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Devendra Fadnavis

Devendra Fadnavis is an Indian politician and the Current Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and represents Nagpur South West constituency of Maharashtra in the legislative assembly. He took his oath of office on 31st October 2014 at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai and became the second youngest Chief Minister of the state at the age of 44. He also has the distinction of being the second youngest Mayor in India when he served as the mayor of Nagpur. He has been elected as Member of Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra State since 1999 and was awarded as the Best Parliamentarian Award by Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in 2002-03. He also has served as the president of the Maharashtra state unit of BJP.Born on 22nd July 1970 into a Brahmin family in Nagpur, Maharashtra, his parents were Gangadhar Rao Fadnavis and Sarita Fadnavis. His father had a prominent name for himself and was an MLC in Nagpur and his mom belongs to the famous Kaloti family of Amravati and she was the director of Vidarbha Housing Credit Society. Devendra Fadnavis completed his schooling from Saraswati Vidyalaya School in Nagpur and then joined Dharampeth Junior college for his intermediate and then later enrolled at a Government Law College in Nagpur and graduated in 1992. He holds a post-graduate degree in Business Management and a diploma in Methods and Techniques of Project Management from DSE, Berlin. Fadnavis started his political career at an RSS Shakha and later joined BJP. In 1986, he was an active member of ABVP and worked for the youth in the country. He also is a strong believer of youths participation in politics and he follows Swami Vivekanands philosophy. He became a municipal corporator of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation at a very young age of 21 and he was the youngest corporator in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation. He then became the youngest mayor of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation and also the second youngest mayor in the history of India. He is the only person to be re-elected as the mayor in the history of Maharashtra. In 1999, he was elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly for the first time in the state assembly election. In 2001, he became the Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of BJP. Fadnavis was re-elected in the 2004 elections and again in 2009 elections marking his third and fourth term as a Member of Legislative Assembly. In 2010, he was appointed as the general secretary of BJP Maharashtra Pradesh and became the president of the BJP state unit of Maharashtra in 2013. In the 2014 state assembly elections, BJP won a majority of seats. Fadnavis was then selected as the legislative party leader in a meeting of the newly elected BJP MLAs at Vidhan Bhavan. He was then sworn in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on 31st October 2014 after his government won a confidence motion by voice and his government was allowed it to govern. Being a Chief Minister, he also holds the ministry of Home, Urban Development and Law and Justice. On the sidelines of Make in India initiative by Government of India, Fadnavis government started the Make in Maharashtra initiative inviting industries to start doing business in Maharashtra. Fadnavis married Amruta Ranade in 2006 and the couple has a five year old daughter, Divija Fadnavis. His wife is the Associate Vice President of Axis Bank in Nagpur. Fadnavis has been awarded the Best Parliamentary Award for the year 2002-03 by Commonwealth Parliamentarian Association, Best Parliamentarian Award in the memory of Late Pramodji Mahajan by Muktchand, Pune and Rajyogi Neta Award by Prunavad Parivar, Nasik.

'God Save This Country', Congress, AIMIM Hit Back at BJP For Demanding Bharat Ratna For Savarkar in Maharashtra Poll Manifesto
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'God Save This Country', Congress, AIMIM Hit Back at BJP For Demanding Bharat Ratna For Savarkar in Maharasht
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Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: BJP Releases Manifesto, Demands Bharat Ratna For Savarkar, Phule
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Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: BJP Releases Manifesto, Demands Bharat Ratna For Savarkar, Phule
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Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: 'More he Speaks, More Votes we Will Get,' Says CM Devendra Fadnavis on Rahul Gandhi
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New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday targeted Congress leader Rahul Gan...
Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: 'More he Speaks, More Votes we Will Get,' Says CM Devendra Fadnavis on Ra
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Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: 'Sharad Pawar Responsible for Farmer Suicides,' Says CM Devendra Fadnavis
India.com News Desk | October 12, 2019 6:34 PM IST
New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday lashed out at Nationalist Congre...
Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: 'Sharad Pawar Responsible for Farmer Suicides,' Says CM Devendra Fadnavis
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Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: Will CM Devendra Fadnavis be Able to Retain His Bastion? All You Need To Know About Nagpur South West Seat
India.com News Desk | October 12, 2019 3:11 PM IST
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Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: Will CM Devendra Fadnavis be Able to Retain His Bastion? All You Need To
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Election Commission Dismisses Congress’ Allegation, Approves Devendra Fadnavis' Nomination
India.com News Desk | October 5, 2019 7:14 PM IST
New Delhi: A day after the Congress brought out a serious allegation against Maharashtra CM Devendra...
Election Commission Dismisses Congress’ Allegation, Approves Devendra Fadnavis' Nomination
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‘Want To See Aditya Thackeray in Assembly Soon,’ Says Fadnavis Ahead of Maharashtra Assembly Polls
India.com News Desk | October 4, 2019 7:15 PM IST
New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Friday reiterated his supp...
‘Want To See Aditya Thackeray in Assembly Soon,’ Says Fadnavis Ahead of Maharashtra Assembly Polls
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Maharashtra Assembly Elections: 'Will Win Comprehensively', Says CM Fadnavis at Nomination Filing
India.com News Desk | October 4, 2019 12:51 PM IST
New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday filed his nomination from the Nagp...
Maharashtra Assembly Elections: 'Will Win Comprehensively', Says CM Fadnavis at Nomination Filing
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Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: CM Devendra Fadnavis to File Nomination Today
India.com News Desk | October 3, 2019 10:51 PM IST
New Delhi: In the run-up for the Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019, state Chief Minister Devendra F...
Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: CM Devendra Fadnavis to File Nomination Today
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Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: BJP Releases First List of Candidates For Oct 21 Polls; CM Fadnavis to Contest From Nagpur South West - Check Full List Here
India.com News Desk | October 1, 2019 1:13 PM IST
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Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: BJP Releases First List of Candidates For Oct 21 Polls; CM Fadnavis to Co
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Maharashtra Polls: Setback For CM Fadnavis as SC Overturns Clean Chit for 'False Affidavits'
India.com News Desk | October 1, 2019 12:46 PM IST
New Delhi: In a setback to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Supreme Court on Tuesda...
Maharashtra Polls: Setback For CM Fadnavis as SC Overturns Clean Chit for 'False Affidavits'
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Maharashtra, Haryana Assembly Elections 2019: BJP to Finalise List of Candidates at CEC Meet Today
India.com News Desk | September 29, 2019 7:57 AM IST
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to finalise list of candidates for the forth...
Maharashtra, Haryana Assembly Elections 2019: BJP to Finalise List of Candidates at CEC Meet Today
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Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: Amit Shah Meets Fadnavis to Resolve Seat-Sharing Deal With Shiv Sena
India.com News Desk | September 26, 2019 8:35 PM IST
New Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah on Thursday met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to resol...
Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: Amit Shah Meets Fadnavis to Resolve Seat-Sharing Deal With Shiv Sena
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Maharashtra Polls: BJP Meeting in Delhi Today; Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Fadnavis to Attend
India.com News Desk | September 26, 2019 10:31 AM IST
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will, later Thursday, hold a meet at the party headquart...
Maharashtra Polls: BJP Meeting in Delhi Today; Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Fadnavis to Attend
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'Do You Doubt?': Devendra Fadnavis on His 2nd Term As Chief Minister After Maharashtra Polls
India.com News Desk | September 21, 2019 8:07 PM IST
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturda...
'Do You Doubt?': Devendra Fadnavis on His 2nd Term As Chief Minister After Maharashtra Polls
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Maharashtra, Haryana Assembly Elections to be Held in Single-Phase on Oct 21, Results on Oct 24 - Complete Schedule Here
India.com News Desk | September 21, 2019 1:05 PM IST
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Lot of Resentment Against Maharashtra Government, Only Pulwama-like Incident Can Change Mood: Sharad Pawar
India.com News Desk | September 21, 2019 11:20 AM IST
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Lot of Resentment Against Maharashtra Government, Only Pulwama-like Incident Can Change Mood: Sharad Pawar
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'Have to Hug Each Kashmiri, Create a New Paradise There', Says PM Modi
India.com News Desk | September 19, 2019 3:16 PM IST
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sounded the poll bugle in Maharashtra for the up...
'Have to Hug Each Kashmiri, Create a New Paradise There', Says PM Modi
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Maharashtra CM Fadnavis Requests Karnataka to Release Water From Almatti Dam to Avoid Flood-like Situation
India.com News Desk | September 8, 2019 5:41 PM IST
New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday requested the Karnataka government...
Maharashtra CM Fadnavis Requests Karnataka to Release Water From Almatti Dam to Avoid Flood-like Situation
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Flood-ravaged House to be Built Under PMAY, Rented Homes to Get Rs 24,000-36,000: Maharashtra CM Fadnavis
India.com News Desk | August 19, 2019 5:16 PM IST
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today announced financial aid for the flood vic...
Flood-ravaged House to be Built Under PMAY, Rented Homes to Get Rs 24,000-36,000: Maharashtra CM Fadnavis
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