Rajni Patil

Rajni Patil (5 December 1958) is an Indian politician representing the Indian National Congress. She is currently the All India Congress Committee In-charge for Himachal Pradesh.[1] She was a Member of Parliament, representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of Indian Parliament) .She was elected unopposed in a Rajya Sabha bye election in 2013 after the death of Vilasrao Deshmukh .[2][3][4] She was awarded the Best debut Parliamentarian award for her performance in the Rajya Sabha.[5] She was elected to the Lok Sabha(the lower house of the Indian Parliament) from Beed in 1996.[6][7] In 2005, she was elected as the Chairperson of the Central Social Welfare Board.[8] She represented India at the 49th session of the UN Commission on the status of women at the UN headquarters in New York.[9] She was a student political leader in college in the National Students Union of India(NSUI). She started her career in electoral politics by getting elected to the Zilla Parishad in 1992.[10]

Rajni Patil
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
10 January 2013 – 2 April 2018
ConstituencyMaharashtra
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1996–1998
Preceded byKesarbai Kshirsagar
Succeeded byJaisingrao Gaikwad Patil
ConstituencyBeed, Maharashtra
Personal details
Born (1958-12-05) 5 December 1958
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Ashok Patil
ProfessionPolitician

References
  1. "Rajani Patil is Congress in-charge for Himachal Pradesh". Hindustan Times. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. "Rajni Patil wins RS bypoll from Maharashtra". Zee News. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  3. "Maharashtra: Rajni Patil is Cong's Pick for RS By-Poll". Outlook. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  4. "Congress leader Rajani Patil wins Rajya Sabha bypoll". Hindustan Times. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  5. "Lokmat Parliamentary Awards 2017 honours distinguished LS and RS members of India - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  6. "Rajni Patil may be elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha". Business Standard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  7. "Sonia Gandhi made the day for outgoing Congress Rajya Sabha MP Rajani Patil". Mohua Chatterjee. The Times of India. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  8. "Girija Vyas new chairperson of NCW, Rajni Patil heads CSWB". Outlook (India). Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  9. "Rajani Patil to represent India at UN session on women". Zee News. 1 March 2005. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  10. "Rajani Patil | National Portal of India". india.gov.in. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.