituency by Nationalist Congress Party candidate Dattatray Vithoba Bharne by margin of 14,173 votes.[6]

He is the nephew of Shankarrao Bajirao Patil, the former MP.

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References

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  1. ^ My Neta
  2. ^ "Cong's Harshvardhan Patil to officially join BJP in presence of CM on Wed". 10 September 2019.
  3. ^ Khapre, Shubhangi (10 June 2016). "Narayan Rane, Sanjay Nirupam taking centre stage upset many in Congress". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  4. ^ Congress leaders unhappy with Ashok Chavan
  5. ^ NCP seeks council seats for Munde, Nimbalkar
  6. ^ Narayan Rane, Harshwardhan Patil among 14 former ministers who lost poll battle