Dilip Walsh Patil is an Indian politician and leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). He is a seven-time Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Ambegaon and has won consecutively from the constituency since 1990. Dileep was appointed as the Home Minister of Maharashtra in April 2021 after former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh resigned amid corruption allegations against him.
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Dilip Walsh Patil was born on Tuesday, 30 October 1956 (age 64; as of 2020) in Nirgudsar village, Pune, Maharashtra. His full name is Dilip Dattatray Walse Patil and his zodiac sign is Scorpio. Patil studied from Nirgudsari District Board School. Dileep completed his Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Ruya College, Mumbai in 1978, followed by a Diploma in Journalism from Siddharth College, Mumbai in 1979. He then decided to study law, for which he obtained his LLB and LLM degrees from the Government Law College, University of Mumbai, with honors in 1988. After completing his formal education, Patil’s father, Dattatrai Gavindrao Walsh Patil, placed him as his personal assistant to Sharad Pawar, then a prominent leader of the Indian National Congress. Patil entered active politics under the mentorship of Sharad Pawar and has since led a successful political career spanning three decades.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 9″
Eye Color: Black
Hair color: black
family and caste
Dilip Walse Patil belongs to a Maratha community family.
Parents
His father, Dattarei Govindrao Walsh Patil, was an Indian National Congress MLA.
Father of Dilip Walsh Patil
wife and children
Dileep’s wife Kiran and their daughter Purva are the directors of a construction firm called Purva Constructions.
Dilip Walsh Patil with his daughter (centre) and wife (left)
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Career
Dileep started his political career in 1990 by successfully contesting the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections from Ambegaon constituency on an Indian National Congress (INC) ticket. He successfully retained the Ambegaon seat in all the legislative elections held since then.
Dilip Walsh Patil, along with his daughter (left) and other NCP party workers campaign in Ambegaon constituency ahead of the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections.
As a loyalist of Sharad Pawar, Dileep left the Indian National Congress and subsequently supported the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which was formed by Sharad Pawar in May 1999. Since the inception of the NCP, Dileep has remained a key member of the NCP’s decision-making committee and is regarded as an outstanding leader of the NCP. Sharad Pawar-.
Dilip Walsh Patil with NCP President Sharad Pawar
In 2009, Dileep was appointed as the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He held the position of speaker from 2009 to 2014.
Dilip Walsh Patil presides over a session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly as its Speaker
In April 2021, Dileep replaced Anil Deshmukh as the Home Minister of Maharashtra. This comes after Anil Deshmukh resigned as Home Minister in the interim amid corruption allegations leveled against him by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh.
Patil takes oath as Maharashtra Home Minister
Dilip has extensive experience as a minister in the Government of Maharashtra with various portfolios including Finance and Planning, Energy, Higher and Technical Education and Medical Education.
Net worth
Dilip Walse Patil net worth is more than Rs. 5.6 million. From this, the total movable assets in his name amount to 100 GEL. 3.9 million (approximately), and the real estate registered in his name is more than GEL. 3 million. The above information was disclosed by Dileep in his election affidavit submitted to the Election Commission ahead of the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections.
Facts/Trivia
- Dilip Walsh Patil served as the President of the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Mills (NFCSF) until he resigned in December 2020 after he became the Maharashtra Cabinet Minister.
- He was reportedly the main candidate for the post of Home Minister during the formation of the Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government; However, he declined to preside over the post citing health issues. Patil is diabetic and also has heart complications.
- Dilip is said to have uplifted the education system in his district by improving the standard of education in educational institutions and establishing new colleges.
- Dilip Patil has a criminal defamation case registered in the Bombay High Court.
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