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Balasaheb Vikhe Patil | |
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Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Government of India | |
In office 1 July 2002 – 24 May 2003 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Preceded by | Suresh Prabhu |
Succeeded by | Subodh Mohite |
Minister of State in Ministry of Finance Government of India | |
In office 13 October 1999 – 1 July 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Preceded by | V. Dhananjay Kumar |
Succeeded by | Anant Geete |
Member of Parliament Lok Sabha | |
In office 1999–2009 | |
Preceded by | Prasad Tanpure |
Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
Constituency | Kopargaon |
In office 1998–1999 | |
Preceded by | Maruti Devaram Shelke |
Succeeded by | Dilip Kumar Gandhi |
Constituency | Ahmednagar |
In office 1971–1991 | |
Preceded by | Annasaheb Shinde |
Succeeded by | Shankarrao Kale |
Constituency | Kopargaon |
Personal details | |
Born | Ahmednagar, Maharashtra | 10 April 1932
Died | 30 December 2016 Loni, Pravaranagar ( District Ahmednagar ), Maharashtra | (aged 84)
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Other political affiliations | Shivsena |
Spouse | Sindhutai |
Children | 5 including Ashok Vikhe Patil, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil & Rajendra Vikhe Patil, |
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Residence | Ahmednagar |
Eknathrao alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (10 April 1932 – 30 December 2016) was an Indian politician and former Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises & Minister of state of Finance in Government of India. He served as a Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha variously representing Kopargaon & Ahmednagar.[1] He was a member of the Indian National Congress but later joined Shivsena. He was appointed Pro-tem Speaker of 14th Lok Sabha.