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Who Is CM Eknath Shambaji Shinde? Tracing His Journey From An Auto-Driver To Maharashtra's New CM
In a surprising twist in the history of Maharashtra politics, Shiv Shena's rebel leader Eknath Shinde became the new and the 20th Chief Minister of the state. The new political development comes a day after Uddhav Thackeray resigned as the CM which marked an end to the 31-month-old of Maha Vikas Aghadi government's rule in the state.
The news was announced by the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday, 29 July at a Press Conference in Raj Bhawan. This was officiated by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari.
Shinde was earlier the Cabinet Minister of Urban Development and Public Works in the Government Of Maharashtra. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency of Thane, Maharashtra.
From being an auto-driver for a living to being someone holding a powerful position in the county, Ekanath Shinde's life has inspired millions. We have curated interesting facts through which we can trace his journey to this day.
- Eknath Shambaji Shinde was born on 09 February 1964 in Maharashtra. He hails from Jawali taluka in Satara. In order to earn a living, his family moved to Thane. He studied till 11th standard, from Mangala High School & Junior College, Thane and married Lata Eknath Shinde. They have a son named Shrikant Shinde.
- In his teens, Shinde worked as an auto-rickshaw driver and joined Shiv Sena in the 1980s. He was heavily influenced by Bal Thackeray, the founder of Shiv Sena and Anand Dighe, Shiv Sena's Thane district chief.
- He thrived and rose through the ranks after he launched the Labour Union for his party. In 1997, he got elected to the Thane Municipal Corporation where he was a Corporator. This gave him the necessary position to set up his base in the area. In 2002, he was elected for the second time for this position.
- In 2004, he won the Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency of Thane in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election and won this seat four consecutive times.
- In 2014, Shinde was appointed as the leader of the legislative party of Shiv Sena and the Leader of the opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
- In Uddhav Thackeray's MVA (Maha Vikas Aghadi), he served Urban as Development and Public Works (Public Undertakings)
Political Timeline
2022:
Eknath
Shinde
serves
as
the
20th
Chief
Minister
of
Maharashtra
2020:
Appointed
guardian
minister
of
Thane
district
2019:
Appointed
Minister
of
Home
Affairs(Acting)
from
28
November-
30
December
2019:
Appointed
Minister
of
Urban
Development
and
Public
Works
(Public
Undertakings)
2019:
Took
oath
as
Cabinet
Minister
on
28
November
under
Maha-Vikas-Aghadi
headed
by
Maharashtra
CM
Uddhav
Thackeray
2019:
Elected
to
Maharashtra
Legislative
Assembly
for
the
4th
consecutive
time
2019:
Cabinet
Minister
of
Public
Health
and
Family
Welfare
in
Maharashtra
State
Government
2018:
Appointed
as
Leader
of
Shiv
Sena
Party
2014:
Appointed
as
Guardian
minister
of
Thane
District
2014:
Appointed
as
Cabinet
Minister
of
PWD
in
Maharashtra
State
Government
2014:
Elected
to
Maharashtra
Legislative
Assembly
for
the
3rd
time
2009:
Elected
to
Maharashtra
Legislative
Assembly
for
the
2nd
time
2005:
Appointed
Thane
district
head
of
Shiv
Sena.
First
MLA
to
have
been
appointed
at
such
a
coveted
post
in
the
party
2004:
Elected
to
Maharashtra
Legislative
Assembly
for
the
1st
time,
Leader
of
opposition
Maharashtra
Legislative
Assembly
2002:
Elected
to
Thane
Municipal
Corporation
for
the
second
time
2001:
Elected
to
the
post
of
the
leader
of
the
house
in
Thane
Municipal
Corporation
1997:
Elected
to
Thane
Municipal
Corporation
as
corporator
for
the
first
time
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