PATIL, SHRI BALASAHEB VIKHE
[SHIV SENA - AHMEDNAGAR (MAHARASHTRA)]
Father's Name Shri Vithal Rao Date of Birth 10 April 1932 Place of Birth Vill. Astagaon, Distt. Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) Marital Status Married on 31 January 1951 Spouse's Name Smt. Sindhutai Eknath Rao Children Three sons and two daughters Educational Qualifications Matriculate Profession Agriculturist, Writer, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address At/ PO Loni Bk, Taluk Shrirampur, Distt. Ahmednagar-413736 (Maharashtra) Tels. (02422) 73408, 73498 Present Address 24, G.R.G. Road, New Delhi. Tel. (011) 3716799 Positions Held 1962-67 Chairman, Education and Public Works Committee, Zila Parishad, Ahmednagar 1962-71 Vice-President, Zila Parishad, Ahmednagar 1964-66 Chairman, Panchayat Samiti, Shrigonda 1967-71 Chairman, Zila Parishad, Shrigonda Chairman, Agriculture Committee and Public Works Committee, Zila Parishad, Ahmednagar 1968-71 Secretary, District Congress Committee (D.C.C), Ahmednagar 1971 Elected to 5th Lok Sabha 1977 Re-elected to 6th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1977-79 President, Samajwadi Congress, Maharashtra 1980 Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1980-82 Member, Committee on Estimates Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation 1980-84 Vice-President, Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.), Maharashtra 1984 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (4th term) 1985-89 Treasurer, P.C.C.(I), Maharashtra 1987-89 Chairman, Committee on Petitions 1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (5th term) 1989-90 and Chairman, Committee on Agriculture (two terms) 1991-92 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term) 1998-99 Member, Committee on Communications and its Sub-Committee 'B' on Department of Post* Member, Committee on Human Resource Development Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Contributed several articles to newspapers (in Marathi and English) Social and Cultural Activities Upliftment of the weaker sections of the society; playing an important role in the establishment of social, educational health and financial institutions; starting cooperatives engaged in development of agriculture, rural education, rural industrialization and human resource development Special Interests Agriculture, water management, industrial and human resource development; upliftment of the farmers and ensuring their security; rural development Countries Visited Widely travelled (15 countries); attended International Sugar Technologists' Conferences, (i) Brazil, 1977; (ii) Cuba, 1982; and (iii) Cuba, 1985; International Farmers Conference, Paris, 1984; and Asian Conference on Rural Health, Beijing, 1988 Other Information President, (i) Maharashtra State Distilleries Association, 1977-82; (ii) Friends of Sovient Union, Maharashtra since 1980; (iii) Maharashtra Rajya Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Sangh Ltd. Bombay, 1981-84; and (iv) Maharashtra Granthpal Sangh since 1982; Vice President, (i) Friends of Soviet Union, Maharashtra, 1975-80; and (ii) Maharashtra Rajya Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Sangh Ltd., Bombay, 1980-81; Chairman, (i) Pravara Sahkari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., Pravaranagar,1966- 87; (ii) State level Accounts Committee, Maharashtra, 1986- 88; (iii) State level Committee appointed by Maharashtra Government to suggest minimum wages for Agricultural Labour- ers, 1987-88; (iv) Study team appointed by Maharashtra Government to study sugarcane yield and recovery in Maharashtra; (v) Committee appointed by Maharastra Govern- ment to suggest a chapter for the Cooperative Societies Act on Cooperative Sugar factories; (vi) Pravara Rural Education Society since 1981; and (vii) Maharashtra Pani Parishad, Loni since 1995; Director, (i) Maharashtra State Farming Corporation Ltd., 1964-77; (ii) Maharashtra Rajya Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Sangh Ltd., Bombay, 1966-88; (iii) National Federation of Co-operative Sugar Factories Ltd., New Delhi, 1976-90 and Member, Executive Committee, 1982-86;(iv) Indian Sugar Export Corporation, 1979-88; (v) Pravara Sahakari Bank Ltd., Loni, 1975-96; and (vi) Padma Shree Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Sahakari Skhar Karkhana Ltd., Pravaranagar, 1966-97; Founder Member, (i) Pravara Insitute of Research and Education in Natural and Social Sciences, Pravaranagar; (ii) Pravara Sahakari Bank Ltd., Loni; (iii) Pravara Rural Medical Trust, Loni; (iv) Padma Shree Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Institute of Technology and Engineering, Pravaranagar; (v) Dr. Vikhe Patil Foundation, Pune; (vi) Pravara Dairy Society; (vii) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Academy for performing Arts, Pravaranagar; (viii) Padma Shree Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation, Ahmednagar; and (ix) Dr. Vikhe Patil Foundation Nasik Centre; Member (i) Governing Council and Executive Committee, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi; (ii) National Council of Rural Development, Hyderabad; (iii) Governing Council and Executive Committee, Deccan Sugar Insitute, Pune, 1975-85; (iv) Managing Committee, All India Distilleries Association, New Delhi, 1978-89; (v) Deccan Sugar Technologists' Association, Pune since 1976; (vi) State and Irrigation Committee; (vii) Advisory Committee on Power and Irrigation, 1975-78; (viii) Advisory Committee of Post and Telegraphs; (ix) State Sugar Wage Board, 1966-71; (x) State Agricultural Prices Committee, 1975; (xi) State Government Committee on Labour, 1966; (xii) All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation, Maharashtra State Council; (xiii) Technical Education Committee, appointed by Government of Maharashtra, 1982-90; (xiv) Maharashtra Economic Development Coucil; (xv) Maharashtra State Employment and Self employment, High Level Committee, 1966-97; and (xvi) Pravara Study Circle, Loni since 1994; Senate Member, (i) Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, 1966-72, and 1974-79; and (ii) University of Poona, Pune, 1975-76 and 1985-86; Trustee, (i) Pravara Medical Trust, Loni, with rural Medical and Dental College and well-equipped Rural Hospital since 1973; (ii)Shirdi Sai Rural Institute, Pravaranagar since 1997; (iii) Padma Shree Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation Ahmednagar; (iv) Dr. Vikhe Patil Foundation, Pune; and associated with a number of Charitable Trusts; Attended, (i) VIth Asian conference of International Association of Agriculture, Medicine and Rural Health; held at Pravaranagar on the subject of innovative Approaches in Rural Health, 1993; and (ii) National Seminar on 'Problems and Prospects of Rural Development', Pravaranagar, 1997
Election Result of Ahmednagar Lok Sabha Constituency