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Praful Patel

Praful Patel is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra.

Party in the cited recordNationalist Congress Party

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 GOVERNMENT BILLS  The Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2025 and  The Finance Bill, 2025

GOVERNMENT BILL -CONSIDERATION & PASSING/RETURN/WITHDRAWAL · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Session 267

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01 / THE ESSENTIALS

At a glance

Office
Member of Parliament · Rajya Sabha
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Institution
Rajya Sabha
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Constituency / area
Maharashtra
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State / Union territory
Maharashtra
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Membership status
Listed as sitting in the official Parliament roster
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THE JOURNEY, CHAPTER BY CHAPTER

A life in the public record

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  1. 195717 February 1957
  2. 19851985 - 1991
    public service

    President, Municipal Council, Gondia, Maharashtra

    Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.

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  3. 19911991 - 1996
    public service

    Member, Tenth Lok Sabha

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  4. 19941994-1995
    public service

    Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests

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  5. 19951995-1996
    public service

    Member, Committee on Home Affairs

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  6. 19961996-1997
    public service

    Member, Eleventh Lok Sabha (second term)

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  7. 19981998-99
    public service

    Member, Twelfth Lok Sabha (third term)

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  8. 2000April 2000
    elections

    Elected to Rajya Sabha

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  9. 2001Jan. 2001- Feb. 2004
    public service

    Member, Committee on Finance

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  10. 2002Jan. 2002 - Feb. 2004
    public service

    Permanent Special Invitee, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation

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  11. 2002May 2002 - July 2004
    public service

    Member, Committee on Rules

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  12. 2005Aug. 2005 - May 2009
    public service

    Member, General Purposes Committee

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  13. 2006April 2006
    elections

    Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term) (ceased to be Member w.e.f. 16 May 2009 consequent on his election to the 15th Lok Sabha)

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  14. 20092009 -2014
    public service

    Member, Fifteenth Lok Sabha (fourth term)

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  15. 2004May 2004 - May 2009 and May 2009 - 19 Jan. 2011
    public service

    Minister of State (Independent charge) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation

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  16. 201119 Jan. 2011 - May 2014
    public service

    Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

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  17. 2014June 2014
    elections

    Elected to Rajya Sabha (third term)

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  18. 2014Sept. 2014- July 2016
    public service

    Member, Committee on Industry

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  19. 2014Sept. 2014 - June 2018
    public service

    Member, House Committee

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  20. 2014Sept. 2014 - June 2018 and Oct. 2019 - Feb. 2024
    public service

    Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation

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  21. 2015May 2015 - April 2016 and Aug. 2016 - April 2018
    public service

    Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

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  22. 2015May - July 2015
    public service

    Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Second Amendment) Bill, 2014

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  23. 2015Sept. 2015 - July 2016
    public service

    Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas

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  24. 2015Dec. 2015 - Aug. 2016
    public service

    Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013

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  25. 2016Jan. - April 2016
    public service

    Member, Joint Committee on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015

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  26. 2016March - May 2016
    public service

    Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016

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  27. 2016May - July 2016
    public service

    Member, Joint Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill, 2016

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  28. 2016July 2016
    elections

    Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (fourth term)

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  29. 2016Sept. 2016 - Aug. 2017
    public service

    Member, Committee on Defence

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  30. 2017April - July 2017
    public service

    Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-third Amendment ) Bill, 2017

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  31. 2017Aug. 2017 - Aug. 2018
    public service

    Member, Joint Committee on the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017

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  32. 2017Sept. 2017 - May 2019
    public service

    Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture

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  33. 2019Sept. 2019 - July 2022
    public service

    Member, Committee on Finance

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  34. 2022July 2022
    elections

    Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (fifth term) (resigned w.e.f. 27 February 2024)

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  35. 2022Sept. 2022 - Feb. 2024
    public service

    Member, Committee on Communications and Information Technology

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  36. 2023Jan. 2023 - Feb. 2024
    public service

    Member, Committee on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme

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  37. 2024April 2024
    elections

    Elected to Rajya Sabha (sixth term)

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  38. 2024Aug. 2024 onwards
    public service

    Member, Committee on Public Accounts

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  39. 2024Sept. 2024 - Sept. 2025
    public service

    Member, Committee on Defence

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  40. 2024Oct. 2024 onwards
    public service

    Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation

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  41. 2024Dec. 2024 onwards
    public service

    Member, Committee on Rules

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  42. 2025Sept. 2025 onwards
    public service

    Member, Committee on Finance

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  43. 2026Feb. 2026 onwards
    public service

    President, India - Brazil Parliamentary Friendship Group

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  44. 2026Sept. 2026 onwards
    public service

    Member, Joint Committee on the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026

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  45. 20262026-10-28
    public work

    Latest dated reference in this collection

    Publisher reference: Maha MLC polls: Praful Patel calls for introspection within NCP This marks the latest dated record available here, not necessarily the latest activity in public life.

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  46. UndatedPeriod not supplied
    public service

    Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Environment and Forests

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  47. UndatedPeriod not supplied
    public service

    Member, Committee on Finance

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  48. UndatedPeriod not supplied
    public service

    Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation

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DOCUMENTED LIFE & WORK

Early life & upbringing

The cited biography records Praful Patel’s date of birth as 17 February 1957. The birthplace is recorded as Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal.

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DOCUMENTED LIFE & WORK

Education & professional life

The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: B.Com. Educated at Bombay University, Mumbai, Maharashtra. The professional background is listed as Industrialist, Political and Social Worker.

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DOCUMENTED LIFE & WORK

Public life: the documented service history

The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is 1985 - 1991: President, Municipal Council, Gondia, Maharashtra. A later recorded entry is Sept. 2026 onwards: Member, Joint Committee on the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. This identifies the earliest entry available in that source, rather than establishing the start of the entire political career. Historical and open-ended positions retain their source periods.

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02 / BIOGRAPHY

The person behind the office

Rajya Sabha terms served (source)
6
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Education in the official biography
B.Com. Educated at Bombay University, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Profession / professional background in biography
Industrialist, Political and Social Worker
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Personal background in the official biography

Date of birth
17 February 1957
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Place of birth
Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal
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Father’s name
Late Shri Manoharbhai Patel
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Mother’s name
Late Shrimati Shantaben Patel
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Marital status
Married
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Spouse’s name
Shrimati Varsha Patel
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Sons listed in biography
One
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Daughters listed in biography
Three
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Interests, publications & public work

Books & publications
'Udaan', 2017
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Social & cultural work as reported
Honorary Doctorate, Leeds Metropolitan University, U.K.; Patron, Gondia Education Society, Gondia, Distt. Gondia, Maharashtra (the Society manages colleges and high schools, where nearly 1,10,000 students are studying); Chairman, Manoharbhai Patel Charitable Trust
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Hobbies & recreation
President, All India Football Federation (AIFF), 20 October 2009 to 18 May 2022; Senior Vice-President, Asian Football Confederation (AFC); Member, Finance Committee, FIFA; Council Member, FIFA; associated with, (i) Cricket Club of India, (ii) Lions Club International, (iii) Gondwana Club, Nagpur, (iv) Bombay Gymkhana, (v) Maharashtra Olympic Association, (vi) India International Centre, (vii) National Sports Club of India and (viii) India Habitat Centre
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Travel reported in biography
Widely travelled
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03 / PUBLIC SERVICE

Terms, responsibilities & positions

Legislature / term
2024-2030
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Term end in roster
02/04/2030
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Membership category
See official election record
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Term notification date
2024-04-03
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Term expiry in official roster
2030-04-02
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Oath date in Parliament record
10 May 2024
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Positions held & committee service

  1. 1985 - 1991

    President, Municipal Council, Gondia, Maharashtra

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  2. 1991 - 1996

    Member, Tenth Lok Sabha

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  3. Period not supplied

    Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Environment and Forests

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  4. 1994-1995

    Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests

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  5. 1995-1996

    Member, Committee on Home Affairs

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  6. 1996-1997

    Member, Eleventh Lok Sabha (second term)

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  7. Period not supplied

    Member, Committee on Finance

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  8. Period not supplied

    Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation

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  9. 1998-99

    Member, Twelfth Lok Sabha (third term)

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  10. April 2000

    Elected to Rajya Sabha

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  11. Jan. 2001- Feb. 2004

    Member, Committee on Finance

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  12. Jan. 2002 - Feb. 2004

    Permanent Special Invitee, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation

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  13. May 2002 - July 2004

    Member, Committee on Rules

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  14. May 2004 - May 2009 and May 2009 - 19 Jan. 2011

    Minister of State (Independent charge) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation

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  15. April 2006

    Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term) (ceased to be Member w.e.f. 16 May 2009 consequent on his election to the 15th Lok Sabha)

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  16. Aug. 2005 - May 2009

    Member, General Purposes Committee

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  17. 2009 -2014

    Member, Fifteenth Lok Sabha (fourth term)

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  18. 19 Jan. 2011 - May 2014

    Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

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  19. June 2014

    Elected to Rajya Sabha (third term)

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  20. Sept. 2014- July 2016

    Member, Committee on Industry

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  21. Sept. 2014 - June 2018

    Member, House Committee

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  22. Sept. 2014 - June 2018 and Oct. 2019 - Feb. 2024

    Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation

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  23. May 2015 - April 2016 and Aug. 2016 - April 2018

    Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

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  24. May - July 2015

    Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Second Amendment) Bill, 2014

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  25. Sept. 2015 - July 2016

    Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas

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  26. Dec. 2015 - Aug. 2016

    Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013

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  27. Jan. - April 2016

    Member, Joint Committee on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015

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  28. March - May 2016

    Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016

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  29. May - July 2016

    Member, Joint Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill, 2016

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  30. July 2016

    Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (fourth term)

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  31. Sept. 2016 - Aug. 2017

    Member, Committee on Defence

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  32. April - July 2017

    Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-third Amendment ) Bill, 2017

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  33. Aug. 2017 - Aug. 2018

    Member, Joint Committee on the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017

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  34. Sept. 2017 - May 2019

    Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture

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  35. Sept. 2019 - July 2022

    Member, Committee on Finance

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  36. July 2022

    Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (fifth term) (resigned w.e.f. 27 February 2024)

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  37. Sept. 2022 - Feb. 2024

    Member, Committee on Communications and Information Technology

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  38. Jan. 2023 - Feb. 2024

    Member, Committee on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme

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  39. April 2024

    Elected to Rajya Sabha (sixth term)

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  40. Aug. 2024 onwards

    Member, Committee on Public Accounts

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  41. Sept. 2024 - Sept. 2025

    Member, Committee on Defence

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  42. Oct. 2024 onwards

    Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation

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  43. Dec. 2024 onwards

    Member, Committee on Rules

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  44. Sept. 2025 onwards

    Member, Committee on Finance

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  45. Feb. 2026 onwards

    President, India - Brazil Parliamentary Friendship Group

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  46. Sept. 2026 onwards

    Member, Joint Committee on the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026

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Positions retain the periods printed in the source. An open-ended entry does not independently establish a current appointment.

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YearQuestionsProceedings
200090
200120
200210
200330
201540
202406
202509

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Nationalist Congress Party

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15 source records
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GOVERNMENT BILLS- Contd. I. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and II. The Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2025

GOVERNMENT BILL -CONSIDERATION & PASSING/RETURN/WITHDRAWAL · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Session 267

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The “ Tribhuvan” Sahkari University Bill, 2025

GOVERNMENT BILL -CONSIDERATION & PASSING/RETURN/WITHDRAWAL · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Session 267

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The Protection of Interests in Aircraft Objects Bill, 2025

GOVERNMENT BILL -CONSIDERATION & PASSING/RETURN/WITHDRAWAL · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Session 267

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 GOVERNMENT BILLS  The Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2025 and  The Finance Bill, 2025

GOVERNMENT BILL -CONSIDERATION & PASSING/RETURN/WITHDRAWAL · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Session 267

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The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024

GOVERNMENT BILL -CONSIDERATION & PASSING/RETURN/WITHDRAWAL · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Session 267

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DISCUSSION ON THE WORKING OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

DISCUSSION ON THE WORKING OF THE MINISTRY · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Session 267

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19 source records
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Number of unmanned railway level crossings

UNSTARRED · RAILWAYS · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Question 2379 · Session 237

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National Optical Fibre Network Policy

UNSTARRED · COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Question 2301 · Session 237

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Private entities to manufacture space related equipment

UNSTARRED · SPACE · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Question 2847 · Session 236

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Classification of weaker section for Housing for All scheme

UNSTARRED · HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Question 2781 · Session 236

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CORRUPTION IN C.S.D. .

UNSTARRED · DEFENCE · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Question 1062 · Session 199

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EVALUATION PROCEDURE IN AIRCRAFT PURCHASE .

UNSTARRED · CIVIL AVIATION · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Question 881 · Session 199

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Praful Patel calls for introspection as NCP candidate trails in Maharashtra Council polls

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MLC Election Results 2026: Praful Patel’s veiled target at Sunetra Pawar after poll drubbing

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NCP merger buzz revives as Parth Pawar, Praful Patel meet Sharad Pawar in Delhi. Then a denial

The Indian Express

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NCP leader urges Sunetra Pawar to induct Parth into Union Cabinet; targets Tatkare, Praful Patel

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Sunetra Pawar was not aware of Praful Patel & Sunil Tatkare’s late-night meet with Maharashtra CM Devendr

The Times of India

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05 / CONTACT & ACCESS

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Email published by Parliament
praful@sansad.nic.in
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Delhi correspondence address
26, Gurudwara Rakabganj Road, New Delhi 110001
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Delhi contact published by Parliament
23311986, 23712317, 24914757 21430710, 23717980(R), Fax 23713344, Mobile:9013181080, 9013181102
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Permanent correspondence address in official biography
Bagicha Ramnagar, Gondia Distt., Maharashtra 441614
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{07182} 222127, 222115, 2582827
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When was Praful Patel born?

The cited biography records 17 February 1957.

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Where was Praful Patel born?

Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal.

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What education is recorded for Praful Patel?

B.Com. Educated at Bombay University, Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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What professional background is recorded for Praful Patel?

Industrialist, Political and Social Worker.

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1985 - 1991: President, Municipal Council, Gondia, Maharashtra. This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.

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