Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre

Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre (born 26 February 1959) is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra and formerly Minister of State in the Government of India and a member of the 17th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Akola[1] constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.

Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre
Minister of State for Human Resource Development (from 29 July 2020 as Education)
In office
30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterRamesh Pokhriyal
Preceded bySatya Pal Singh
Succeeded byDr. Subhas Sarkar and Annpurna Devi
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology
In office
30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterRavi Shankar Prasad
Preceded byS.S. Ahluwalia
Succeeded byRajeev Chandrasekhar
Minister of State for Communications
In office
30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterRavi Shankar Prasad
Preceded byManoj Sinha
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
2004
Preceded byPrakash Ambedkar
ConstituencyAkola, Maharashtra
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byBhausaheb Lahane
Succeeded byTukaram Bidkar
ConstituencyMurtizapur
Personal details
Born (1959-02-26) 26 February 1959
Akola, Bombay State, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSuhasini Dhotre
Children2 sons
ResidenceAkola
Alma materGovernment College of Engineering, Amravati
ProfessionIndustrialist
Agriculturist
As of 1 June, 2019
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He was also a member of the 14th Lok Sabha,[2] 15th Lok Sabha[3] and 16th Lok Sabha between 2004 and 2019 from Akola.

Education and early career

Dhotre holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the Government College of Engineering, Amravati. He graduated in 1981.

Career

In May 2019, Dhotre became Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology.[4]

Debate details in Lok Sabha
  • 14-Jul-2014 (I) The Budget (Railways) – 2014-15 (II) Demands for Excess Grants (Railways) – 2011-12
  • 14-Jul-2014 - Need to expedite the gauge conversion of the Ratlam-Fatehabad-Indore-Mhow-Khandwa-Amalakhurd-Akot-Akola Section
  • 31-Jul-2014 - flood and drought situation in the country
  • 11-Aug-2014 - The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024
  • 25-Nov-2014 - Demand for recognizing Anganwadi workers as regular govt employees
  • 11-Mar-2015 - The Budget (Railways) – 2015–16; (ii) Demands Grants on Account (Railways) – 2015–16; and (iii) Supplementary Demands for Grants (Railways) – 2014-15
  • 19-Mar-2015 - Discussion on the agrarian situation in the country
  • 22-Apr-2015 - Regarding not to scrap Handloom Reservation Act[5]
  • Resignation from Modi Cabinet on Wednesday 7 July 2021

Positions held in Lok Sabha
  • 5 Aug. 2004 and 5 Aug. 2007 - Aug. 2008 - Member, Committee on Information Technology
  • 31 Aug. 2009 - Member, Committee on Rural Development
  • 14 Aug. 2014 onwards - Member, Committee on Estimates
  • 1 Sep. 2014 onwards - Member, Standing Committee on Railways
  • 1 Sep. 2014 onwards - Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
  • 3 July 2015 onwards - Convenor, Sub Committee-III, Committee on Estimates

Legislative

Family and personal life

Sanjay Dhotre was married to Suhasini in 1983. They have two sons.[9]

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/statedetailar.aspx?state_name=Maharashtra
  3. http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/partyardetail.aspx?party_code=23
  4. "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
  5. "Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre". 25 October 2016.
  6. http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/statedetailar.aspx?state_name=Maharashtra
  7. http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/partyardetail.aspx?party_code=23
  8. "Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  9. "Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history".
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