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Indian politician (1950–2023)
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Girish Bapat
गिरीश बापट
Bapat in 2016
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 May 2019 – 29 March 2023
Preceded byAnil Shirole
Succeeded byMurlidhar Mohol
ConstituencyPune
Minister of Food & Civil Supplies
Government of Maharashtra
In office
4 December 2014 – 4 June 2019
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Succeeded bySambhaji Patil Nilangekar
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Government of Maharashtra
In office
4 December 2014 – 4 June 2019
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded byPrakash Mehta
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
1995 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byVasant Thorat
Succeeded byMukta Tilak
ConstituencyKasba Peth
Personal details
Born(1950-09-03)3 September 1950
Talegaon, Bombay State, India
Died29 March 2023(2023-03-29) (aged 72)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseGirija Bapat
Children1 son
Parents
  • Balchandra Bapat (father)
  • Pratibha Bapat (mother)
EducationBachelor of Commerce
Alma materBrihan Maharashtra College of Commerce
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.mahabjp.org/Eng/BjpBadal/Cabinet.aspx
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Girish Bapat (3 September 1950 – 29 March 2023) was an Indian politician who served as a member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Pune, Maharashtra in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. Earlier he served as the Cabinet Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Food and Drugs Administration and Parliamentary Affairs in the First Fadnavis ministry. He was a member of 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and one of the top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in Vidhan Sabha. He was elected from Kasba Peth constituency to the Vidhan Sabha in five consecutive elections since 1995.

Political career

Bapat started his public career working initially with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. He was appointed secretary of Pune City BJP in 1980. He was first elected to the Pune Municipal Corporation in a by-election in 1983 and won three subsequent terms. He was appointed the Standing Committee chairman of Pune Municipal Corporation in 1986–87. He was first elected as a member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 1995. In 1997, he was appointed director of Krishna Valley Development Corporation. In the 2019 Indian general elections, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Pune constituency.

Positions held

Within BJP

Legislative

Controversies

Bapat had been criticised for poor judgment and misuse of office.

Death

Bapat died in Shaniwar Peth, Pune at the age of 72 after a long illness.

References

  1. "Maharashtra Government, Council of Ministers". Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. "Maharashtra BJP > Cabinet". Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. "Kasba Peth (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. PTI (28 March 2019). "Satellite Shot Down "Kept Watch on India", Tweets BJP Minister; Trolled". NDTV. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  5. PTI (14 September 2015). "We also watch 'those' videos clips at night, says Maharashtra minister; raises eyebrows". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  6. Banerjee, Shoumojit (19 January 2019). "HC raps Girish Bapat for misusing position". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  7. Pune: Girish Bapat Passes Away At 72
Political offices
Preceded byAnil Deshmukh Cabinet Minister for Food & Civil Supplies,
Maharashtra State
31 October 2014 – 4 June 2019 		Succeeded bySambhaji Patil Nilangekar
Preceded byManohar Naik Cabinet Minister for Food & Drug Administration,
Maharashtra State
31 October 2014 – 4 June 2019 		Succeeded byN/A
Preceded byAjit Pawar Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Pune district
December 2014 – 4 June 2019 		Succeeded byN/A
Members of the 17th Lok Sabha from Maharashtra
GE 2019
  1. Amol Kolhe
  2. Arvind Sawant
  3. Ashok Nete
  4. Bharati Pawar
  5. Bhavana Gawali
  6. Dhairyashil Mane
  7. Gajanan Kirtikar
  8. Girish Bapat
  9. Gopal Shetty
  10. Heena Gavit
  11. Hemant Godse
  12. Hemant Sriram Patil
  13. Imtiyaz Jaleel
  14. Jaisidhesvar Swami
  15. Kapil Patil
  16. Krupal Tumane
  17. Manoj Kotak
  18. Navaneet Kaur
  19. Nitin Gadkari
  20. Omraje Nimbalkar
  21. Poonam Mahajan
  22. Prataprao Jadhav
  23. Prataprao Chikhalikar
  24. Pritam Munde
  25. Rahul Shewale
  26. Rajan Vichare
  27. Rajendra Gavit
  28. Raksha Khadse
  29. Ramdas Tadas
  30. Ranjit Naik-Nimbalkar
  31. Raosaheb Danve
  32. Sadashiv Lokhande
  33. Sanjay Jadhav
  34. Sanjaykaka Patil
  35. Sanjay Mandlik
  36. Sanjay Dhotre
  37. Shrikant Shinde
  38. Shrirang Barne
  39. Subhash Bhamre
  40. Sudhakar Shrungare
  41. Sujay Vikhe Patil
  42. Sunil Mendhe
  43. Sunil Tatkare
  44. Supriya Sule
  45. Suresh Dhanorkar
  46. Shriniwas Patil
  47. Unmesh Patil
  48. Vinayak Raut
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