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Shivraj Patil was born on 12 October, 1935 in Latur, Hyderabad State, British India, is an Indian politician (born 1935). Discover Shivraj Patil's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?
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Latur, Hyderabad State, British India |
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India
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Who Is Shivraj Patil's Wife?
His wife is Vijaya Patil
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Vishwanath Patil |
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Vijaya Patil |
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Shailesh Patil, Swapna Patil |
Shivraj Patil Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Shivraj Patil worth at the age of 88 years old? Shivraj Patil’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from India. We have estimated Shivraj Patil's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Shivraj Vishwanath Patil (born 12 October 1935) is an Indian politician who was the Minister of Home Affairs of India, from 2004 to 2008 and 10th Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996.
Patil was born on 12 October 1935 in the village of Chakur in the Latur district (Marathwada region) of the then princely state of Hyderabad, now Maharashtra, India.
He attended Osmania University, Hyderabad, earning a degree in Science and studied law at Bombay University.
He married Vijaya Patil in June 1963, and has two children - a son and a daughter - with her.
During 1967–69, he was involved in local government (Latur Municipality).
Patil belongs to the Lingayat community.
From 1973 to 1980, he was legislator of Latur Rural Constituency of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for two terms of 1973 to 1978 and 1978 to 1980 during which time he held various positions such as Chairman of Public Undertakings Committee, Deputy Minister (Law & Judiciary, Irrigation, Protocol), Deputy Speaker of the Assembly and Speaker of the Assembly.
Previously, he served in the Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi cabinets as Minister of Defence during the 1980s.
In 1980, he was elected to the 7th Lok Sabha from Latur constituency.
First inducted in the Indira Gandhi-led government in as Minister of State for Defence (1980–82), he was given independent charge of the Commerce Ministry (1982–83), from where he was shifted to Science and Technology, Atomic Energy, Electronics, Space and Ocean Development (1983–84).
During 1983–86, he was vice-president of CSIR India.
He also served on various committees including those on Defence, External Affairs, Finance, Salaries and Allowances of members of parliament.
In the Rajiv Gandhi government, he was Minister for Personnel, Defence production and later held independent charge of Civil Aviation and Tourism.
He has also held a number of important positions in the party ever since Sonia Gandhi took over the presidency of the party.
Between 1991 and 1995, he was a member/leader of Indian parliamentary delegations to various international parliamentary conferences.
He is largely known for introducing the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award, India in 1992.
By 1999, he had won seven successive Lok Sabha elections in 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998 and 1999.
He was the chairman of the manifesto committee of the party during the 1999 Lok Sabha election.
As speaker of the Lok Sabha, he had begun or contributed in initiatives on information dissemination to members of the Parliament (through computerisation and modernisation), construction of Parliament Library Building and broadcast of Lok Sabha proceedings, including live broadcast of Question Hour of both houses of the parliament.
He became Home Minister in 2004.
A former Lok Sabha speaker, Shivraj Patil lost in the 2004 polls from Latur in Maharashtra, but has still landed up the second most important position in the Union Cabinet—that of the Home Minister.
He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in July 2004.
It is also said if not for losing the election he would have been the Prime Minister, and the reason he lost the election was due to the opponent getting sympathy vote for losing a family member who was a mass leader.
Not to be forgotten also are the 2006 Malegaon bombings, at a Muslim graveyard.
United States Ambassador David Mulford in an embassy cable described his removal after the Mumbai terrorist attack as inevitable and called him "inept" and "asleep on the watch".
Patil is accused for not sending the Central Reserve Police Force to Nandigram, even after repeated requests by the West Bengal government, to restore law and order in the area and the events resulted in police firing and killing of men and women in Nandigram.
Patil's name was considered a likely candidate in 2007 presidential election.
However, after the Left opposed his candidacy, Sonia Gandhi proposed Pratibha Patil, Governor of Rajasthan, as the presidential candidate.
Shivraj Patil was later considered a possible candidate for the post of Vice-President of India.
Patil resigned from the post of Home Minister on 30 November 2008, following widespread criticism raised after terrorist attacks on Mumbai, and took moral responsibility for the security lapse that led to the attacks.
His tenure as home minister was marred by one debacle after another and he faced increasing calls for his resignation, eventually forcing it due to the mishandling in the events leading up to and after the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
On 30 November 2008, just four days after Bombay blasts, Patil resigned from his position of Home Minister in Union Cabinet taking moral responsibility for the security lapse that led to the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
He was Governor of the state of Punjab and Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh from 2010 to 2015.
Post 26/11, Shivraj Patil was made the Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator from 2010 to 2015
Shivraj Patil is referred to as Nero of India.
He was reported to have been changing clothes for public appearances while the country was under a terror attack.
His actions are compared to Nero who played his fiddle while the city burned as Patil focused on changing his clothes while the country was witnessing a terror attack.