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Balasaheb Vikhe Patil

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Balasaheb Vikhe Patil
Former MP
ConstituencyKopargaon
Personal details
Born(1932-04-10)10 April 1932
Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Died30 December 2016(2016-12-30) (aged 84)
Loni,Pravaranagar ( District Ahmednagar )
Political partyINC
SpouseSindhutai
Children5 including Ashok Vikhe Patil, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil & Rajendra Vikhe Patil,
ResidenceAhmednagar

Eknathrao alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (10 April 1932 – 30 December 2016) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India.[1] He represented the Kopargaon and Ahmednagar (South) constituency of Maharashtra and was a member of the Indian National Cong (INC) political party. He later joined Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP). He is a minister in the NDA. He is a Prominent Leader of Maharashtra and eldest son of Padmshri. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil, who started Asia's first Co-Operative sugar factory at Loni in Maharashtra. Balasaheb is awarded with prestigious civilian award Padma Bhushan on 31 March 2010 for his outstanding work in the field of Social Work.[2] He was seven time MP, former Union Minister of State (Finance) and Union Cabinet Minister (Heavy Industries) Govt. of India.

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References

  1. ^ https://scroll.in/latest/825563/former-union-minister-balasaheb-vikhe-patil-dies-at-84
  2. ^ a b Former Union Minister Balasaheb Vikhe Patil got Padma Bhushan for social work Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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