Devendra Fadnavis is an Indian politician from BJP. He is the 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra who served from 2014 to 2019.
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Wiki/Biography
He was born on Wednesday, 22 July 2019 (age 52 years; as in 2022) in Nagpur, Maharashtra. His zodiac sign is Leo. She did her schooling from New Indira Convent, Saraswati Vidyalaya and Dharampeth Junior College in Nagpur, Maharashtra. In 1992, he completed his Bachelor of Laws from the Government Law College, Nagpur. He obtained a Post Graduate in Business Management and a Diploma in Project Management Methods and Techniques from Dahlem School of Education, Germany.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
Family, Caste and Wife
Devendra Fadnavis belongs to a Brahmin family. His father Gangadharrao Fadnavis was a prominent politician from Maharashtra. His mother, Sarita Fadnavis was the director of Vidarbha Housing Credit Society. His elder brother Ashish Fadnavis is a businessman.
Gangadharrao Fadnavis, father of Devendra Fadnavis.
Devendra Fadnavis with his mother Sarita Fadnavis
Ashish Fadnavis, brother of Devendra Fadnavis
On 17 November 2005, he was married to Amrita Fadnavis, a bank manager, social worker and singer. They have a daughter, Divija Fadnavis.
Devendra Fadnavis with his wife Amrita Fadnavis and his daughter Divija Fadnavis.
livelihood
Devendra Fadnavis joined Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in the mid-nineties. When Fadnavis was in college, he was an active member of the BJP and was associated with the ABVP. In 1989, he served as the ward president of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM). In 1990, he contested his first municipal election from Ram Nagar ward of Nagpur. He won the municipal elections, and was appointed as the youngest corporator of Nagpur Municipal Corporation at the age of 22. In 1994, BJYM appointed him as the state vice president. In 1997, he was elected as the Mayor of Nagpur.
Devendra Fadnavis after being appointed Mayor of Nagpur.
In 1999, Fadnavis contested the Maharashtra Assembly elections for the first time from Nagpur West seat and won. In 2001 he was appointed National Vice President of BJYM. In 2004, he was re-elected as MLA from Nagpur West seat. In 2009, he was elected as MLA from the newly formed Nagpur South West seat; After delimitation. In 2014, the BJP appointed Fadnavis as the leader of the Maharashtra legislature party.
Devendra Fadnavis after being appointed leader of the legislative party in Maharashtra.
In 2014, he was elected as MLA from Nagpur South West seat and was appointed as the 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra. In 2019, he was re-elected as MLA from Nagpur South West seat. On 8 November 2019, he had to resign as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra when the BJP could not form the government due to disagreements with Shiv Sena over seat-sharing.
Devendra Fadnavis after being appointed Chief Minister of Maharashtra
On 30 June 2022, he became the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath Shinde was sworn in as the 20th Chief Minister of the state.
Maharashtra Governor (centre), CM Eknath Shinde (left) and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis (right) stand at attention as the national anthem plays in the background at the Raj Bhavan on June 30, 2022.
controversies
- On 2 April 2016, Fadnavis was addressing a rally in Nashik, and said that any Indian who does not chant “Bharat Mata ki Jai” should go to Pakistan or China. He faced a lot of criticism from a section of the society for his statement. He later clarified that his statement was not being portrayed the way it was meant to be and had nothing to do with religion.
- In October 2016, his photo with a criminal went viral on social media. Criminal Baba Bodke was accused of four murders. Eventually, his office clarified that a woman who had come to his office to invite Fadnavis for an event had brought Baba with her and that Fadnavis did not even know that Baba was a criminal.
- In February 2018, Fadnavis and his wife Nadi appeared in a music video to promote the conversation. Where Fadnavis was lip-syncing and dancing on the songs of Sonu Nigam and Amrita Fadnavis along with Mumbai Civic Commissioner Ajoy Mehta, Police Commissioner Dutta Padsalgikar and State Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar. The opposition criticized the video and said that a person representing the government should not appear in a music video. However, Fadnavis defended himself by saying that it was for a good cause and the criticism he was facing was unfair.
Favourite Things
- Sweet Dish: Modak and Puranpoli
car collection
Devendra Fadnavis owns Mahindra XUV500 (2012 model)
Assets/Assets (as of 2019)
- Bank Deposit: Rs 7.01 lakh
- Jewellery: 450 grams of gold jewellery, worth Rs 17.40 lakh
- Agricultural Land: 5 lands worth Rs 57 lakh
- Residential Building: 2 plots worth Rs 2.44 crore in Dharampeth, Nagpur
Salary and Net Worth (in 2019)
- Salary: Rs 2.13 lakh per month (as an MLA)
- Net worth: Rs 8.71 crore
Facts/General Knowledge
- His father served as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council in Nagpur.
- When Devendra was 17 years old his father passed away.
- Nitin Gadkari calls Devendra’s father his guru. Devendra’s father Gangadharrao Fadnavis mentored Gadkari during his early years in politics.
Devendra Fadnavis with Nitin Gadkari
- After the death of his father, Devendra Fadnavis entered politics.
- He is an RSS member from Trikoni Park RSS branch in Nagpur.
Devendra Fadnavis with Lal Krishna Advani (centre) and Nitin Gadkari (left) at an RSS meeting.
- Gopinath Munde considered Fadnavis as a young and dynamic leader and he also brought Fadnavis into the limelight.
- On 31 October 2014, Fadnavis became the second youngest Chief Minister of Maharashtra at the age of 44. NCP chief Sharad Pawar, at the age of 38, is the youngest person to take oath as Maharashtra CM. 18 July 1978.
Devendra Fadnavis is taking oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
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