Eknath Khadse
Eknath Ganpatrao Khadse | |
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| Minister of Revenue Government of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 2014 - 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Balasaheb Thorat |
| Succeeded by | Chandrakant Bacchu Patil |
| Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Muktainagar | |
| In office 1990–2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1952 Muktainagar, Bombay State, India |
| Nationality |  Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Manda Khadse |
| Children | Nikhil Khadse (son) Raksha Khadse (daughter-in-law) Sharda Chaudhari (daughter) Rohini Khewalkar (daughter) |
| Website | www |
Eknathrao Ganpatrao Khadse (born 2 September 1952) is a former politician and senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra state. He had been in the BJP since the foundation of the party, then called the Janta Party, and has won six consecutive elections, representing the Muktainagar constituency of Jalgaon district until June 2016. He served as a minister of various departments for the BJP government in the mid- to late 1990s and mid-2010s.
Khadse was State Finance Minister and later additionally took on the responsibility as Agriculture Minister in the Shiv Sena–BJP government. He has been a prominent figure for farmers in the state of Maharashtra.[1] He was elected as the opposition leader in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in November 2010.[2]
On 3 June 2016, Eknath Khadse resigned as Revenue Minister following allegations of corruption and misuse of office.[3]
Personal life
Eknath Khadse was born the son of a farmer, in the village of Kothali on the banks of the Purna River, in the Muktainagar tehsil (administrative unit) of Jalgaon district. His son, Nikhil Khadse, committed suicide on 1 May 2013.[4] His daughter-in-law Raksha Khadse is a member of the 16th Lok Sabha from the Raver constituency.[5]
Political career
Khadse was a sarpanch (head) of the Kothali village in 1987 and in 1989 was elected the member of the legislative assembly (MLA) for the Muktainagar constituency.
He handled both finance and irrigation portfolios in the Shiv Sena–BJP regime of 1995–1999. Having served as MLA for six terms, Khadse was the seniormost leader in the Maharashtra party, and was leader of the opposition from November 2010 to October 2014.
Khadse was in consideration for the Maharashtra chief minister post after the 2014 assembly elections.[6][4][7]
Senior positions
- Minister for Higher and Technical Education (June 1995 to September 1995)
- Minister for Finance and Planning (September 1995 to June 1997)
- Minister for Irrigation and Command Area Development (June 1997 to October 1999)
- Leader of Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (November 2009 to August 2014)
- Minister of Revenue, Agriculture, State Excise of Maharashtra (October 2014 to June 2016)[8]
Corruption charges and resignation
Khadse resigned on 3 June 2016 after allegations of impropriety surfaced against him in a land deal in Pune. Realtor Hemant Gavande leveled charges of land grabbing against him, alleging that Khadse had misused his position as the State Revenue Minister to illegally execute sales deeds for a three-acre (1.2 ha) industrial plot at Bhosari in Pune District in the names of his wife and son-in-law. Khadse has denied the allegations and termed them as a conspiracy against him hatched by political rivals.[9]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Maharashtra'S Expectations". Sakaaltimes.com. Retrieved 24 September 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/maharashtra-revenue-minister-eknath-khadse-resigns-after-allegations-of-impropriety-in-land-deal-2834009/
- ^ a b "Nikhil Khadse was depressed, complained of severe back pain". Mumbai Mirror. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "BJP changes Raver nominee". The Times of India. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "SHRI EKNATHRAO GANPASTRAO KHADSE". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/.
- ^ "Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Khadse, Sudhir Mungantiwar in the race of next Maharashtra chief minister". The Economics Time. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
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- ^ "Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse resigns after allegations of impropriety in land deal". The Indian Express. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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- 1952 births
- Living people
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra
- Leaders of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- Maharashtra MLAs 1990–95
- Maharashtra MLAs 1995–99
- Maharashtra MLAs 1999–2004
- Maharashtra MLAs 2004–09
- Maharashtra MLAs 2009–14
- Maharashtra MLAs 2014–
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