Eknathrao alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (10 April 1932 – 30 December 2016) was an Indian politician and former Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises & Minister of state of Finance in

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. He served as a Member of Parliament of

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variously representing

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. He was a member of the

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but later joined Shivsena. He was appointed Pro-tem Speaker of 14th Lok Sabha.

Political career

He was a prominent political leader in

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

. He was a Minister in the

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. He served seven terms as a

MP representing

and

. He won his Lok Sabha seat in 1998 as a candidate for Shiv Sena. As a supporter of the NDA government he was appointed

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and later on appointed Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises in the

. He rejoined the Indian National Congress in 2004.

Early life

He was the eldest son of Vithalrao Vikhe Patil, who started Asia's first Co-operative sugar factory at Loni in Maharashtra.

Awards

* The Jeevan Sadhana Gaurav Award from Pune University for lifetime achievement in the field of education and rural development in 2007 *

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan (IAST: ''Padma Bhūṣaṇa'', lit. 'Lotus Decoration') is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 Januar ...

on 31 March 2010 for his outstanding work in the field of Social Work.Former Union Minister Balasaheb Vikhe Patil got Padma Bhushan for social work
* D.Sc - Doctor of Science Award awarded in the year 2013 by Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri.

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