Prakashbapu Vasantdada Patil (21 June 1947 – 21 October 2005) represented Sangli in the 8th, 9th, 10th, 13th, and

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of India. He also represented the

Sangli Sangli (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Sāṁgalī''; ) is a metropolitan town and the headquarters of Sangli District in Maharashtra, in south-western India. It has earned the nickname "Turmeric City of India" for being the hub of the Asia's largest produ ...

constituency of

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 ...

and was a member of the

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(INC)

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. He was married to Shailaja Patil and died in October 2005. Following his death, his son

Pratik Patil Pratik Prakashbapu Patil (born 8 September 1973) is an Indian member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He is son of former Loksabha member Prakashbapu Vasantdada Patil and also grandson of former chief minister of Maharashtra Vasantdada Patil. H ...

won the by-poll. After Pratik announced his retirement from politics, his elder brother, Prakashbapu Patil's second child

Vishal Patil Vishal Prakashbapu Patil is an Indian politician and Lok Sabha MP representing Sangli since 2024. He is a member of the Indian National Congress and was elected as an Independent from Sangli. Personal life Patil is the grandson of former Chief ...

, was a Swabhimani Shetkari Saghtana candidate to represent the Sangli Lok Sabha constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. He was defeated by

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candidate

Sanjay Patil Sanjay Balaso Patil is an Indian people, Indian Politician from the state of Karnataka. He is a two term member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Constituency He represents the Belgaum Rural (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Belgaum Rural const ...

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website

1947 births 2005 deaths People from Maharashtra India MPs 1984–1989 India MPs 1989–1991 India MPs 1991–1996 India MPs 1999–2004 India MPs 2004–2009 Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra Marathi politicians Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra {{Maharashtra-INC-politician-stub