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Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan (14 July 1920 – 26 February 2004) [citation needed] was an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Maharashtra twice from 1975 until 1977 and from 13 March 1986 until 26 June 1988.
Shankarrao Chavan was appointed as Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the first time on 21 February 1975, replacing Vasantrao Naik. [1] His first ministry lasted till 16 April 1977, and was succeeded by Vasantdada Patil's ministry .
Shankarrao Chavan was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the second time in March 1986, [1] [2] on resignation of his predecessor, Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar. [3] [4] Chavan's cabinet served until his resignation on 26 June 1988, and subsequent replacement by Sharad Pawar's ministry. [5]
Shankarrao Chavan was a prominent politician from Maharashtra who served as Chief Minister of Maharashtra twice. A noted parliamentarian he also served as the cabinet minister of India twice. He served as the Minister of Finance in Rajiv Gandhi’s cabinet during 1988-1989, and Minister of Home Affairs for a term of 5 years during 1991-1996 ...
6 days ago · The Chavan family has been winning the seat since delimitation in 2008. Before that, Shankarrao won Bhokar thrice — in 1967, 1972 and 1978. But adding to her challenge this time is the fact that some influential Maratha families of former local MLAs Balajirai Gorthekar-Deshmukh, Bapusaheb Gorthekar, and Madhavrao Kinhalkar are now campaigning against her.
1 day ago · Previously, her grandfather and former Maharashtra CM Shankarrao Chavan won elections from this seat thrice from 1967 to 1978. Ashok Chavan entered the Vidhan Sabha as an MLA from Bhokar in 2009. Following his win in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Ashok Chavan vacated the seat for his wife Ameeta Chavan, who won the by-polls.
Feb 12, 2024 · A former Maharashtra chief minister, Chavan, 66, won his first election on the Congress ticket nearly 40 years ago, and is the son of Congress veteran Shankarrao Chavan, who served in senior positions in the party.
