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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.

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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Riteish Deshmukh And Genelia D'Souza Donate Rs 25 Lakh to CM Relief Fund For Maharashtra Floods
IANS | August 12, 2019 7:43 PM IST
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has thanked the actor couple of Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh for co...
Riteish Deshmukh And Genelia D'Souza Donate Rs 25 Lakh to CM Relief Fund For Maharashtra Floods
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2019-08-12T08:43:29+00:00
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Maharashtra: Schools Remain Shut in Sangli, Satra & Kolhapur, NDRF Carries Out Rescue Ops
India.com News Desk | August 7, 2019 4:41 PM IST
Mumbai: Incessant rain that lashed several parts of Maharashtra has led to massive waterlogging resu...
Maharashtra: Schools Remain Shut in Sangli, Satra & Kolhapur, NDRF Carries Out Rescue Ops
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Maharashtra CM Fadnavis Calls For Cabinet Meeting to Review Flood Situation in Mumbai
India.com News Desk | August 6, 2019 7:32 PM IST
New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has called for a Cabinet meeting on Wednesda...
Maharashtra CM Fadnavis Calls For Cabinet Meeting to Review Flood Situation in Mumbai
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2019-08-06T08:32:00+00:00
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Karnataka: Yediyurappa Seeks Help From Maha CM Fadnavis as Flood Discharge Rises to Dangerous Levels
India.com News Desk | August 5, 2019 7:47 PM IST
New Delhi: Fearing a flood situation in northern Karnataka as a result of torrential rains in Mahara...
Karnataka: Yediyurappa Seeks Help From Maha CM Fadnavis as Flood Discharge Rises to Dangerous Levels
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Blaming EVMs is Like Student Saying 'Pen Stopped Working so I Flunked My Exam' : Maha CM Fadnavis
India.com News Desk | August 3, 2019 9:24 PM IST
New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday took a sharp dig at the Oppositi...
Blaming EVMs is Like Student Saying 'Pen Stopped Working so I Flunked My Exam' : Maha CM Fadnavis
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2019-08-03T10:24:59+00:00
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Devendra Fadnavis Hits Back at Sharad Pawar Over 'Poaching' Jibe, Asks Him to 'Introspect'
India.com News Desk | July 28, 2019 7:29 PM IST
New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis hit back at Sharad Pawar, a day after the NC...
Devendra Fadnavis Hits Back at Sharad Pawar Over 'Poaching' Jibe, Asks Him to 'Introspect'
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2019-07-28T08:29:51+00:00
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Mumbai Building Collapse Updates: 10 Dead, at Least 40 Feared Trapped; CM Fadnavis Assures Probe
India.com News Desk | July 16, 2019 1:09 PM IST
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 08:37:26 pmDongri Building Collapse LIVE: Death toll rises to 10.Tue, 16 Jul 2019 0...
Mumbai Building Collapse Updates: 10 Dead, at Least 40 Feared Trapped; CM Fadnavis Assures Probe
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2019-07-16T02:09:02+00:00
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Mumbai on 'Red Alert' as IMD Forecasts Heavy Rains in City For Next 24 Hours; Air, Rail And Road Traffic Severely Hit
India.com News Desk | July 9, 2019 7:18 AM IST
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has placed Mumbai and the coastal Konkan region...
Mumbai on 'Red Alert' as IMD Forecasts Heavy Rains in City For Next 24 Hours; Air, Rail And Road Traffic Seve
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Mumbai Rains: 'Will Bullet Train Shift Mumbaikars to Ahmedabad When Our City Drowns', Milind Deora Asks CM Fadnavis
India.com News Desk | July 2, 2019 4:58 PM IST
New Delhi: As heavy rains continued to cripple normal life in Mumbai, senior Congress leader Milind ...
Mumbai Rains: 'Will Bullet Train Shift Mumbaikars to Ahmedabad When Our City Drowns', Milind Deora Asks CM Fa
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Pune Wall Collapse: 2 Builders Sent to Police Custody Till July 2
India.com News Desk | June 30, 2019 6:26 PM IST
New Delhi: Two builders, arrested in connection with the wall-collapse incident in Pune's Kondhwa ha...
Pune Wall Collapse: 2 Builders Sent to Police Custody Till July 2
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2019-06-30T07:26:15+00:00
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People Imprisoned During Emergency to Get Pension, Citation: Fadnavis
India.com News Desk | June 25, 2019 2:44 PM IST
This will come as good news for people who were imprisoned during the Emergency of 1975, as Maharash...
People Imprisoned During Emergency to Get Pension, Citation: Fadnavis
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2019-06-25T03:44:33+00:00
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Singing Reality Show 'Mitti Ke Sitare' Winners Announced by Divyaj Foundation
India.com Buzz Desk | June 24, 2019 4:51 PM IST
A musical talent event for indigent children titled Mitte Ke Sitare was organised in Mumbai on Sunda...
Singing Reality Show 'Mitti Ke Sitare' Winners Announced by Divyaj Foundation
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2019-06-24T05:51:54+00:00
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Devendra Fadnavis' Official Bungalow in BMC's Defaulter List For Pending Water Bills of Over Rs 7 Lakh
India.com News Desk | June 24, 2019 10:15 AM IST
New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's official bungalow 'Varsha' has been mentio...
Devendra Fadnavis' Official Bungalow in BMC's Defaulter List For Pending Water Bills of Over Rs 7 Lakh
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2019-06-23T23:15:56+00:00
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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis to Take Out Rath Yatra in August Across All Constituencies in State
India.com News Desk | June 22, 2019 10:29 PM IST
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is scheduled to take out a Rath Yatra in August...
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis to Take Out Rath Yatra in August Across All Constituencies in State
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2019-06-22T11:29:10+00:00
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'Marathi Will be Made Compulsory in All Schools', Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis
India.com News Desk | June 21, 2019 7:02 AM IST
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced that the Marathi language...
'Marathi Will be Made Compulsory in All Schools', Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis
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2019-06-20T20:02:33+00:00
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Maharashtra Govt Reveals 20 Ports in Raigad Classified as Sensitive by Navy
India.com News Desk | June 19, 2019 10:51 PM IST
The Maharashtra government on Wednesday told the Legislative Council in Mumbai that the Indian Navy ...
Maharashtra Govt Reveals 20 Ports in Raigad Classified as Sensitive by Navy
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2019-06-19T11:51:21+00:00
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Maharashtra Cabinet Portfolios Announced: Former Congress Leader Vikhe Patil Gets Housing - Full List Here
India.com News Desk | June 16, 2019 10:04 PM IST
New Delhi: Hours after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reshuffled his cabinet, portfoli...
Maharashtra Cabinet Portfolios Announced: Former Congress Leader Vikhe Patil Gets Housing - Full List Here
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2019-06-16T11:04:56+00:00
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Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion Postponed Over Choice For Deputy CM
India.com News Desk | June 13, 2019 11:11 PM IST
Mumbai: Maharashtra Cabinet expansion has been postponed, reportedly over rumblings within both the ...
Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion Postponed Over Choice For Deputy CM
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2019-06-13T12:11:53+00:00
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Maha CM to Expand Cabinet Ahead of Polls, 'Shiv Sena, Other Allies to Get as Per Expectations'
India.com News Desk | June 11, 2019 4:59 PM IST
New Delhi: Ahead of the Maharashtra assembly session, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has decided t...
Maha CM to Expand Cabinet Ahead of Polls, 'Shiv Sena, Other Allies to Get as Per Expectations'
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2019-06-11T05:59:45+00:00
2019-06-11T05:59:45+00:00
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