Government of Maharashtra
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Government of Maharashtra is the government for the state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 in Western India.

It is an elected government with 288 MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....

s elected to the legislative assembly
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly is the name given in some countries to either a legislature, or to one of its branch.The name is used by a number of member-states of the Commonwealth of Nations, as well as a number of Latin American countries....

 for a 5 year term.

Ministers

As of 2009, the government of Maharashtra consists of 27 cabinet ministers and 10 ministers of state.
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! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Department
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|Chief Minister, General Administration also Minister for Information and Public Relations Urban Development, Transport and Mines, Marathi Language
|Prithviraj Chavan
Prithviraj Chavan
Prithviraj Chavan is the current Chief Minister of Maharashtra. The Indian National Congress selected him to be the successor of Ashok Chavan. He is a Member of the Parliament of India representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament...


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|Deputy Chief Minister and Finance& Planning and Energy
|Ajit Pawar
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|Industries, Ports, Employment & Self-employment
|Narayan Rane
Narayan Rane
Narayan Rane is an Indian politician. He is currently the Minister for Industry, Port, Employment and Self-employment in the Government of Maharashtra. He was a member of Shiv Sena until July 2005, then he joined Indian National Congress party....


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|Public Works [excluding Public Undertakings) and Tourism
|Chhagan Bhujbal
Chhagan Bhujbal
Chhagan Bhujbal is a politician from the state of Maharashtra, India. At present he is Minister of Public Works & Special Assistance Department, Maharashtra State and Guardian Minister, Nashik District; Member of Legislative Assembly, Yeola Assembly ; Constituency...


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|Home Affairs
|R R Patil
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|Forests, Rehabilitation & Relief Works, Earthquake Rehabilitation
|Dr. Patangrao Kadam
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|Social Justice, Welfare of Nomadic, De-Notified Tribes & Other Backward Classes and De-addiction Activities.
|Shivajirao Moghe
Shivajirao Moghe
Shivajirao Moghe is an Indian politician. He is the Indian National Congress Party member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing Kelapur-Arni, Yavatmal.He is currently the minister of Social Justice in Maharashtra Cabinet since November 2009....


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|Agriculture and Marketing
|Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil
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|Rural Development
|Jayant Rajaram Patil
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|Cooperation and Parliamentary Affairs
|Harshwardhan Patil
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|State Excise and Non-conventional Energy
|Ganesh Naik
Ganesh Naik
Ganesh Naik born September 15, 1950 is an Indian politician. He is the Nationalist Congress Party member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing Belapur, and is the Thane Guardian Minister in the state government...


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|Revenue and Khar Lands
|Balasaheb Thorat
Balasaheb Thorat
Balasaheb Bhausaheb Thorat , is an Indian politician. He is currently the Minister for Minister of Revenue, and Khar Lands in the Government of Maharashtra....


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|Water Supply and Sanitation
|Lakshmanrao Dhobale
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|Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection
|Anil Deshmukh
Anil Deshmukh
Mr. Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh currently serves as the Minister of Food and Civil Supplies Works in the Government of Maharashtra state, India. He has represented Katol, Nagpur district on behalf of the Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from...


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|Public Works [public undertakings]
|Jaydatt Kshirsagar
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|Food & Drugs Administration
|Manohar Naik
Manohar Naik
Manohar Naik is the present Minister of Food and Drug Administration in the Government of Maharashtra in India. He is leader from the Nationalist Congress Party.-Political career:...


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|Medical Education and Horticulture
|Vijaykumar Gavit
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|Water Resources [excluding Krishna Valley Irrigation Corporation]
|Sunil Tatkare
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|Water Resources [Krishna Valley Irrigation Corporation]
|Ramraje Naik-Nimbalkar
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|Tribal Development
|Babanrao Pachpute
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|Higher & Technical Education
|Rajesh Tope
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|School Education
|Rajendra Darda
Rajendra Darda
Rajendra Jawaharlal Darda is a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Aurangabad East constituency and is a Cabinet Minister for Education, Government of Maharashtra in India.-Education:...


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|Textiles, Minorities Development
|Naseem Khan
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|Public Health & Family Welfare and Protocol
|Suresh Shetty
Suresh Shetty
Suresh Hiriyanna Shetty is an MLA from the Andheri constituency and Minister of state in the Maharashtra government holding the following portfolios Higher Education, Medical Education, Parliamentary Affairs, Special Assistance, Tourism...


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|Labour and Special Assistance
|Hassan Musharif
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|Employment Guarantee Scheme and Water Conservation
|Dr.Nitin Kashinath Raut
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|Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries
|Madhukar Chavan
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|Women and Child Development
|Smt.Varsha Gaikwad
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|Environment and Cultural Affairs
|Sanjay Devtale
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! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Department
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Minister
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|Water Supply & Sanitation, Food & Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection, Tourism and Public Works
|Ranjit Kamble
Ranjit Kamble
Ranjit Kamble is the present State Minister of Water Supply and Sanitation, Food and Civil Supplies,Consumer Protection,Tourism and Public Works in the Government of Maharashtra in India. He is leader from the Indian National Congress Party...


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|Urban Development, Forests, Ports, Khar Lands, Parliamentary Affairs, Sports & Youth Welfare, Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare and Law & Judiciary
|Bhaskar Jadhav
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|Revenue, Rehabilitation & Relief Work, Earthquake Rehabilitation, Co-operation, Marketing and Textiles
|Prakash Solanke
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|Housing, Slum Improvement, Repairs & Reconstruction, Urban Land Ceiling, Industries, Mines, Social Justice, De-addiction Activities, Environment, Welfare of Nomadic, De-notified Tribes and Other Backward Classes.
|Sachin Ahir
Sachin Ahir
Sachin Mohan Ahir is an Indian politician from maharashtra. He is the nephew of former underworld don Arun Gawli.He is from the NCP. He was also elected as MLA from Shivadi during 1999-2004.-Notes:...


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|General Administration, Information & Public Relations, Cultural Affairs, Protocol, School Education, Women & Child Development, Public Health & Family Welfare, Minorities Development (including AUKAF)
|Smt.Fouzia Khan
Fouzia Khan
Prof. Fouzia Tahseen Khan also known as Fauzia Khan is a Minister of State in Government of Maharashtra in India. She is a member of Legislative Council the upper house of Maharashtra Legislature.-Portfolio held:...


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|Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Fisheries, Water Conservation, Employment Guarantee Scheme, Employment & Self-Employment and Transport
|Gulabrao Deokar
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|Home (Urban), Home (Rural), Rural Development, Food & Drugs Administration
|Bunty Patil
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|Finance, Energy, Planning, Water Resources, Parliamentary Affairs and State Excise
|Rajendra Mulak
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|Tribal Development, Labour, Command Area Development and Horticulture
|Rajendra Gavit
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|Medical Education, Higher & Technical Education, Special Assistance and Non-Conventional Energy.
|Dattatray Sawant
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