| Chandrakant Patil | |
| Office: | Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra |
| Minister: | |
| Term Start: | 14 August 2022 |
| Term End: | 26 November 2024 |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Eknath Shinde |
| 2Namedata: | Devendra Fadnavis Ajit Pawar |
| 3Blankname: | Guardian Minister |
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| Governor: | |
| Predecessor: |
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| Office1: | Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra |
| 2Blankname1: | Guardian Minister |
| 2Namedata1: |
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| Term Start1: | 31 October 2014 |
| Term End1: | 12 November 2019 |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Governor1: | |
| Suboffice1: | Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) Ministry |
| Subterm1: | 31 October 2014 - 12 November 2019 |
| Suboffice2: | Revenue Ministry |
| Subterm2: | 8 July 2016 - 12 November 2019 |
| Suboffice3: | Agriculture Ministry |
| Subterm3: | 6 July 2018 - 16 June 2019 |
| Suboffice4: | Co-operation Ministry |
| Subterm4: | 31 October 2014 – 7 July 2016 |
| Suboffice5: | Marketing Ministry |
| Subterm5: | 31 October 2014 – 7 July 2016 |
| Suboffice6: | Textiles Ministry |
| Subterm6: | 31 October 2014 – 7 July 2016 |
| Office7: | Leader of The House Maharashtra Legislative Council |
| Term Start7: | 8 July 2016 |
| Term End7: | 8 November 2019 |
| 1Blankname7: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata7: | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 2Blankname7: | Chairman of the House |
| 3Blankname7: | Deputy Leader |
| Predecessor7: | Eknath Khadse |
| Successor7: | Subhash Desai Acting |
| Office9: | President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra |
| Term Start9: | 16 July 2019 |
| Term End9: | 12 August 2022 |
| Predecessor9: | Raosaheb Danve |
| Successor9: | Chandrashekhar Bawankule |
| Office10: | Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start10: | 25 October 2019 |
| Predecessor10: | Medha Kulkarni |
| Constituency10: | Kothrud |
| Office11: | Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council |
| Constituency11: | Pune Graduates |
| Term Start11: | 20 July 2008 |
| Term End11: | 25 October 2019 |
| Predecessor11: | Sharad Patil |
| Successor11: | Arun Lad |
| Birth Date: | 10 June 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Bombay, Bombay State, India |
| Alma Mater: | Siddharth College |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Residence: | Pune, Maharshtra |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Chandrakant Bacchu Patil is an Indian politician and the Higher and technical education minister of Maharashtra state in the present Government of Maharashtra.[1] Chandrakant Patil was the Maharashtra state President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2019 to 2022.[2]
He is a member of the legislative assembly of Maharashtra and represents Kothrud Assembly constituency. Previously he was minister with portfolio of Revenue and Public Works Department and worked as the Guardian Minister of Kolhapur district, Sangli district and Pune district till 12 November 2019.
Patil was born on 10 June 1959 in the Jamnadas Prabhudas Chawl in Parel, Mumbai. His father, Bacchu Patil, used to serve tea to mill workers. He completed schooling from the Raja Shivaji Vidyalaya (formerly King George High School) in Dadar. He graduated from Siddharth College in Fort and graduated with a B.Com degree in 1980.[3] [4]
He was introduced to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad at the age of 18. In 1980, he started working as a full-time activist for the ABVP. In 1982, he was appointed the 'Pradesh Mantri'. In 1985, Patil was elected as 'Kshetriya Sangathan Mantri' of the ABVP where he focused on the problems of the youth and student issues. In 1990, Dada Patil was elected as the Akhil Bharatiya Mantri of ABVP. At this time, he traveled to different districts of India to make people aware of social issues and addressed problems related to the education sector and the youth. In 2004, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected as its Vice President in 2013. In June 2014, he was appointed a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. In October 2014, he was elected as Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra. He has been holding the Cabinet Minister's office since July 2016 and handling the revenue, relief & rehabilitation, and Public Works department.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]