Girish Dattatray Mahajan

Girish Mahajan
गिरीष महाजन
Minister of Water Resources
Government of Maharashtra
Assumed office
December 2014
Minister Water resources and Medical Education
Governor C.V.Rao
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
December 2014
Constituency Jamner
Personal details
Born (1960-05-17) 17 May 1960
Nationality Indian
Political party Bharatiya Janta Party
Spouse(s) Sadhana Mahajan
Children 2 (Priya Chaudhari, Shreya Mahajan)
Residence Nanda Deep,
Bajarangpura Road,
Jamner,
Dist- Jalgaon 424206
Religion Hinduism
Website http://www.GirishMahajan.in
As of 26 June, 2015

Girish Mahajan (born 17 May 1960) is an Indian politician and member of 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Jamner Constituency 5th Term since 1995,1999, 2004, 2009 & 2014.[1][2] Currently he is Cabinet Minister for Water Resources[3] in Devendra Fadnavis ministry (2014–).

Background and family

Mahajan was born in Jamner into a Marathi family. Dattatray Mahajan was a school teacher in primary school and he want his son to become like him .

Mahajan married Sadhana, in a match that was arranged in the traditional Indian manner by their parents. They have a 2 daughters named Smt. Priya Choudhary & Miss. Shreya Mahajan.

Education and early career

After completing ten years of schooling from New English School, Jamner. Mahajan attended Art, Commerce Mahavidyalaya, Jamner for his intermediate. After completing his 12th standard, he enrolled at Art, Commerce Mahavidyalaya, Jamner, for a five year in Commerce, and graduated in 1981.

Political career

As a college student, Mahajan an active member of ABVP in 1978.[4] In the ABVP, he started as a grassroots worker where he painted walls and stuck promotional posters on them for politicians and appointed as Taluka President of ABVP.

Mahajan' political career commenced in earnest in the early eighties, when he became Taluka President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (youth wing of the BJP) in Maharashtra.

In 1992, Mahajan was elected as a Gram-Panchayat Election from Jamner. Three years later in 1995, he was elected to the Maharashtra state assembly for the first time. He is currently serving his 5th term as MLA as of 2014. Mahajan was sworn in as the Water Resources Minister[5] of Maharashtra from the BJP on 31 October 2014. His government won a confidence motion by voice vote on 12 November 2014 allowing it to government.

Country Visited

France, Australia, Philippines, London, Italy, Paris, Switzerland, Holand, Rome.[6]

Positions held

Within BJP

  • President, BJYM Jamner Taluka (1988-1990).
  • Vice President, BJP Maharashtra (1993-1995).
  • District Chairman, BJP, Jalgaon (2006).
  • Party Pratod. BJP Legislature Party, Maharashtra State (2008).
  • Region Vice President, BJP, Maharashtra Pradesh (2011).

Legislative

  • Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly - consecutive 5 Terms since 1995
  • Cabinet Minister : Irrigation Minister, Maharashtra State.
  • Guardian Minister : Guardian Minister(Nashik and Nandurbar)
  • Kumbhamela Minister : Kumbhamela Minister(Nashik)
  • Sarpanch, Jamner Gram Panchayat (1992-1995)

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/jamner.html
  2. ↑ http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/jamner.html
  3. ↑ http://www.goldenmaharashtra.in/ministries/water-resources-excluding-krishna-valley-irrigation-corporation/
  4. ↑ http://indianpoliticians.net/politicians.asp?namecode=140
  5. ↑ http://www.mahahp.gov.in/irrigation_ministry.aspx
  6. ↑ http://indianpoliticians.net/politicians.asp?namecode=140
Political offices
Preceded by
Ajit Pawar		 Cabinet Minister for Water Resources, Maharashtra State
December 2014–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Chhagan Bhujbal		 Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Nashik district
December 2014–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Vijaykumar Gavit		 Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Nandurbar district
December 2014–present 		Incumbent


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