Dilip Walse Patil is an Indian politician and a leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). He is a seven-time member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Ambegaon and has been winning from the constituency since 1990 consecutively. Dilip was appointed as the Home Minister of Maharashtra in April 2021 after the former Home Minister, Anil Deshmukh, resigned from the post amid corruption charges against him.
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Dilip Walse Patil was born on Tuesday, 30 October 1956 (age 64 years; as of 2020) in Nirgudsar village, Pune, Maharashtra. His full name is Dilip Dattatray Walse Patil, while his zodiac sign is Scorpio. [1]My Neta Patil did his schooling from a district council school in his village Nirgudsar. Dilip graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Mumbai’s Ruia College in 1978, followed by a Diploma in Journalism from Siddharth College, Mumbai in 1979. Thereafter, he decided to study law for which he attained LLB and LLM degrees from Government Law College, Mumbai University in 1981 and 1983, respectively. [2]My Neta After concluding his formal education, Patil’s father, Dattatray Gavindrao Walse Patil, placed him under Sharad Pawar, who was then a prominent leader of the Indian National Congress, as his personal assistant. Patil entered active politics under the mentorship of Sharad Pawar and has since then been leading a successful political career ranging over three decades.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 9″
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black
Family & Caste
Dilip Walse Patil belongs to a family of the Maratha community. [3]The Indian Express
Parents
His father, Dattatray Govindrao Walse Patil, was an Indian National Congress MLA.
Dilip Walse Patil’s father
Wife & Children
Dilip’s wife, Kiran, and their daughter, Purva, are the directors of a construction firm named Purva Constructions.
Dilip Walse Patil with his daughter (middle) and wife (left)
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Career
Dilip embarked on his political career in 1990 by successfully contesting the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election from the Ambegaon constituency on the ticket of the Indian National Congress (INC). He has remained successful in retaining the Ambegaon seat in all the legislative elections that have been held since then.
Dilip Walse Patil, along with his daughter (left) and other NCP party workers, campaigning in the Ambegaon constituency ahead of the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election
Dilip, being a loyalist of Sharad Pawar, left the Indian National Congress and subsequently sided with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) formed by Sharad Pawar in May 1999. Since the inception of NCP, Dilip has stayed as a core member of NCP’s decision-making committee and is seen as a prominent leader of Sharad Pawar-led NCP.
Dilip Walse Patil with NCP president Sharad Pawar
In 2009, Dilip was appointed as the speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He held the position of speaker from 2009 to 2014.
Dilip Walse Patil administering a session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly as its speaker
In April 2021, Dilip replaced Anil Deshmukh as the Home Minister of Maharashtra. This came after Anil Deshmukh resigned as Home Minister in mid-term in the wake of corruption allegations levied against him by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh.
Patil taking oath as the Home Minister of Maharashtra
Dilip holds vast experience of serving as a minister in the Government of Maharashtra with different portfolios including Finance and Planning, Energy, Higher and Technical Education, and Medical Education.
Net Worth
Dilip Walse Patil’s net worth is over Rs. 5.6 crore. Out of which, total movable assets to his name stand at Rs. 3.9 crore (approx.), while immovable assets registered in his name are over Rs. 3 crore. The information given above was declared by Dilip in his election affidavit filed with the Election Commission ahead of the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. [4]My Neta
Facts/Trivia
- Dilip Walse Patil served as the president of the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Limited (NFCSF) before he resigned in December 2020 after he became the Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra.
- Reportedly, he was a prime contender for the post of Home Minister during the formation of the Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government; however, he had refused to chair the post, citing health issues. Patil is diabetic and has heart complications as well.
- It is said that Dilip has uplifted the education system in his constituency by improving education standard in educational institutions and setting up new colleges.
- Dilip Patil has a pending criminal case of defamation registered against him in the Bombay High Court.
