Shankarrao Mohite-Patil was an Indian politician and member of the

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party.

Career

He started his legislative career by representing Akluj in the erstwhile

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from 1952 to 1960. Later he represented the same seat of Akluj (later Malshiras) in the newly created

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. Presently, 288 mem ...

from 1960 to 1972.

Personal life and family

In the 1970s, the expensive wedding of his daughter was heavily criticized. He was father of former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil and

Pratapsinh Mohite-Patil Pratapsinh Mohite-Patil (1955–2018) was an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Mohite-Patil was a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He won Solapur (Lok Sabha constituency) in Solapur district. He was broth ...

as well as grandfather of

Ranjitsinh Mohite-Patil Ranjitsinh Mohite-Patil is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party and a Member of Legislative Council From Maharasthra. Political career He is a Member of the Parliament of India representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha, the uppe ...

who was the first president of the state unit of

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Legacy

*Mohite was given the Epithet Sahakar Maharshi for his pioneering work in the cooperative sector. *The cooperative sugar factory he established in Akluj initially named Yashwant sahakari sakhar karkhana was renamed in his honour. *For his influence in the cooperative sugar sector, he was called one of sugar barons. *He is the founder of a political dynasty that dominates politics of Malshiras taluka and the Solapur district.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mohite-Patil, Shankarrao Indian National Congress politicians People from Solapur district Marathi politicians Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly People from Akluj