Gulab Raghunath Patil

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Gulab Raghunath Patil(born 5 June 1966) is a politician and incumbent Water supply and Sanitation minister of the Maharashtra state. He is a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), the state’s lower house representing rural Jalgaon constituency. He is a member of Shiv Sena party.

Gulab Raghunath Patil
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 August 2022
Minister
  • Water Supply
  • Sanitation
Governor
  • Bhagat Singh Koshyari
  • Ramesh Bais
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde
Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis
Ajit Pawar
Guardian Minister
  • Jalgaon District
Preceded by
  • Anil Parab

Additional charge
(Water Supply Ministry)

  • Anil Parab

Additional charge
(Sanitation Ministry)

  • Rajendra Shingne
    (Buldhana District)
  • Aaditya Thackeray

Additional charge
(Jalgaon District)
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
30 December 2019 – 27 June 2022
Minister
  • Water Supply
  • Sanitation
Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray
Deputy CM Ajit Pawar
Guardian Minister
  • Jalgaon District
Preceded by
  • Babanrao Lonikar
    (Water Supply Ministry)
  • Babanrao Lonikar
    (Sanitation Ministry)
  • Girish Mahajan
    (Jalgaon District)
Succeeded by
  • Anil Parab

Additional charge
(Water Supply Ministry)

  • Anil Parab

Additional charge
(Sanitation Ministry)

  • Aaditya Thackeray

Additional charge
(Jalgaon District)
Minister of State
Government of Maharashtra
In office
07 June 2016 – 08 November 2019
Minister
  • Co-operation Ministry
Governor
  • C. Vidyasagar Rao
  • Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
Guardian Minister
  • Parbhani District
Succeeded by Vishwajeet Kadam
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
(2014-2019),(2019-
Preceded by Gulabrao Baburao Deokar
Constituency Jalgaon Rural
In office
(1999-2004),(2004 – 2009)
Preceded by Mahendrasinh Dharamsinh Patil
Succeeded by Chimanrao Patil
Constituency Erandol
Personal details
Born 5 June 1966 (age 58)
At.Paldhi BK.,Tq.Dharangaon, Jalgaon district
Political party Shiv Sena
Other political
affiliations		 Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena (2022-2023)
Spouse Mayabai Patil
Children 3

In 2019 he got elected in 14th legislative assembly. On 30 December 2019, he got appointed Minister of Water supply and Sanitation in Eknath Shinde cabinet and also served as Guardian Minister of Jalgaon district. From 1999 to 2004 he represented Erandol constituency.

In 2022 Gulab Patil resigned from minister post of Uddhav Thackeray’s cabinet, left Shiv Sena and joined rebel leader Eknath Shinde during political crisis. Shinde with his more than 40 MLAs demanded break of alliance from Nationalist Congress Party–Indian National Congress and demanded Uddhav Thackeray to form government with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It caused split in the party, at the end Shinde formed government with latter and became CM and Patil appointed minister of Water supply and sanitation. In 2023 the faction took over Shiva Sena by the decision of Election Commission of India (ECI).

Positions held

  • 1999: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
  • 2004: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
  • 2009: Deputy Leader, Shiv Sena
  • 2014: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (3rd term)
  • 2015: Aashwasan Samiti Pramukh Maharashtra Vidhan Mandal
  • 2016 – 2019: Minister of State for Co-operation in Maharashtra State Government
  • 2016 – 2019: Guardian minister of Parbhani (Maharashtra State)
  • 2019: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (4th term)
  • 2019: Cabinet Minister of Water Supply & Sanitation in Maharashtra State Government.
  • 2020: Appointed guardian minister of Jalgaon district