Rajani Ashokrao Patil | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 27 September 2021 | |
President | |
Chairman | |
Constituency | Maharashtra |
In office 10 January 2013 – 2 April 2018 | |
President | |
Chairman | |
Constituency | Maharashtra |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1996–1998 | |
Constituency | Beed, Maharashtra |
Personal details | |
Born | (1958-12-05) 5 December 1958 (age 65) |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Ashorao Patil |
Profession | Politician |
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Rajani Ashokrao Patil (born 5 December 1958) is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress Party, she is the All India Congress Committee In-charge for Jammu & Kashmir.[1] She is a Member of Parliament, representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of Indian Parliament .[2][3][4] She was awarded the Best debut Parliamentarian award for her performance in the Rajya Sabha.[5] She was earlier elected to the Lok Sabha from Beed in the 11th Lok Sabha.[6][7] In 2005, she was elected as the Chairperson of the Central Social Welfare Board.[8] She represented India at the 49th session of the UN Commission on the status of women at the UN headquarters in New York.[9] She was a student political leader in college in the National Students Union of India(NSUI). She started her career in electoral politics by getting elected to the Zilla Parishad unopposed in 1992.[10]
Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra for term 2012–2018 | |||
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Elected in 2012 for full term | |||
Elected in by-elections until 2018 |
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