Girish Mahajan
Girish Mahajan | |
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| Minister of Rural Development Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 9 August 2022 – 26 November 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Eknath Shinde |
| Preceded by | Hasan Mushrif |
| Minister of Medical Education Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 9 August 2022 – 14 July 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | Eknath Shinde |
| Preceded by | Amit Deshmukh |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Mushrif |
| In office 10 July 2016 – 8 November 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Preceded by | Vinod Tawde |
| Succeeded by | Amit Deshmukh |
| Minister of Water Resources Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 5 December 2014 – 8 November 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Preceded by | Sunil Tatkare |
| Succeeded by | Jayant Patil |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Dattatray Mahajan |
| Constituency | Jamner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 May 1960 Jamner, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Sadhana Mahajan |
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Girish Dattatray Mahajan is a politician from Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. He is the current MLA of Jamner taluka representing Jamner vidhan sabha constituency. He is a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. Girish Mahajan is the Rural development minister of Maharashtra state.[1]
In 2010s, CM Devendra Fadnavis' cabinet he served as "mister of water resources" and minister medical education of the state in separate times.
Early life
Mahajan was born in Jamner into a Marathi Gurjar family.[2]
Career
As a college student, Mahajan was an active member of ABVP in 1978.[3] In the ABVP, he started as a grassroots worker where he painted walls and distributed promotional posters for politicians. He was appointed Taluka President of ABVP.
Mahajan's political career commenced in earnest in the early eighties, when he became Taluka President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (youth wing of the BJP) in Maharashtra.[citation needed]
In 1992, Mahajan was elected as a Gram-Panchayat election for Jamner. In 1995 he was elected to the Maharashtra state assembly for the first time. He served his 5th term as MLA as of 2014. Mahajan was sworn in as the Water Resources Minister[4] of Maharashtra on 31 October 2014. His government won a confidence motion by oral vote on 12 November 2014 allowing it to continue to govern.
As of 29 August 2023, he is serving as the minister of rural development of the state in CM Eknath Shinde's cabinet.[1]
Positions held
Ministerial
| Portfolio | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|
| Minister of Rural Development | 9-Aug-2022 | 26 November 2024 |
| Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports | 9-Aug-2022 | 14 July 2023 |
| Minister of Medical Education | 9-Aug-2022 | 02 July 2023 |
| 10-Jul-2016 | 8-Nov-2019 | |
| Minister of Water Resources | 5-Dec-2014 | 8-Nov-2019 |
Legislative
| Office | Constituency | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Member Of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | Jamner | 2024 | Present |
| 2019 | 2024 | ||
| 2014 | 2019 | ||
| 2009 | 2014 | ||
| 2004 | 2009 | ||
| 1999 | 2004 | ||
| 1995 | 1999 | ||
Within BJP
- President, BJYM Jamner Taluka (1988-1990).
- Vice President, BJP Maharashtra (1993-1995).
- District Chairman, BJP, Jalgaon (2006).
- Party Pratod. BJP Legislature Party, Maharashtra State (2008).
- Region Vice President, BJP, Maharashtra Pradesh (2011).
See also
- Girish Mahjan Website Archived 1 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- Jamner
- Jamner Railway Station
- Jamner Vidhansabha Constituency
References
- ^ a b "खाशाबंचा जन्मदिवस आता राज्य-क्रीडा दिवस" [Khashaba's birthday now on 'State's sports day'.]. Lokmat. p. 7. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Gangan, Surendra P (1 April 2015). "Girish Mahajan not new to controversies". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Politician". indianpoliticians.net.
- ^ "Minister Water Resources & CAD Mantralaya(Mumbai)". www.mahahp.gov.in.
6.https://cmo.maharashtra.gov.in/en/governor-and-cabinet-ministers