Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre (born 26 February 1959) is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra and formerly

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in the

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and a member of the

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. He represents the

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constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the

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(BJP) political party. He was also a member of the

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and

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between 2004 and 2019 from

Education and early career

Dhotre holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the

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. He graduated in 1981.

Career

In May 2019, Dhotre became Minister of State for

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and Electronics and Information Technology.

Debate details in Lok Sabha

*14-Jul-2014 (I) The Budget (Railways) – 2014-15 (II) Demands for Excess Grants (Railways) – 2011-12 *14-Jul-2014 - Need to expedite the gauge conversion of the Ratlam-Fatehabad-Indore-Mhow-Khandwa-Amalakhurd-Akot-Akola Section *31-Jul-2014 - flood and drought situation in the country *11-Aug-2014 - The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024 *25-Nov-2014 - Demand for recognizing Anganwadi workers as regular govt employees *11-Mar-2015 - The Budget (Railways) – 2015–16; (ii) Demands Grants on Account (Railways) – 2015–16; and (iii) Supplementary Demands for Grants (Railways) – 2014-15 *19-Mar-2015 - Discussion on the agrarian situation in the country *22-Apr-2015 - Regarding not to scrap Handloom Reservation Act *Resignation from Modi Cabinet on Wednesday 7 July 2021

Positions held in Lok Sabha

*5 Aug. 2004 and 5 Aug. 2007 - Aug. 2008 - Member, Committee on Information Technology *31 Aug. 2009 - Member, Committee on Rural Development *14 Aug. 2014 onwards - Member, Committee on Estimates *1 Sep. 2014 onwards - Member, Standing Committee on Railways *1 Sep. 2014 onwards - Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture *3 July 2015 onwards - Convenor, Sub Committee-III, Committee on Estimates

Legislative

*Member,

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- 1999 to 2004 *Elected for

(First Term) *Re-elected for

(Second Term)

*Re-elected for

(Third Term) *Re-elected for

(Fourth Term)

Family and personal life

Sanjay Dhotre was married to Suhasini in 1983. They have two sons.

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
Living people 1959 births Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra India MPs 2014–2019 India MPs 2009–2014 India MPs 2004–2009 India MPs 2019–present Marathi politicians People from Akola Maharashtra MLAs 1999–2004 Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra Narendra Modi ministry {{Maharashtra-BJP-politician-stub