Party Name : Nationalist Congress Party
Constituency : Satara
State : Maharashtra
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri Pandurang Patil
Mother's Name : Smt. Banu Bai
Date of birth : 25 Feb 1938
Profession : Agriculturist
Positions held :
1972-80 President, Panchayat Samiti, Wai, Distt. Satara, Maharashtra1980-90 President, Zila Parishad, Satara, Maharashtra1999 Elected to 13th Lok SabhaPresident, Nationalist Congress Party, Distt. Satara, Maharashtra1999-2000 Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications2002 Member, Committee on Rural Development2003-2004 Member, Committee on Railways2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 2nd term)Member, Committee on Water Resources5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Railways
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Associated with co-operative movement for farmers and education
Special Interests
Rehabilitation of poor farmers and people of lower castes; environmental projects such as waste water reclamation and tree plantation
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, Watching films and listening to classical music
Countries Visited
Brazil, for ethanol project; Israel and U.S.A for agriculture project and London, U.K. for educational purpose
Other Information
Chairman, Kisan veer, Satara Sahkari Shakkar Karkhana Ltd., Bhuinj, Distt. Satara, Maharashtra, 1992-2002; and President, Sale Purchase Union, 1967-73.
