Who is Kapil Patil?
Kapil Patil born on March 5, 1961, is a politician from Bhiwandi, Thane, in Maharashtra state of India. He was Chairman of Thane District Co-operative Bank. He also worked as President of Thane Zilla Parishad. He moved from Nationalist Congress Party to Bharatiya Janata Party in March 2014.
He contested 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Bhiwandi (Lok Sabha constituency) as BJP /NDA candidate.
He is completed his graduation in B.A. in year 1984-85 from Mumbai University.
Kapil Patil Biography, Wiki
Father’s Name | Shri Moreshwar Haloji Patil |
Mother’s Name | Smt. Majibai Moreshwar Patil |
Date of Birth | 05 Mar 1961 |
Place of Birth | Bhiwandi, Thane, Maharashtra |
Marital Status | Married |
Date of Marriage | 26 Feb 1989 |
Spouse’s Name | Smt. Minal Kapil Patil |
No. of Sons | 1 |
No.of Daughters | 1 |
Educational Qualifications | B.A. Educated at B.N.N. College, Bhiwandi, Thane |
Profession | Farmer Agriculturist, Builder, Developer |
Permanent Address | “Moreshwar Bungalow”, At. Anjur-Dive, P.O. Anjur, Tal. Bhiwandi,Thane-421302, MaharashtraTels. : (02522) 266083 09013869271, 09820610040 (M) |
Present Address | 5, North Avenue,New Delhi-110 00109013869271 (M) |
Website | http://kapilpatil.in/ |
Kapil Patil Set To Take Oath As Minister
Kapil Moreshwar Patil is set to take oath as minister in the Union Cabinet expansion on Wednesday. As many as 43 leaders, including Jyotiraditya Scindia, Meenakshi Lekhi, Ajay Bhatt, Anurag Thakur, likely be sworn in as ministers today.
Patil, the 60-year-old MP, moved from Nationalist Congress Party to join Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2014 and contested the Lok Sabha elections from Bhiwandi.
In 2019 Maharashtra assembly elections, Patil won by 1.55 lakh votes. Since 2019, he has been the member of the standing committee on defence and committee on absence of members from the sittings of the House.
He was the Sarpanch of Dive-Anjur gram panchayat from 1988 to 1992. He was also the former chairman of the Thane District Cooperative Bank. He was a member of Bhiwandi Panchayat Samiti from 1992-1996 and then became its president in 1997. He became the vice-president of Maharashtra BJP in July, 2020. He did Bachelor of Arts from Mumbai University.
Patil is the OBC face of BJP and comes from Agari Samaj. Through him, the BJP is trying to attract OBC voters for Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections.
He has even demanded to change the name of upcoming Navi Mumbai airport from Balasaheb Thackeray International Airport to DB Patil Airport.
Positions Held By Kapil Patil
May, 2014 – Elected to 16th Lok Sabha |
1 Sep. 2014 – 25 May 2019 – Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways |
May, 2019 – Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
31 July 2019 onwards – Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes |
13 Sept. 2019 onwards – Member, Standing Committee on Defence |
09 Oct. 2019 onwards – Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Textiles |
Countries Visited By Kapil Patil
Kapil Patil has visited Europe, Mauritius, Singapore, UAE (Dubai) and USA.
Awards
- Yashwant Panchayat Raj Abhiyan, Maharashtra State, Thane Zilla Parishad, Thane – First Prize in the year 2010 – 2011
- Yashwant Panchayat Raj Abhiyan, Maharashtra State, Thane Zilla Parishad, Thane – First Prize in the year 2011 – 2012
- Individual Contribution for Indian Glory (National Achievement Awards) Vikas Ratna in the year 2011
- National Integration and Economic Council, Indira Gandhi Sadbhavna Award in the year 2013
- Lokmat – Thane Icon Award in the year 2013
- International Kohinoor Award by Citizen Integration Society in Dubai on 09.03.2014.
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