C R Patil | |
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![]() Patil in June 2024 | |
Union Minister of Jal Shakti | |
Assumed office 11 June 2024 | |
President | Draupadi Murmu |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Gajendra Shekhawat |
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat | |
Assumed office 20 July 2020 | |
Preceded by | Jitu Vaghani |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 16 May 2009 | |
Preceded by | constituency established |
Constituency | Navsari, Gujarat |
Personal details | |
Born | Chandrakant Raghunath Patil 16 March 1955 Jalgaon, Bombay State, India (present-day Maharashtra) |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Children | 4 |
Residence(s) | Surat, Gujarat, India New Delhi, Delhi, India |
Alma mater | ITI |
Profession |
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Website | crpatil |
Chandrakant Raghunath Patil (born 16 March 1955), better known as C. R. Patil, is an Indian Politician who is serving as the 2nd Minister of Jal Shakti since 2024.[1][2] He is member of the current 18th Lok Sabha of India. Since 2020, he is also the President of BJP Gujarat State unit.[3][2][4] He is the first non-Gujarati to hold this position.[5][6] His name is also spelled C. R. Paatil at times.[5][7] He is a three-time Member of Parliament elected from Navsari in Gujarat.