Address with Telephone and Fax numbers

Office: Maharashtra Pradesh NCP, C/o Rashtrawadi Bhawan, Govt. Barrack No.21, Free Press Journal Marg, Nariman Point, Mumbai- 400 021 Telefax : 022-2042605 (three lines), 022-2045094, 022-2045124.

R. R. Patil popularly known as “Aba” was born on 16th August 1957 at Village Anjani Taluka Tasgaon of Sangli District in the State of Maharashtra, INDIA. He did his B.A. Honors from Shantiniketan College Sangli and also did his L.L.B. special. Versatile in Marathi, Hindi and English, a farmer and an advocate, in his early political life Shri Patil was Member of Sangli Zillah Parishad from 1979 to 1990.

His public and political activities is spread out from Tasgaon which is his legislative assembly constituency to the whole of Maharashtra. His fast unto death for the social cause of creating sufficient infrastructure to store and use the water of Krishna River Valley project had immense effect on State Government to act. He has major contributions in the cooperative sector also. He was founder Chairman of Kisan Urban Credit Society & also established the Tasgaon farmers sales purchase society, Swami Ramanand Bharat Cooperative Cotton Mill & Tasgaon Taluka Farmers Cooperative Sugar Factory at Turchi, Tasgaon.

He was elected to Maharashtra legislative assembly in 1990, 1995, 1999 & 2004. He was also Chief Whip of Congress Party in assembly. He was also chairman of public account committee of assembly in 1996 - 1997 & 1998 - 1999.

His major milestones:

• Best Parliamentarian awarded on 22nd December 1996 by Commonwealth Parliamentary Board.
• Maharashtra Pradesh Nationalist Congress President – 31st March 2003 to 17th December 2004.
• 26th December 2003 to 31st December 2004 Minister Home Department.
• 1st November 2004 Deputy Chief Minister & Home Minister Government of Maharashtra.
• 18th June to 2nd July 2005 in charge Chief Minister.
• Deputy CM & Home Minister and Minister for Special Assistance upto 3rd December 2008.
• Currently Maharashtra Pradesh Nationalist Congress President.

Other Information : Chairman, Virbhadra Educational Institution Siddhewadi; Founder, R.R. Patil Students Hoster siddhewadi; Made efforts for establishing separate hostel forgirls at Tasgaon; Constant efforts for solving problem of drinking water of 40 villages in Tasgaon taluka and approval for piped water supply scheme; Fast unto death undertaken at Sangli forcalling attention of the Govt. towards blocking of water of Maharashtra’s share in Krishna Valley before prescribed time and its use; Organized Pani Parishad (Water Conference) at Tasgaon;founder-Chairman, Kisan Nagri Co-operative Credit Society; Tasgoan Taluka Agriculturists Marketing Federation and swami Ramanand Bharati Co-operative spinning Mill, Tasgaon; Founder-Vice-Chairman and Chairman, Tasgaon Taluka Shetakari Co-operative Sugar Factory, Turchi; 1979-90, Member, Zilla Parishad, Sangli; 31 March, 2004 to 18th December, 2004 President, Rashtrawadi Congress Party Maharashtra Region; 1990-1995, 1995-1999, 1999-2004 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Whip of Legislature Congress Party 1996-97, 1998-1999 Chairman Public accounts Committee on 22 December, 1996 Felicitated by First Award of “Best Parliamentarian” in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for by Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Maharashtra Branch under a practice newly introduced on the lines of Parliament by considering studious Speeches delivered in the House on issue of Public Interest; 27 October, 1999 to 26 December, 2003,Minister for Rural Development, Water Supply & Sanitation 2006 December, 2003 to 17 October, 2004 Minister for Home; re-elected to Legislative Assembly in October, 2004; From 16 November, 2004 Deputy Chief Minister & Home Minister of Maharashtra State; From 18 December, 2004 Leader of the House of Maharashtra Legislative Council.

Foreign Tours : Study tour of U.K., Belgium, Netherland, Switzerland & France etc in 1997 on behalf of Maharashtra Branch of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.

Hobbies: Reading literature in the context of social reforms.