Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar

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Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar
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Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
Assumed office
30 December 2019
Minister
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray
Preceded by
Guardian minister of Wardha District Government of Maharashtra
Assumed office
09 January 2020
Preceded by-
ConstituencySavner
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra
ConstituencySavner
Personal details
Born (1961-04-07) 7 April 1961 (age 60)
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Political partyINC

Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar (born 7 April 1961) is a Cabinet Minister in the Maharashtra government and an Indian politician of Indian National Congress who was born in Nagpur.[1][2] Sunil Kedar is son of late former Maharashtra minister and pioneer of co-operative movement in Nagpur district, Chhatrapal Kedar (Also known as Babasaheb Kedar[3]). In 1995 Kedar was a Minister in the Maharashtra Government holding portfolios of Ministry of Power and Ministry of Transport. And in 1996 he also held portfolios of ministry of Ports.

Personal life[]

Sunil Kedar was born on 7 April 1961 in Nagpur. He is the Son of Former Minister Chhatrapal Kedar. He graduated in agricultural science and has obtained his Master of Business and Management. He is married to Anuja Vijaykar (daughter of Kundatai Vijaykar[4] and granddaughter of Barrister S. K. Wankhede). The couple has two daughters named Purnima and Pallavi. He is a businessman and farmer by profession.

Political career[]

Sunil Kedar's political journey started when he was elected in 1992 as a Nagpur Zilha Parishad Member. In 1995 in the 9th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly he was elected Independently from Saoner Assembly Constituency.[5] In 1995 Kedar was a Minister of State for the ministries of Ministry of Power and Ministry of Transport. And in 1996 he also becomes Minister of State for the ministries of Ports. Again In 2004 in the 11th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly he was elected Independently from Saoner Assembly Constituency.[6] In 2009 in the 12th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly he was elected from Saoner Assembly Constituency as an Indian National Congress[7] candidate. And again currently In 2014 in 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly he was elected from Saoner Assembly Constituency as an Indian National Congress[8] candidate.

In 2019 in the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly he was elected from Saoner assembly constituency as an Indian national congress candidate and become cabinet minister of Maharashtra State

References[]

  1. ^ "Sunil Kedar to head Dairy and Animal Husbandry Ministry in Maharashtra".
  2. ^ "Uddhav-led Maharashtra govt allocates portfolios; NCP gets home, finance | Who got What". 5 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Babasaheb Kedar, former Maharashtra minister, dies at 85". www.hindustantimes.com/. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Kundatai Vijaykar". Flickr. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. ^ "1995 Maharashtra Election Result" (PDF). Election Commission Of India.
  6. ^ "2004 Maharashtra Election Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
  7. ^ "2009 Maharashtra Election Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
  8. ^ "2014 Maharashtra Election Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India.


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