Shankarrao Gadakh (born 29 May 1970 in the village of Sonai, Maharashtra, India) is Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Nevasa.[2] Gadakh had wrested the Nevasa seat from the BJP in the 2019 assembly polls by defeating BJP candidate with a convincing margin. He is member of the Shiv Sena and former minister of Soil and Water Conservation in Government of Maharashtra. [3]

Shankarrao Gadakh Patil
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022
Minister
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray
Deputy CMAjit Pawar
Guardian Minister, Osmanabad District[1]
In office
9 January 2020 – 29 June 2022
Member of Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra
Assumed office
2019
ConstituencyNevasa
Personal details
Nationality Indian
Political partyShiv Sena
OccupationPolitician

Having entered politics in 1995 at the age of 25, Gadakh began as a Youth Congress campaigner. In 2017 he founded the party Krantikari Shetkari Party and fought local elections. Krantikari Paksha now has 5 Ahmednagar Zilla Parishad members, 12 Nevasa Panchayat Samiti members and 9 Nagarsevaks in Nevasa. He is also known as "Panidar Aamdar" by his constituency for his good work during drought like conditions in Nevasa constituency.

On 11 August 2020 he dissolved Krantikari Shetkari Paksha and joined Shiv Sena.

Positions held

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See also

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Uddhav Thackeray ministry

References

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  1. ^ "Maharashtra govt appoints guardian ministers for all 36 districts, Aaditya gets Mumbai suburban, Pune goes to Ajit Pawar". DNA India. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ "2019 MLA from Nevasa Assembly Constituency".
  3. ^ "जलसंधारण मंत्री शंकरराव गडाख यांचा शिवसेनेत प्रवेश".
  4. ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Nevasa Assembly Constituency".
  5. ^ "Maharashtra Cabinet portfolios announced".
  6. ^ "महाराष्ट्र मंत्रिमंडळ खातेवाटप जाहीर".
  7. ^ "2020: Maharashtra govt appoints guardian ministers for all 36 districts".
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