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Devendra Fadnavis

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Devendra Fadnavis

Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis (born 22 July 1970) is an Indian politician who is currently serving his third term as the 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 5 December 2024. He previously served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, alongside Ajit Pawar in the Eknath Shinde government. From 2019 to 2022, he also served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He became Chief Minister at the age of 44, making him the second-youngest in Maharashtra's history after Sharad Pawar. During the 2019 Maharashtra political crisis, Fadnavis held a second term as Chief Minister for 5 days before resigning on 28 November 2019. He has been a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He has served as the President of BJP's Maharashtra state unit from 2013 to 2015. He has represented the Nagpur South West constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly since 2009, having previously served Nagpur West from 1999 to 2009. He was also the Mayor of Nagpur from 1997 to 1999.

Infobox

Governor
C. Vidyasagar RaoBhagat Singh Koshyari
Deputy
Ajit Pawar
Department
Home AffairsLaw & JudiciaryWater ResourcesEnergy
Preceded by
Kundatai Vijaykar
Succeeded by
Kalpana Pande
Chief Minister
Uddhav Thackeray
Constituency
Ram Nagar ward
Born
(1970-07-22) 22 July 1970 (age 55)Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
mw- Amruta Fadnavis (m. 2005)
Children
1
Residence(s)
"Sagar" Bungalow, Malabar Hill, South Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma mater
Nagpur University, Free University of Berlin
Occupation
Politician
Website
www.devendrafadnavis.in
Nickname
Deva Bhau
Deputy CM
mw- Eknath ShindeAjit Pawar
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
mw- Cabinet
Third Fadnavis ministry

Tables

· Elections › Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
2024
2024
Year
2024
Constituency
Nagpur South West
Party
BJP
Votes
129,401
%
56.88
Opponent
Prafulla Gudadhe Patil
Opponent Party
INC
Opponent Votes
89,691
%
39.43
Result
Won
Margin
39,710
%
17.45
2019
2019
Year
2019
Constituency
109,238
Party
56.86
Party
Ashish Deshmukh
Votes
59,893
%
31.18
Opponent
Won
Opponent Party
49,344
Opponent Party
25.68
2014
2014
Year
2014
Constituency
113,918
Party
59.21
Party
Prafulla Gudadhe Patil
Votes
54,976
%
28.57
Opponent
Won
Opponent Party
58,942
Opponent Party
30.64
2009
2009
Year
2009
Constituency
89,258
Party
51.02
Party
Vikas Thakre
Votes
61,483
%
35.14
Opponent
Won
Opponent Party
27,775
Opponent Party
15.87
2004
2004
Year
2004
Constituency
Nagpur West
Party
113,143
Party
48.59
Votes
Ranjeet Deshmukh
%
95,533
Opponent
39.43
Opponent Party
Won
Opponent Party
39,710
Opponent Votes
17.45
1999
1999
Year
1999
Constituency
94,853
Party
48.66
Party
Ashok Dhawad
Votes
85,766
%
44.00
Opponent
Won
Opponent Party
9,087
Opponent Party
4.66
Year
Constituency
Party
Votes
%
Opponent
Opponent Party
Opponent Votes
%
Result
Margin
%
2024
Nagpur South West
BJP
129,401
56.88
Prafulla Gudadhe Patil
INC
89,691
39.43
Won
39,710
17.45
2019
109,238
56.86
Ashish Deshmukh
59,893
31.18
Won
49,344
25.68
2014
113,918
59.21
Prafulla Gudadhe Patil
54,976
28.57
Won
58,942
30.64
2009
89,258
51.02
Vikas Thakre
61,483
35.14
Won
27,775
15.87
2004
Nagpur West
113,143
48.59
Ranjeet Deshmukh
95,533
39.43
Won
39,710
17.45
1999
94,853
48.66
Ashok Dhawad
85,766
44.00
Won
9,087
4.66
· See also
Preceded byEknath Shinde
Preceded byEknath Shinde
Political offices
Preceded byEknath Shinde
Political offices
Chief Minister of Maharashtra 2024-present
Political offices
Preceded byEknath Shinde
Chief Minister of Maharashtra 2024-present
· See also
Preceded byAjit Pawar
Preceded byAjit Pawar
Political offices
Preceded byAjit Pawar
Political offices
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra 2022–2024
Political offices
Succeeded byEknath Shinde
Political offices
Preceded byAjit Pawar
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra 2022–2024
Succeeded byEknath Shinde

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