Dr. Padmasinha Patil | |
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| पद्मसिंह पाटील | |
 Dr. 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 1978–2009 | |
| 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 Osmanabad,Maharashtra,India |
| Spouse | late Dr Chandrakala Patil |
| Children | MLA Ranajagjitsinha Patil Prithviraj Patil (English Solicitor and Indian Advocate) |
| Residence(s) | Sinhagad,Shingoli,Osmanabad,Maharashtra,India |
| Occupation | Politician |
Dr 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).
Dr 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.
Dr Patil is the founding President and Chairman of the Terna Public Charitable Trust,headquartered in Dharashiv.