Jalgaon is a city in western India. The city is located in northern Maharashtra, and serves as the administrative headquarter of the Jalgaon district. Jalgaon is known as "Banana City of India" as the region contributes approximately two-thirds of Maharashtra's banana production. It is also known as "Gold City" of Maharashtra. Jalgaon city is about 225 meters above sea level. The Girna River flows through the western part of the city. Jalgaon was divided in 1911, with East Khandesh covering the territory that is now Jalgaon. After the 1956 reorganisation of India's states, East Khandesh became part of Bombay State.
Shivraj Vishwanath Patil is an Indian politician who was the Minister of Home Affairs of India, from 2004 to 2008 and 10th Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996. He was Governor of the state of Punjab and Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh from 2010 to 2015. Previously, he was the served in the Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi cabinets as Minister of Defence during the 1980s.
Jalgaon is a district in the northern part of Maharashtra, India. The administrative seat is the city of Jalgaon.
Muktainagar is a town in the eastern part of Jalgaon district in northern Maharashtra and is the administrative seat of Muktainagar taluka.
Pratibha Devisingh Patil is an Indian politician who served as the 12th President of India from 2007 to 2012. A member of the Indian National Congress, Patil is the only woman to have held the office. She had previously served as the Governor of Rajasthan from 2004 to 2007.
The Election Commission of India held indirect 13th presidential elections of India on 19 July 2007. Pratibha Patil with 638,116 votes won over her nearest rival Bhairon Singh Shekhawat who got 331,306 votes. This result meant that Pratibha Patil became the first female President of India.
Bodwad is a small town in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra in India. It is the administrative center of the state Maharshtra in Bodwad Taluka.
Nadgaon is a village in Bodwad taluka of Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, India. The village is 55 kilometres away from Jalgaon city.
Pratibha Mahila Sahakari Bank was a cooperative bank based in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India. It was founded in 1973 by Pratibha Patil, who later became President of India, with the objective of empowering women.
Devisingh Ramsingh Shekhawat is an Indian Agriculturist and politician who served as the First Gentleman of India as the husband of President Pratibha Patil. He formely served as the First Gentleman of Rajasthan & also as former Mayor of Amravati.
The Vishram Patil murder case gained national attention in India when the widow of the murder victim accused Pratibha Patil, the presidential nominee of the United Progressive Alliance, of shielding her brother, G. N. Patil, in relation to it.
Shram Sadhana Trust is a trust promoted by Pratibha Patil, who later became President of India. Currently Jyoti Rathore the daughter of Pratibha Patil is the managing trustee of the trust. The Trust controls four major working women's hostels and also a college of engineering and technology at Bambhori in Jalgaon district. Two of these four hostels are located in Mumbai, one each in Delhi and Pimpri near Pune.
Babasaheb Anantrao Bhosale was an Indian politician and freedom fighter who served as Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 21 January 1982, until 1 February 1983.
Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil is an Indian politician who was Governor of Bihar, state in eastern India from 29 May 2012 to 26 November 2014. He is an educator and was a leader of the Indian National Congress from Maharashtra state. He was appointed as the Governor of West Bengal. On 24 December 2018, he joined Nationalist Congress Party.
Jalgaon City Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.
Dr. Gopalrao Bajirao Deshmukh Alias Abasaheb Khedkar ,also known as Abasaheb Khedkar was a social activist and a farmer's leader in India. He was the Minister of Rural Development in the first cabinet ministry of Maharashtra. and the first President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee
Jalgaon Airport is a domestic airport located off National Highway 753F South-East of the city of Jalgaon in Maharashtra, India. It has flights to Mumbai and Ahmedabad operated by TruJet. Jalgaon Airport is 47 km away from the Ajanta Caves which is the closest airport to it.
Babasaheb Bhosale was appointed as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on resignation of A. R. Antulay in January 1982. Bhosale had been law, labour, and transport minister in Antulay's cabinet. Bhosale's government served for about a year, until he was replaced by Vasantdada Patil in February 1983.
Shankarrao Chavan was appointed as Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the first time on 21 February 1975, replacing Vasantrao Naik. His first ministry lasted till 16 April 1977, and was succeeded by Vasantdada Patil's ministry.
