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Political families of Maharashtra

Although a parliamentary democracy, Indian politics has increasingly become dynastic, possibly due to the absence of a party organization, independent civil society associations that mobilize support for the party, and centralized financing of elections.[1] Family members have also led the Congress party for most of the period since 1978 when Indira Gandhi floated the then Congress(I) faction of the party.[2] It also is fairly common in many political parties in Maharashtra.[3] The dynastic phenomenon is seen from national level down to district level and even village level.The three-tier structure of Panchayati Raj established in the 1960s also helped to create and consolidate the dynastic phenomenon in rural areas. Apart from government, political families also control cooperative institutions, mainly cooperative sugar factories, district cooperative banks in the state, and since the 1980s private for profit colleges.[4][5] The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party also features several senior leaders who are dynasts.[6][7] In Maharashtra, the NCP has particularly high level of dynasticism.[7]

Below is a partial list of the political families of Maharashtra state in India.

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The Ambedkar Family

Main article: Ambedkar family

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The Bhosale Family, Satara

▪ Udayanraje Bhosale, Former Minister of State in Maharashtra Government. BJP Member of Rajya sabha

▪ Shivendrasinghraje Bhosale, Member of Legislative Assembly.

The Bhujbal Family

The Bhumre Family, Paithan

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Tha Chavan family ( of Bhausaheb Sonba Anaji Chavan) first SC mayer of Pune Municipal corporation, political party RPI (1971-1972)

The Chavan Family (of Dajisaheb)

The Chavan Family (of Shankarrao)

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The Dange Family

The Dandavate Family

The Danve Family

  • Raosaheb Danve - Represents Bhartiya Janata Party in 16th Lok Sabha[1] & formerly Maharashtra President of Bhartiya Janata Party.

The Deshmukh Family

  • Vilasrao Deshmukh (1945 – August 2012) - MP in the Rajya Sabha, Indian Minister of Science & Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences, former Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, former Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj, Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra for 2 Terms -
  • Diliprao Deshmukh; Younger Brother Of Vilasrao Deshmukh - Former Minister For Sports Maharashtra Government & Guardian Minister For Latur

The Deora Family

  • Murli Deora Former Cabinet Minister Central Government
    • Milind Deora Former Minister of Central Government, Son of Murli Deora

The Dutt Family

  • Sunil Dutt Ex. Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
    • Priya Dutt Ex. Member of Parliament, daughter of Sunil Dutt

The Desai Family (of Satara)

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The Gadakh Family

The Gaikwad Family

The Gavai Family

The Gholap Family

  • Babanrao Gholap - Cabinet Minister of Social Welfare in Maharashtra Government
    • Yogesh Gholap - Son of Babanrao. Member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Deolali Vidhan Sabha constituency as member of Shiv Sena

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The Khadse Family, Jalgaon

The Khan Family, Parbhani

The Khatal Patil Family, Sangamner

  • B.J.Khatal-Patil, Former Minister of State for Co-operation, Planning etc and Minister of Cabinet for Law & Judiciary, Food & Civil Supplies, Irrigation, PWD, Revenue etc and Congress Member for Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
    • Vikramsinh Satish Khatal Patil, grandson of Mr B. J. Khatal-Patil is now socially and politically active from the family.

The Kshirsagar Family, Beed

sandep kshirsagar, grandson of kesharbai kshirsagar, MLA

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The Mohite Family, Solapur

The Mahadik Family, Kolhapur

The Mahajan Family

The Munde Family

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The Naik Family (of Vasantrao)

The Naik Family

  • Ganesh Naik, Member of legislative assembly and Ex Minister of State excise and non conventional energy, Maharashtra[8]
    • Sanjeev Naik, Ex. Member of Parliament Lok Sabha, Ex.Mayor of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
    • Sandeep Naik, Ex.Member of Legislative Assembly

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The Pawar Family, Baramati

  • Sharad Pawar - Former Agriculture Minister of India, Member Of Parliament Rajya Sabha, awarded Padma Vibhushan
    • Supriya Sule - Daughter of Sharad Pawar, Member, Lok Sabha Baramati Constituency
    • Ajit Pawar - Nephew of Sharad Pawar; Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra State
    • Sunetra Pawar[9] - wife of Ajit Pawar, Member of Rajya Sabha
      • Parth Pawar - Son of Ajit and Sunetra Pawar, Grandnephew of Sharad Pawar[10]
  • Dinkarrao Govindrao Pawar - Sharad Pawar's elder brother - awarded Padma Shri..
    • Rajendra Dinkarrao Pawar - son of Dinkarrao, runs the business for the family
    • Sunanda Rajendra Pawar - wife of Rajandra Dinkarrao Pawar and social activist
  • Pratap Govindrao Pawar - Younger brother of Sharad Pawar, runs Sakal group of newspapers, Awarded Padma Shri.

The Patil family Nilanga

The Vikhe Patil family Nagar

The Patil Family Kolhapur

  • D. Y. Patil - Former Governor of Bihar, India
    • Satej Patil - MLC, State Minister & Guardian Minister of Kolhapur District, Maharashtra

The Patil Family Tasgaon (Sangli)

The Patil Family Sangali

  • Rajarambapu Patil - Former Member of legislative assembly Maharashtra.In the 1960s and 70s, he was influential in establishing many cooperative instituitions such as a bank and a Sugar factory in sangli district.[11]
    • Jayant Patil - Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra State, Son of Rajarambapu Patil

The Purohit Family

  • Raj K. Purohit - BJP Chief Whip of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Cabinet Minister)

The Paranjape Family

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The Rane Family

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The Satav Family, Hingoli

The Solanke Family, Beed ** Sundarrao Solanke - Patil, Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra State (1978-1980), Unopposed MLA in 1972, First President of Beed Zilla Parishad.

The Shinde Family, Solapur

  • Sushilkumar Shinde, Former Central Home Minister of India, Former Ministry of Power, Former Governor of AndhraPradesh, Former Chief Minister of Mahrashtra.
    • Praniti Shinde, Member of Legislative Assembly from Solapur City Central, Mahrashtra, AICC Media Panelist. Daughter of Sushilkumar

The Shirole (Patil) Family, Pune.

The Shinde family, Thane

The Siddique Family, Mumbai

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The Thackeray Family, Mumbai

  • Bal Thackeray (also known as Balasaheb) (1926 – 2012) - founder leader and former chairperson of the Shiv Sena
    • Uddhav Thackeray, Former Chief Minister Of Maharashtra; leader and chairperson of the Shiv Sena (UBT); son of Balasaheb Thackeray
      • Aditya Thackeray, ex Minister (Environment and climate, Tourism, Protocol), Government of Maharashtra; founder and president of Yuva Sena; son of Uddhav Thackeray
  • Shrikant Thackeray, younger brother of Bal Thackeray

The Tatkare Family, Roha, Raigad

The Thorat Family, Ahmednagar

The Tambe Family, Ahmednagar

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The Zanak Family

  • Subhash Zanak - Son of Ramrao. Former Cabinet Minister For Women and Child Welfare, Ashok Chavan's Ministry. Member of Congress party
  • Amit Subhashrao Zanak - Son of Subhash and grandson of Ramrao. Legislator in Maharashtra assembly. Member of Congress party

The Zakaria Family

  • Rafiq Zakaria Former Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha & Cabinet Minister in Maharashtra State.
  • Salim Zakaria - Former Minister of Education & Aukaf, Government of Maharashtra & Chairman Haj Committee of India.
  • Ahmed Zakaria - Younger step-brother of Rafiq Zakaria, two term Legislator in Maharashtra Assembly, Founder Chairman Haj Committee of India.
  • Asif Zakaria - Son of Ahmed, Municipal Corporator, Ward No. 101 & Member - Standing Committee, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.
  • Al-Naseer Zakaria - Son of Salim Zakaria, Spokesperson of Indian National Congress, Maharashtra State.
  • Ruman Zakaria - Relative of Dr. Rafiq Zakaria, Joint Secretary- Indian Youth Congress Bhiwandi.

References

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  1. ^ Chhibber, Pradeep (March 2013). "Dynastic parties Organization, finance and impact". Party Politics. 19 (2): 277–295. doi:10.1177/1354068811406995. S2CID 144781444.
  2. ^ Basu, Amrita (2016). Kanchan Chandra (ed.). Democratic Dynasties: State, Party and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics (1 ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-107-12344-1. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. ^ Simon Denyer (24 June 2014). Rogue Elephant: Harnessing the Power of India's Unruly Democracy. Bloomsbury USA. pp. 115–116. ISBN 978-1-62040-608-3.
  4. ^ Palshikar, S., 2004. Issues in an Issue-less Election: Assembly Polls in Maharashtra. Economic and Political weekly, pp.4399-4403.
  5. ^ Mathew, A. PRIVATE ENGAGEMENT IN MAHARASHTRA HIGHER EDUCATION: FROM PHILANTHROPY TO COMMERCIALIZATION AND RESISTING REGULATION.College Post, April-Jun, 2018, 11-18
  6. ^ "Is the BJP less dynastic than the Congress? Not so, Lok Sabha data shows". 29 March 2019.
  7. ^ a b Kanchan Chandra (28 April 2016). Democratic Dynasties: State, Party, and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics. Cambridge University Press. p. 131,136. ISBN 978-1-316-59212-0.
  8. ^ Thomas Blom Hansen (5 June 2018). Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay. Princeton University Press. pp. 103–104. ISBN 978-0-691-18862-1.
  9. ^ "After Ajit Pawar's son Parth gets Y plus security, cousin Rohit says 'Govt wants to protect VIPs and VIP culture'". The Indian Express. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Junior league: Parth Pawar makes another play". The Indian Express. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  11. ^ Ajit, J. P. (2013). Financial Analysis of Rajarambapu Co-Op. Bank Ltd., Peth, Dist. Sangli-A Case Study. Advances In Management, 6(6).
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