Nationality Indian Occupation politician | Religion Hindu Parents Sambhaji Shinde | |
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Full Name Eknath Sambhaji Shinde Similar Born 9 February 1964 (age 58) Maharashtra, India Constituency Kopri-Pachpakhadi Profiles | ||
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Eknath Sambhaji Shinde (Marathi: एकनाथ संभाजी शिंदे) is an Indian politician currently serving as the 20th Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He was earlier the Cabinet Minister of Urban Development and Public Works (Public Undertakings) in the Government Of Maharashtra. He is a Member of Legislative Assembly from Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency of Thane, Maharashtra. He has been elected consecutively for 4 terms in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019.
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- Team devendra 100 eknath shinde s exclusive interview
- Early life and career
- Political career
- Family
- References
Early life and career
Eknath Shinde hails from the mountainous Jawali taluka in Satara, Maharashtra. After coming to Thane city, he studied till 11th standard., from Mangala High School & Junior College, Thane and then started his early career as an Auto rickshaw driver. He is a resident of Thane's Wagle estate area.
Political career
Eknath Shinde is a disciple of the late Anand Dighe, the Sena strongman who built the party in Thane district and enjoys a talismanic appeal over the party faithful even today. He even sports a beard similar to his mentor - Anand Dighe.
Eknath Shinde was a two-term corporator in the Thane Municipal Corporation, and was a member of the powerful standing committee for three years and the leader of the house for four years.
On 5th Dec 2014 Sri Eknath Shinde tendered his resignation from the post of leader of opposition and took charge as the Cabnet Minister of Public works Department after the Shiv Sena B.J.P. allied as the Sena had been out of power for 15 years and allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra and entered the ruling coalition.
Family
His son Dr Shrikant Shinde, an orthopaedic surgeon got elected as a Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha from the Kalyan constituency defeating the NCP's Anand Paranjape, who had defected from the Shiv Sena and Raju Patil of the MNS.