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Dr. Padmasinha Patil | |
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| पद्मसिंह पाटील | |
| Padamsinh B. Patil | |
| Home Minister of Maharashtra | |
| In office 1988–1994 | |
| Deputy Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1986–1988 | |
| Cabinet Minister for Water Resources | |
| In office 2002–2004 | |
| Cabinet Minister for Energy &Water Resources | |
| In office 1999–2002 | |
| Cabinet Minister for Energy and Excise | |
| In office 1978–1980 | |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office (1978-1980),(1980-1985),(1985-1990),(1990-1995),(1995-1999),(1999-2004),(2004 –2009) | |
| Preceded by | Gautamrao Survase |
| Succeeded by | Omprakash Raje Nimbalkar |
| Constituency | Osmanabad |
| Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
| In office (2009–2014) | |
| Preceded by | Kalpana Ramesh Narhire |
| Succeeded by | Ravindra Gaikwad |
| Constituency | Osmanabad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1940 |
| Spouse | late Chandrakala Patil |
| Children | MLA Ranajagjitsinha Patil Prithviraj Patil (English Solicitor and Indian Advocate) |
| Residence(s) | Sinhagad,Shingoli,Osmanabad,Maharashtra,India |
| Occupation | Politician |
Padmasinha Bajirao Patil (born 1 June 1940) is a former member of 15th Lok Sabha,the lower house of Parliament of India.
His half sister - Sunetra - is a member of the Rajya Sabha,and the wife of Maharashtra Deputy-Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
Patil was a minister in the Maharashtra State Government for more than 20 years.
He is a former deputy speaker of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha,Deputy Opposition Leader and also the State President of Sharad Pawar's Congress(S).
Patil was elected to the Lok Sabha on a Nationalist Congress Party ticket in the May 2009 general elections.
He is a former member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for 8 terms.
He was responsible in bringing Chhagan Bhujbal into the Nationalist Congress Party and creating other stalwart leaders in the party.
His son Ranajagjitsinha Patil is a former Minister of State for Industries,Revenue,Agriculture,Cultural Affairs,Protocol,Employment and Employment with guarantee scheme,Parliamentary Affairs and a Member of the Legislative Council for two terms;he has now been elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Osmanabad Vidhan Sabha constituency.
Patil is the founding President and Chairman of the Terna Public Charitable Trust,headquartered in Dharashiv.
In 2009,Patil was charged in the 2006 murder of his cousin Pavan Raje Nimbalkar. Court proceedings are continuing as of September 2025 [3]