C. R. Patil

This article is about BJP MP from Navsari, Gujarat. For other people with similar name, see Chandrakant Patil (disambiguation).
Chandrakant Raghunath Patil
Patil in June 2024
Union Minister of Jal Shakti
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 June 2024
PresidentDraupadi Murmu
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byGajendra Shekhawat
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 July 2020
Preceded byJitu Vaghani
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 May 2009
Preceded byConstituency established
ConstituencyNavsari, Gujarat
Personal details
Born
Chandrakant Raghunath Patil

(1955-03-16) 16 March 1955 (age 69)
Jalgaon, Bombay State, India
(present-day Maharashtra)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Children4
Residence(s)Surat, Gujarat, India
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Alma materITI
Profession
  • Politician
  • businessperson
  • agriculturist
Websitecrpatil.com

Chandrakant Raghunath Patil (born 16 March 1955), better known as C. R. Patil, is an Indian Politician who is serving as the 2nd Minister of Jal Shakti since 2024.[1][2] He is member of the current 18th Lok Sabha of India. Since 2020, he is also the President of BJP Gujarat State unit.[3][2][4] He is the first non-Gujarati to hold this position.[5][6] His name is also spelled C. R. Paatil at times.[5][7] He is a three-time Member of Parliament elected from Navsari in Gujarat.

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  6. ^ "Five Reasons Why Narendra Modi Picked C.R. Paatil as Gujarat BJP President". The Wire. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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