Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar

Dr. Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
Dr. Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1962–2014
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Sambhaji Patil
Constituency	Nilanga
10th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
	In office; 3 June 1985 – 6 March 1986
Preceded by	Vasantdada Patil
Succeeded by	Shankarrao Chavan
Personal details
Born	9 February 1931; Nilanga, Hyderabad State, British India
Died	5 August 2020 (aged 88); Pune
Citizenship	India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Sushilabai Patil Nilangekar
Relations	Rupa Patil (daughter in law); Sambhaji Patil (grandson)
Children	Diliprao Patil (son) Ashokrao Patil (son) Vijaykumar Patil (son) Sharad Patil (son) Chandrakala Dawle (daughter)
Residence	Nilanga, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Politician

Shivajirao Nilangekar Patil (1 September 1931 – 5 August 2020) was a leader of Indian National Congress party who served as chief minister of Maharashtra.

He was chief minister from June 1985 to March 1986. His rule was the briefest of all chief ministers (apart from caretaker chief minister P K Sawant).[1]

His daughter-in-law, Rupatai Patil Nilangekar, represented Latur (Lok Sabha constituency) for BJP from 2004 to 2009.

Educational activities

Nilangekar established the Maharashtra Education Trust in 1968. Under the aegis of his education society around four senior colleges, twelve higher secondary schools and fifteen primary schools were established. Maharashtra Pharmacy College, Nilanga, was established in 1984. The Maharashtra Poly. (D.Pharmacy) Institute, Nilanga which was government aided, started in 1981 and was followed by the Maharashtra College of Engineering in 1983. His interests included reading, classical music, volleyball and table tennis. He was born in Nilanga, his home town.

Death

Shivajirao died on 5 August 2020, at the age of 91 due to Coronavirus related complications.[2]

References

Shivajirao Nilangekar Patil History
Khairnar, Abhay; Joshi, Yogesh (5 August 2020). "Former Maharashtra CM Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar passes away in Pune". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

External links

Maharashtra College of Engineering Nilanga

Preceded by Vasantdada Patil	Chief Minister of Maharashtra 3 June 1985 – 6 March 1986	Succeeded by Shankarrao Chavan

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[1] Shivajirao Nilangekar Patil History

[2] Khairnar, Abhay; Joshi, Yogesh (5 August 2020). "Former Maharashtra CM Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar passes away in Pune". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 August 2020.