Devendra Fadnavis is a politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra and served from 2014 to 2019.
Wiki/Biography
He was born on Wednesday, July 22, 2019, in Nagpur, Maharashtra (age 53; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Leo. He was educated at New Indira Ashram, Saraswati Ashram and Dharampeth Junior College, Nagpur, Maharashtra. In 1992, he pursued his LLB degree from the Government Law College, Nagpur. He holds a postgraduate degree in Business Management and a Diploma in Project Management Methods and Techniques from the Institute of Education in Durham, Germany.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Eye color: black
Hair color: black
family, caste and wife
Devendra Fadnavis was born into a Brahmin family. His father Gangadharrao Fadnavis is a famous politician in Maharashtra. His mother Sarita Fadnavis is the director of Vidarbha Housing Credit Society. His elder brother Ashish Fadnavis is a businessman.
Gangadharrao Fadnavis, father of Devendra Fadnavis
Devendra Fadnavis and his mother Sarita Fadnavis
Ashish Fadnavis, brother of Devendra Fadnavis
On November 17, 2005, he married Amruta Fadnavis, a bank manager, social activist and singer. They have a daughter named Divija Fadnavis.
Devendra Fadnavis with wife Amruta Fadnavis and daughter Divija Fadnavis
Profession
Devendra Fadnavis joined the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in the mid-nineties. When Fadnavis was in college, he was an active member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and affiliated with the ABVP. In 1989, he served as the constituency president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJYM). In 1990, he contested his first municipal election from Ram Nagar district of Nagpur. He won the municipal elections and was appointed the youngest corporator of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation at the age of 22. In 1994, BJYM appointed him as national vice president. In 1997, he was elected mayor of Nagpur.
Devendra Fadnavis after being appointed as Mayor of Nagpur
In 1999, Fadnavis contested the Maharashtra Assembly elections for the first time from Nagpur West seat and won. In 2001, he was appointed as the National Vice Chairman of Beijing Fitness Movement. In 2004, he was re-elected as MLA from Nagpur West seat. In 2009, he was elected as MLA from the newly created Nagpur South West constituency; below delimited. In 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party appointed Fadnavis as the leader of the Maharashtra Legislative Party.
Devendra Fadnavis appointed leader of Maharashtra Legislative Party
In 2014, he was elected as Member of Parliament from Nagpur South West constituency and was appointed as the 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra. In 2019, he was re-elected as MLA from Nagpur South West seat. On November 8, 2019, he had to resign as the chief minister of Maharashtra due to disagreements between the BJP and the Shiv Sena over seat allocation and the inability to form a government.
Devendra Fadnavis appointed as Maharashtra Chief Minister
On June 30, 2022, Eknath Shinde, the rebel leader of the Shiv Sena who became the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was sworn in as the 20th Chief Minister of the state.
On June 30, 2022, Maharashtra Governor (centre), Chief Minister Eknath Shinde (left) and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis (right) at the Raj Standing during the national anthem at Bhavan
dispute
- On April 2, 2016, Fadnavis addressed a rally in Nashik and said any Indian who could not chant “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” should go to Pakistan or China. His remarks met with strong opposition from some factions of society. He later clarified that his remarks were not described in the way intended and had nothing to do with religion.
- In October 2016, a photo of him with a criminal went viral on social media. Criminal Bubba Bodek was charged with four murders. Eventually, his office clarified that a woman came to his office to invite Fadnavis to an event and brought Baba, without Fadnavis even knowing that Baba was a criminal.
- In February 2018, Fadnavis and his wife appeared in a music video to promote River Talk. Fadnavis along with Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta, Police Inspector Datta Padsalgikar and State Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar (Sudhir Mungantiwar), lip-syncing to songs by Sonu Nigam and Amruta Fadnavis. The opposition criticized the video and said people representing the government should not appear in the music video. Fadnavis, however, defended himself saying it was done in good faith and the criticism he faced was unjustified.
favorite thing
- Dessert: Modak and Puranpoli
car collection
Devendra Fadnavis owns a Mahindra XUV 500 (2012 model)
Assets/Property (as of 2019)
- Bank Deposit: 7.01 lacs INR
- Jewellery: 450 grams gold jewelery worth INR 17.40
- Agricultural land: 5 plots worth INR 57 cr
- Residential Building: 2 plots in Dharampeth, Nagpur worth INR 244 Crores
Salary and Net Worth (as of 2019)
- Salary: INR 2.13 Cr per month (as MLA)
- Net worth: INR 8.71 billion
Facts/Trivia
- His father served as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council in Nagpur.
- When Devendra was 17, his father died.
- Nitin Gadkari calls Devendra’s father his mentor. Devendra’s father Gangadharrao Fadnavis mentored Gadkari during his early years in politics.
Devendra Fadnavis and Nitin Gadkari
- Devendra Fadnavis entered politics after the death of his father.
- He is an RSS member of Trikonni Park RSS Shakha, Nagpur.
Devendra Fadnavis with LK Advani (centre) and Nitin Gadkari (left) at the RSS gathering
- Gopinath Munde considered Fadnavis a young and dynamic leader who also brought Fadnavis into the limelight.
- On October 31, 2014, Fadnavis became the second youngest chief minister of Maharashtra at the age of 44. NCP chief Sharad Pawar was the youngest person to be sworn in as the chief minister of Maharashtra at the age of 38. July 18, 1978.
Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as Maharashtra CM
- On March 13, 2024, he changed his official nameplate to include his mother’s name. Now, it reads “Devendra Sarita Gangadharrao Fadnavis”, with his mother’s name preceded by his father’s. This happens because the Maharashtra government has introduced a new rule according to which from May 1, 2024, all government documents must contain the name of the mother of a child born on or after that date . Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar have also done the same with their nameplates.
Eknath Shinde (right), Devendra Fadnavis (centre) and Ajit Pawar (left) show off their new nameplate
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