Suryakanta Patil

Suryakanta Patil (born 15 August 1948) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. She represented the Hingoli & Nanded constituency of Maharashtra and was a member of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Later in 2014, resigned from party and joined Bhartiya Janata Party along with Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar.[1]

The Honorable

Suryakanta Patil
सुर्यकांता पाटील
Minister of State, Rural Development
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byM. Venkaiah Naidu
Succeeded byAgatha Sangma(Rural Development)
Tariq Anwar (Food Processing)
Member of Parliament, 12th Lok Sabha
Preceded byShivaji Mane
Succeeded byRajiv Satav
ConstituencyHingoli
Member of Parliament, 10th Lok Sabha
In office
1991-96
Preceded byVenkatesh Kabde
Succeeded byGangadharrao Deshmukh-Kunturkar
ConstituencyNanded
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
1986-91
Succeeded byRajni Patil
ConstituencyMaharashtra
Member of Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra
In office
1980-85
Preceded byNivruttirao Pawar-Jawalgaonkar
Succeeded byBapurao Shinde
ConstituencyHadgaon-Himayatnagar
Personal details
Born
Suryakanta Jayawantrao Patil

(1948-08-15) 15 August 1948
Yeotmal, Maharashtra
Political partyBJP
Spouse(s)R. B. Maske
Children1 Son and 1 Daughter
ResidenceBhagya Nagar, Nanded
PortfolioUnion Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs
As of 16 September, 2006
Source:

She was the Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. Place of Birth: Waiphana, Nanded, Maharashtra. Marital Status: Married on 2 January 1966.

As Journalist

 
Editor, Godawari Times - a daily in Marathi

President- District Journalist Association (associated with Akhil Bhartiya Patrakar Parishad) since 1980.

Journalist-Editor, Political and social worker, Trade Unionist

Literacy Artistic and Scientific Accomplishment

Political career

 
Corporator, Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation

Within Party

1971: President-District Congress Committee (women's Wing), Nanded.

1972-74: General Secretary-District Youth Congress

1977-78: Founder- Member D.C.C. (India) Nanded

1980: Member- Municipal Council Nanded

1980-85: Member- Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Hadgaon)

1981-82: Chairperson- Committee of Subordinate Legislation

1981-85: General Secretary- Pradesh Youth Congress (I), Maharashtra

1991-96: Executive Member-CPP Congress Parliamentary Party (I)

1997-98: Vice President- Pradesh Congress Committee

In Legislature

1986-91: MP-(Rajya Sabha) elected from Maharashtra from Indian National Congress party.[2]

1988-89: Member- Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals

1988-90: Member,Committee of Rules

  • Member of Hindi Salahakar Samity, Ministry of steel and mines and Ministry of Water Resources
  • Member- Central Advisory Committee for Light House, Ministry of Surface Transport

1991: Elected to 10th Loksabha from Nanded Loksabha constituency

1998: Re-elected on 12th Loksabha (2nd term)

1998-99: Member Committee of Defense and its Sub-Committee-I Member Joint Committee of Empowerment of women and its Sub Committee on Appraisal of laws relating to women -Criminal Laws

1999-2004: Vice Chairperson- of Maharashtra Council of Agriculture Education and Research (MCAER), Pune

2004-2009 - MP & Minister of state in Ministry of Rural Development from NCP Quota.

Special interest

Solving problems of women, Labour Movements, rural Development and Upliftment of poor and downtrodden

Favorite Pastime Recreation: Reading, listening to music and enjoying nature

Sports and Clubs: Swimming, shooting and table-tennis

Countries Visited

Japan, U.S.A., China, Egypt, U.K., Germany, New Zealand, U.A.E., Guatemala, Nicaragua.

Other Information

Imprisoned thrice during Janata regime and appeared before the Shah Commission.

  • Member Consultative Committee Ministry of Environment and Forest
  • Chairperson- Education Committee of Municipal Council, Nanded.
  • Chairperson: Mahila Udyog Vikas Santha since its formation in 1977–78
  • Founding President: Multipurpose Labour Union, Nanded
  • President: Hutatma Jaywantrao Patil Cooperative Sugar Factory, Suryanagar Tq. Hadgaon Dist. Nanded
  • Director-District Nanded Cooperative Consumer Federation since 1988;
  • Director: Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank, Mumbai.

References
  1. "Ahead of polls, NCP sees exodus of leaders to Shiv Sena, BJP". First Post. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  2. "Rajya Sabha members". Retrieved 31 December 2009.
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