Vikramsinh Patankar

Vikramsinh Ranjitsinh Patankar (born December 27, 1943) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra,[4] who was a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), representing the Patan (Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha constituency) for five terms since 1983 to 2014, winning 1983, 1985, 1990, 1995, 1999 and 2009 elections.[5] He is a senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party.[6]

Vikramsinh Patankar
Sharad Pawar (right) and Vikramsinh Patankar (left)
Minister of Public works, Maharashtra
In office
1999–2004
Chief MinisterVilasrao Deshmukh
Minister of Tourism, Maharashtra
In office
July 2004 – November 2004
Chief MinisterSushilkumar Shinde
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
1983–1985, 1985–1990, 1990–1995, 1995–1999, 1999–2004, 2009–2014
Preceded byDaulatrao Shripatrao Desai
Succeeded byShambhuraj Desai
ConstituencyPatan (Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Personal details
Born (1943-12-27) 27 December 1943[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyNationalist Congress Party (1999−present)
Other political
affiliations		Indian Congress (Socialist) (till 1990)
Indian National Congress (1990−1999)
Children2 (including Satyajit Patankar)[2]
Parent
  • Ranjitsinh Patankar[3] (father)
EducationB.com
Alma materUniversity of Baroda

He served as the Minister of Public works in the cabinet of Vilasrao Deshmukh from 1999 to 2004.[7][8][9] In July 2004, he was given additional charge of Tourism Ministry in the Sushilkumar Shinde's cabinet.[10]

Background and family

Vikramsinh Patankar hails from Patan royal family, that participated in the establishment of Hindavi Swarajya.[11] He received a bachelor's degree in commerce from the University of Baroda in 1962.[12]

Career

He was first elected as an MLA, by winning a bye-election in 1983 from Patan,[13] and subsequently re-elected from the same constituency in 1985 assembly election on the ticket of Indian Congress (Socialist). In 1990, he won the seat, securing 62647 votes for Indian National Congress.[5] He was re-elected in the 1995 assembly election by defeating nearest rival Shambhuraj Desai. In 1999, he successfully contested the election from the Sharad Pawar's newly formed party, Nationalist Congress Party.[5]

In 1999, he was assigned the ministry of Public works in the chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh's cabinet.[7] In 2002, he was a Guardian Minister for Beed district of Maharashtra. He held additional charge of Maharashtra's Tourism Ministry in Sushilkumar Shinde's cabinet from July 2004 to November 2004.[10]

He played a major role in the upcoming New Mahabaleshwar project in Satara district.[14] During his tenure as PWD Minister, he worked on the completion of Mumbai Pune Expressway[15] and Bandra–Worli Sea Link.[16] He helped set up one of the largest wind farm in Asia in Patan taluka of Maharashtra.[17][18] Patankar also held the position of chairman of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation.[19]

He lost the assembly election in 2004 by a small margin.[5] In 2009, Vikramsinh Patankar won the assembly election from Patan constituency by defeating the Shiv Sena's candidate by a margin of 580 votes.[20] Before being elected as an MLA, Vikramsinh Patankar was elected as a member of Zila Parishad (district council) from Satara district in 1972.[21]

Positions held
#FromToPositionRefs.
0119721979Member of Zila Parishad, Satara district[21]
0219831985Member of Legislative Assembly for Patan[5]
0319851990
0419901995
0519951999
0619992004
0719992004Minister of Tourism & PWD, Government of Maharashtra[7][10]
0820092014Member of Legislative Assembly for Patan[5]

References
  1. "विक्रमसिंह पाटणकर यांचा आज नागरी सत्कार" (in Marathi). Pudhari. 26 December 2017.
  2. A Ashar, Sandeep (4 October 2014). "In Satara, it's dynasty that decides". Indian Express.
  3. "A water industry where only money flows". Telegraph India. 9 August 2012.
  4. "विक्रमसिंह पाटणकरांवर लोकांची मोठी प्रेमभावना : शरद पवार" (in Marathi). Lokmat. 25 December 2018.
  5. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Patan Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  6. Joshi, Yogesh (9 November 2009). "Senior NCP leaders unhappy at being left out of Cabinet". Hindustan Times.
  7. "The Maharashtra Council of Ministers". Rediff.com. 31 October 1999.
  8. Ashraf, Syed Firdaus (25 January 2003). "Shivajirao Patil-Nilangekar, Adik in Maharashtra ministry". Rediff.com.
  9. "28 take oath as ministers in Maharashtra". Tribune India. 19 October 1999.
  10. "Shinde keeps revenue, gives energy to Kshirsagar". Zee News. 13 July 2004.
  11. "पाटणकर घराण्याचा इतिहास अलौकिक – बाबासाहेब पुरंदरे" (in Marathi). Loksatta. 10 April 2014.
  12. "Patankar Vikramsinha Ranjitsinha (Winner) - Election Result 2009". Myneta. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  13. "पाटण तालुक्याला परिस सापडला" (in Marathi). Archived from the original on 1 August 2016.
  14. "नवीन महाबळेश्वर प्रकल्प साकारणारच : पाटणकर" (in Marathi). Dainik Prabhat. 20 September 2019.
  15. "State may levy toll on old Mumbai-Pune road". The Times of India. 17 May 2003.
  16. "Bandra-Worli Link: MSRDC To Receive State Guarantee". The Financial Express. 13 August 2004.
  17. "पवनचक्क्या उद्योगाला अखेरची घरघर" (in Marathi). Pudhari. 30 January 2019.
  18. "भ्रष्टाचाराने बरबटलेल्या सरकारला पायउतार करण्याची वेळ : खा. शरद पवार" (in Marathi). Lokmanthan. 26 December 2018.
  19. "Ex-DCP takes charge of expressway security". The Times of India. 9 October 2002.
  20. "Patan Election Result 2014". News18. 5 December 2019.
  21. "Vikramsinh Patankar's Career". Archived from the original on 1 August 2016.
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