Babanrao Pachpute Explained

Babanrao Pachpute
Birth Date:	9 September 1954
Birth Place:	Kashti Village, Shrigonda, Ahmednagar
Nationality:	Indian
Citizenship:	Indian
Occupation:	Politician
Party:	Bhartiya Janata Party
Spouse:	Dr. Pratibha Pachpute
Children:	Vikramsingh Pachpute, Pratapsinh Pachpute, Rupali Pachpute-Shirgaonkar Patil
Office:	Minister Of Tribal Development Government of Maharashtra
Term Start:	2009
Term End:	2013
Predecessor:	Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit
Successor:	Madhukarrao Pichad
Otherparty:	Nationalist Congress Party
Assembly:	Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Shrigonda
Office3:	Minister Of Ministry of Home Affairs Government of Maharashtra
Term Start3:	1991
Term End3:	1992
Office2:	Minister Of Forests Government of Maharashtra
Term Start2:	2004
Term End2:	2009
Predecessor2:	Sawroopsingh Naik
Successor2:	Patangrao Kadam

Babanrao Bhikaji Pachpute is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He represents the Shrigonda (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in the district of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Early life

Babanrao Pachpute was born in a farmer's family in the village of Kashti, Shrigonda, Maharashtra. He is the son of Bhikaji Pachpute and Tulsabai. Since his primary education he was considered amongst the brightest students in the class. He participated extensively in extra-curricular activities such as elocution, debate and sports competitions. Family obligations deterred him from pursuing further education. But he managed to get admission into New Arts College, Ahmednagar. Along with education, he started participating in body building championship tournaments came first in Ahmednagar district and was honored with the 'Ahmednagar shree' award. His amicable nature won him many friends. While pursuing legal studies, National Emergency was declared and he actively participated in the non-co-operation movement and rose as a prominent figure in Shrigonda.^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

Political career

1 January 1977 was his political debut. In the non-cooperation movement during emergency he raised the voice against the government. He inaugurated a branch of 'Janata Party' in Shrigonda. On 9 September 1977, he was elected as Local Body Member (Panchayat Samiti). In 1979 he established 'Shetkari Sanghatana' and was elected as member of legislative assembly in 1980. He fought for farmers' rights, started a huge movement in 1981.^[14] Babanrao Pachpute has filed nominations and has been a candidate for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections nine times out of which he has won seven times. His followers give credit of this success because of the various socio-economic and educational welfare schemes he has implemented in his home turf of Shrigonda. He has been recognized as the candidate who has fought the elections every time on a different election symbol. In the assembly elections of 2019, he won and the lotus bloomed for the first time in the Shrigonda Constituency.  

Maharashtra's Legislative Assembly elections journey of Babanrao Pachpute:

• In the consecutive years of 1980–85, 1985-90 he won the elections on behalf of Janata Party.
• In 1990-95 he filed nomination from Janata Dal and won the elections.
• In 1995-99 he entered the Indian National Congress Party and was victorious.
• In 1999-2004 he lost the elections but became the State President of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
• In 2004-09 succeeded as an independent candidate and became the Forest Minister in the cabinet of Ministers of Maharashtra.
• In 2009-2014 won again and became the Tribal Development Minister
• In 2014 he joined the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), in the elections, he received more than 85,000 votes, but lost by 12,000 votes.
• In 2019, he has emerged victorious for the 7th time in the Shrigonda Constituency.^{[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]}

Notes and References

1. News: Voters turn away candidates who switched over to improve their political fortunes. 2014-10-20. The Economic Times. 2019-10-18.
2. Web site: Maharashtra: In Ahmednagar sugar belt, party loyalty loses out to local cooperative politics. 2019-10-12. The Indian Express. en-IN. 2019-10-18.
3. News: पाचपुते अडचणीत व जगताप-नागवडेंचाही संभ्रम कायम-Maharashtra Times. Maharashtra Times. 2019-10-18. hi-mh.
4. Web site: Sharad Pawar शरद पवार का पाचपुते पर तीखा हमला, कहा- चूड़ियां पहन लें. Webdunia. hindi.webdunia.com. hi. 2019-10-18.
5. Web site: १३ वर्षे मंत्री असूनही काही करता आले नाही, बांगड्या भरा- पवार - Ncp President Sharad Pawar Lashes Former Minister Babanrao Pachpute. 2019-10-16. Maharashtra Times. mr. 2019-10-18.
6. Web site: सह्याजीराव, तुम्ही बांगड्या भरा...शरद पवारांचे पाचपुतेंवर शरसंधान. Divya Marathi. mr. 2019-10-18.
7. Web site: Maharashtra Elections 2019: "Wear Bangles If You Can't Work Despite Being Minister," Says Sharad Pawar. NDTV.com. 2019-10-18.
8. Web site: ...तोपर्यंत वाढदिवस साजरा करणार नाही. 2017-09-09. Maharashtra Times. mr. 2019-10-22.
9. Web site: The only politician who has won President's Jeevanraksha Medal. theindiasaga.com. 2019-10-18.
10. Web site: शरद पवार का बीजेपी पर हमला, कहा- अगर 13 साल मंत्री रहने के बावजूद कोई काम नहीं कर पाया तो उसे चूड़ियां पहन लेनी चाहिए. author/pti-bhasha. 2019-10-17. Lokmat News Hindi. hi. 2019-10-18.
11. Web site: 13 वर्ष मंत्रीपद दिल्यानंतर काम करता येणार नसेल तर बांगड्या भरा : शरद पवार. टीम. एबीपी माझा, वेब. 2019-10-16. abpmajha.abplive.in. en. 2019-10-18.
12. Web site: बु-हाणनगर योजनेचे पाणी चिचोंडीपर्यंत आणू-बबनराव पाचपुते. author/lokmat-news-network. 2019-10-17. Lokmat. 2019-10-18.
13. Web site: बबनराव पाचपुते यावेळी त्याच चिन्हावर. author/lokmat-news-network. 2019-10-01. Lokmat. 2019-10-18.
14. Web site: बबनराव पाचपुते: जनता पक्ष ते भारतीय जनता पक्ष. 2014-10-06. Loksatta. mr-IN. 2019-10-22.
15. Web site: Pachpute Babanrao Bhikaji,BJP: Latest Updates On Pachpute Babanrao Bhikaji, Lok Sabha Constituency Seat. NDTV.com. en. 2019-10-27.
16. Web site: श्रीगोंदा मतदारसंघ निवडणूक निकाल : भाजपचे बबनराव पाचपुते विजयी; चुरशीच्या निवडणुकीत राष्ट्रवादीचे शेलार पराभूत. author/lokmat-news-network. 2019-10-24. Lokmat. 2019-10-27.
17. Web site: श्रीगोंदा विधानसभा मतदारसंघ राष्ट्रवादीच्या ताब्यात गेलेला गड बबनराव पाचपुते परत मिळवणार?. अहमदनगर. निखिल चौकर, एबीपी माझा. 2019-09-03. abpmajha.abplive.in. en. 2019-10-22.
18. Web site: The Endeavours of Babanrao Pachpute for the Flourishment of Shrigonda Are Indeed Praiseworthy!. in.news.yahoo.com. en-IN. 2019-10-21.
19. Web site: Shrigonda (Maharashtra) Assembly Election Results 2019: Shrigonda Vidhan Sabha Election Candidate List, Winning Party, Winner, Runner-Up List. Financialexpress. en-US. 2019-10-27.
20. News: Maharashtra Elections 2019: Vikhe Patil leads in Ahmednagar, but Cong-NCP rule in district. Banerjee. Shoumojit. 2019-10-24. The Hindu. 2019-10-27. en-IN. 0971-751X.
21. Web site: Shrigonda Live Election Result 2019: Shrigonda Assembly Election Result 2019, Shrigonda Assembly Election Latest News & Updates. www.abplive.in. 2019-10-27.
22. Web site: श्रीगोंद्यात भाजपचा गड आला, पण सिंह गेला! - bjp won 11 seats but loss chairman designation of shrigonda nagar parishad election - Top Political News. Anjana. Namdev. 2019-01-28. TV9 Marathi. en-US. 2019-10-27.