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Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
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| Minister of Revenue Government of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 9 August 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Eknath Shinde |
| Preceded by | Balasaheb Thorat |
| Minister of Animal Husbandry & Dairying Government of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 9 August 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Eknath Shinde |
| Preceded by | Sunil Kedar |
| Minister of Housing Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 16 June 2019 – 8 November 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Preceded by | Prakash Mehta |
| Succeeded by | Jitendra Awhad |
| Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 23 December 2014 – 4 June 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Preceded by | Eknath Shinde |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Wadettiwar |
| Minister of Agriculture Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 19 November 2010 – 28 September 2014 | |
| Chief Minister | Prithviraj Chavan |
| Preceded by | Balasaheb Thorat |
| Succeeded by | Eknath Khadse |
| Minister of Transport Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 7 November 2009 – 9 November 2010 | |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan |
| Minister of Ports Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 7 November 2009 – 9 November 2010 | |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan |
| Minister of Law & Judiciary Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 7 November 2009 – 9 November 2010 | |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan |
| In office 8 December 2008 – 26 October 2009 | |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan |
| Minister of School Education Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 8 December 2008 – 26 October 2009 | |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan |
| Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, and Earthquake Rehabilitation Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 1995–1999 | |
| Chief Minister | Manohar Joshi Narayan Rane |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1995 | |
| Constituency | Shirdi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1959-06-15) 15 June 1959 (age 65) Loni, Ahmednagar |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (Since 2019) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (1999-2019) Shiv Sena (1995-1999) |
| Spouse | Shalini Vikhe Patil |
| Children | Sujay Vikhe Patil (son) |
| Parent | Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (father) |
| Education | Sanjivani college of Engineering, Kopargaon |
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Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil is an Indian politician who is in his seventh consecutive term as MLA from Shirdi Vidhan Sabha ConstituencyinAhmednagar districtofMaharashtra.[1][2] He is currently the Minister for Revenue, in the Government of Maharashtra and was the 1st Minister sworn in the Eknath Shinde ministry expansion, after Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis in the Cabinet Expansion held on 9 August 2022. Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil has been a member of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha since 1995. He was elected in the 2014 with 1,21,459 votes and most recently in 2019 with record breaking 1,32,316 votes.
He is a 7-time undefeated MLA from ShirdiinAhmednagar districtofMaharashtra. He has worked under 6 different Chief Ministers since 1995 and has held 12 different portfolios in his career.
Positions Held :
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil was the Leader of Opposition from 2014 to 2019 during has First Fadnavis Government. Then Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who has an excellent relationship with Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, ensured a defection of Vikhe Patil, his Son, Sujay, and other Congress and they all joined the Bharatiya Janata party in July 2019. Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil is the son of veteran Maharashtra and former union Minister of Finance (India), Balasaheb Vikhe Patil. He has a son, Sujay Vikhe Patil who was a Member of Parliament of the BJP from the Ahmednagar Lok Sabha from 2019-2024.
