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Indian politician (1950?2023)
Girish Bapat
(3 September 1950 ? 29 March 2023) was an Indian politician who served as a
member of Parliament
in the
17th Lok Sabha
. He was elected to the
Lok Sabha
, lower house of the
Parliament of India
from
Pune
,
Maharashtra
in the
2019 Indian general election
as a member of
Bharatiya Janata Party
. Earlier he served as the Cabinet Minister for
Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection
,
Food and Drugs Administration
and
Parliamentary Affairs
in the
First Fadnavis ministry
.
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He was a member of 13th
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
and one of the top
Bharatiya Janata Party
leaders in Vidhan Sabha. He was elected from
Kasba Peth constituency
to the Vidhan Sabha in five consecutive elections since
1995
.
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Political career
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Bapat started his public career working initially with the
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
. He was appointed secretary of Pune City BJP in 1980. He was first elected to the
Pune Municipal Corporation
in a by-election in 1983 and won three subsequent terms. He was appointed the Standing Committee chairman of
Pune Municipal Corporation
in 1986?87. He was first elected as a member of
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
in
1995
. In 1997, he was appointed director of
Krishna Valley Development Corporation
. In the
2019 Indian general elections
, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from
Pune constituency
.
Positions held
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Legislative
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Controversies
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Bapat had been criticised for poor judgment and misuse of office.
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Death
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Bapat died in
Shaniwar Peth
, Pune at the age of 72 after a long illness.
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References
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Political offices
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Preceded by
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Cabinet Minister for Food & Civil Supplies,
Maharashtra State
31 October 2014 ? 4 June 2019
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Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Cabinet Minister for Food & Drug Administration,
Maharashtra State
31 October 2014 ? 4 June 2019
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Succeeded by
N/A
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Preceded by
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Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for
Pune district
December 2014 ? 4 June 2019
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Succeeded by
N/A
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