Shankarrao Bajirao Patil (February 15, 1924 - September 13, 2006) was an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n politician who served as Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 between 1980–1984 and 1989-1991 from Baramati

Baramati

Baramati is a city and a municipal council in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India.Agriculture is the main occupation of the people of Baramati. The main food crops grown include sugarcane, grapes, and cotton...

 parliamentary constituency. He was also Member of Legislative Assembly

Member of Legislative Assembly

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 during 1952-57, 1957–62, 1962–67, 1967-72 1972-78, 1978–80 in Maharashtra. He was Minister of State between 1962–74 and Cabinet Minister in Government of Maharashtra

Government of Maharashtra

Government of Maharashtra is the government for the state of Maharashtra in Western India.It is an elected government with 288 MLAs elected to the legislative assembly for a 5 year term.-Ministers:...

 during 1974-78. Harshvardhan Patil, a senior minister in Maharashtra is his nephew.

Early life and family

Patil completed his Bachelor of Arts from Fergusson College

Fergusson College

Fergusson College is a degree college in western India, situated in the city of Pune. It was founded in 1885 by the Deccan Education Society and at that time was the first privately governed college in India. It is named after Sir James Fergusson, the Governor of Bombay, who donated a then...

 and LL.B. from I.L.S. Law College Pune

Pune

Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

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Career

Member

• Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, 1952–57, 1957–62, 1962–67, 1967-72 1972-78, 1978–80
• Lok Sabha, 1980–84 and 1989-91.

Positions

Gen. Secy. PCC (I) Maharashtra, 1978–80

President

• Ex-Chairman and Founder, Indapur Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana, Pune
• Ex-Chairman, Indapur Shikshan Prasarak Mandal
• Ex-Chairman, Shivaji Education Society, Bawada