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Father's Name
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Shri Shamrao Dhotre
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Shakuntala Dhotre
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Date of Birth
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26 Feb 1959
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Place of Birth
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Akola (Maharashtra)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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27 Apr 1983
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Suhasini Dhotre
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No. of Sons
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2
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Educational
Qualifications
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B.E. (Mech.), LL.B
Educated at Government College of Engineering, Amravati, Maharashtra
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Profession
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Politician - Parliamentarian
Agriculturist,Engineer,Industrialist
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Permanent Address
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At & Post. Palso, (Badhe),
Teh. & Distt. Akola-444001,
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Maharashtra
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Tels. : (0724) 2457214, 2452000
09868180257 (M)
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Present Address
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AB-95, Shahjahan Road,
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New Delhi -110 003
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Tel : (011) 23078281, 9868180257 (M)
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Positions Held
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1999- 2004
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Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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2004
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Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
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5 Aug. 2004 and 5 Aug. 2007 - Aug. 2008
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Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development
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May, 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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14 Aug. 2014 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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1 Sep. 2014 - 31 Aug. 2016
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Member, Standing Committee on Railways
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Sep. 2014
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
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3 July 2015
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Convenor, Sub Committee-III, Committee on Estimates
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1 Sep. 2016 - 31 Aug. 2017
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Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development
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22 June 2017 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Business Advisory Committee
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1 Sept. 2017 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture
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May, 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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30 May 2019 - 7 July 2021
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development; Ministry of Communications; and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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13 Sept. 2021 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Chemical & Fertilizers
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Participated actively in Art of Living and conducting Navchetana Shivir
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Special Interests
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Infrastructure development in rural and semi-urban areas, water conservation, organic farming, yoga, personality development, spirituality and reading
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Sports and Clubs
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Cricket and Tennis
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Countries Visited
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Widely Travelled
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Other Information
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Profile
An engineer by training, a practicing agriculturist and industrialist he has remained active in social and political life for last four decades; public representative making his mark at all the important positions held in fields ranging from academics to agriculture to new age technology, keen interest to bring changes in the life of a common man by transforming agriculture in every possible way
Awards Conferred: (i) Maharashtra Government Industry Award for excellent performance 1987; and
(ii) Late Shri Vasantrao Naik Memorial Award for outstanding work in agricultural sector;
President, Akola Engineers and Architects Association; Vice President, Sinchai Sahayog, Akola; Director, Maharashtra State Seeds Corporation Ltd.; and Member, Executive Council, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University, 2000-2004; Vice Chairman, Maharashtra, Maharashtra Council of Agriculture Education And Research, Pune (1.8.2018 to 28.5.2019, State Cabinet Minister Rank)
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