| Sushilkumar Shinde | |
| Office: | 16th Leader of the House in Lok Sabha |
| 1Blankname: | Speaker |
| 1Namedata: | Meira Kumar |
| Termstart: | 3 August 2012 |
| Termend: | 18 May 2014 |
| Predecessor: | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Successor: | Narendra Modi |
| Office1: | 24th Union Minister of Home Affairs |
| Term Start1: | 31 July 2012 |
| Term End1: | 26 May 2014 |
| Predecessor1: | P. Chidambaram |
| Primeminister1: | Manmohan Singh |
| Successor1: | Rajnath Singh |
| Office2: | 28th Union Minister of Power of India |
| Term Start2: | 30 January 2006 |
| Term End2: | 31 July 2012 |
| Predecessor2: | PM Sayeed |
| Primeminister2: | Manmohan Singh |
| Successor2: | Veerappa Moily |
| Office3: | 18th Governor of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start3: | 4 November 2004 |
| Term End3: | 29 January 2006 |
| 1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata3: | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy |
| Predecessor3: | Surjit Singh Barnala |
| Successor3: | Rameshwar Thakur |
| Office4: | 15th Chief Minister of Maharashtra |
| Term Start4: | 18 January 2003 |
| Term End4: | 4 November 2004 |
| Governor4: | Mohammed Fazal |
| Deputy4: | Chhagan Bhujbal Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil |
| Predecessor4: | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Successor4: | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Office5: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Term5: | 2009 - 2014 |
| Predecessor5: | Subhash Deshmukh |
| Successor5: | Sharad Bansode |
| Constituency5: | Solapur |
| Term6: | 1998 - 2003 |
| Predecessor6: | Lingaraj Valyal |
| Successor6: | Pratapsinh Mohite-Patil |
| Constituency6: | Solapur |
| Office7: | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
| Term7: | 1992-1998 |
| Predecessor7: | Naresh Puglia |
| Successor7: | Tariq Anwar |
| Constituency7: | Maharashtra |
| Birth Date: | 1941 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Solapur, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Alma Mater: | Dayanand College, Solapur Shivaji University University of Mumbai Solapur University |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Relations: | Praniti Shinde (daughter) |
Sushilkumar Sambhaji Shinde (born 4 September 1941) is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He was the 24th Minister of Home Affairs, 28th Minister of Power in the Manmohan Singh government, and the Leader of the House in Lok Sabha[1] [2] until 26 May 2014. He previously served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 18 January 2003 to 4 November 2004.
Shinde was born on 4 September 1941 at Solapur to Sambhaji Rao Shinde and Sakhu Bai.[3] [4] Shinde completed his education with an honours degree in arts from Dayanand College, Solapur and LLB from ILS Law College[5] and New Law College, University of Bombay, Maharashtra.[6]
Sushilkumar Shinde started his career as a bailiff in the Sessions court of Solapur where he worked from 1957 – 1965. He then joined the Maharashtra Police as a constable.[7] Subsequently, he served in the Maharashtra CID for six years,[8] as a sub-inspector of police, under Amukuraj Patil, his CID mentor.[9]
In the year 1971, Shinde became a member of the Congress Party. He won the Maharashtra state assembly elections in 1974, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1992, 24 May 2003 to August 2004–(General) by-election, September 2004 to 2 October 2004–(General).[10] Shinde was elected to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra during July 1992 to March 1998.[11] In 1999, he acted as campaign manager of the Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. In 2002, Shinde lost the election for the post of Vice-President of India contesting against the National Democratic Alliance candidate Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. He served as the chief minister of Maharashtra from 2003 to 2004. He was appointed the Governor of Andhra Pradesh on 30 October 2004 replacing Surjit Singh Barnala, who became the Governor of Tamil Nadu. He left the office on 29 January 2006.
Shinde was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha for the second time from Maharashtra on 20 March 2006.[12] [13] [14] Shinde became the leader of Lok Sabha after his predecessor Pranab Mukherjee was elected President of India.[15] Shinde served as Power minister of India from 2006 to 2012. Later, he was appointed Home Minister of India in 2012.[16] [17] His tenure as a Home Minister saw two major decisions of hanging the terrorists Afzal Guru and Ajmal Kasab.[18]
During the 2012 northern India power grid failure, Shinde deflected criticism by observing that India was not alone in suffering major power outages, as the United States and Brazil had both experienced similar blackouts within the previous few years.[19] [20] Officials in Uttar Pradesh, where the problem was believed to have begun, said the grid could not keep up with the huge demand for power in the hot summer. Uttar Pradesh power corporation chief Awanish Kumar Awasthi stated that the grid collapse was due to the states drawing more than their allotted power to meet the summer demand.
In 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Shinde was the Congress party nominee. He was defeated by BJP Candidate Mr. Sharad Bansode.[21]
Sushilkumar Shinde contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Solapur. Shinde was the Congress party nominee. He was defeated by BJP Candidate Mr. Siddheshwar Maharaj by a margin of 156,261 votes.[22]
According to him, 2019 Indian general elections were the last Lok Sabha elections contested by him.[23]
Shinde married Ujwala Shinde on 1 May 1970. The couple has three daughters.[24] One of his daughters Praniti Shinde is MP of Solapur, Maharashtra India.[25]
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The Marathi film, Dusari Goshta (2014) and a documentary film Andherese Ujale Ki Aour are based on his life from childhood to becoming a popular politician.
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