Girish Bapat

Girish Bapat (3 September 1950 – 29 March 2023) was an Indian politician who served as a member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha.

He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Pune, Maharashtra in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. Earlier he served as the Cabinet Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Food and Drugs Administration and Parliamentary Affairs in the First Fadnavis ministry. He was a member of 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and one of the top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in Vidhan Sabha. He was elected from Kasba Peth constituency to the Vidhan Sabha in five consecutive elections since 1995.

Girish Bapat
गिरीश बापट
Girish Bapat
Bapat in 2016
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 May 2019 – 29 March 2023
Preceded byAnil Shirole
ConstituencyPune
Minister of Food & Civil Supplies
Government of Maharashtra
In office
4 December 2014 – 4 June 2019
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Succeeded bySambhaji Patil Nilangekar
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Government of Maharashtra
In office
4 December 2014 – 4 June 2019
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded byPrakash Mehta
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
1995 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byVasant Thorat
Succeeded byMukta Tilak
ConstituencyKasba Peth
Personal details
Born(1950-09-03)3 September 1950
Talegaon, Bombay State, India
Died29 March 2023(2023-03-29) (aged 72)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseGirija Bapat
Children1 son
Parents
  • Balchandra Bapat (father)
  • Pratibha Bapat (mother)
EducationBachelor of Commerce
Alma materBrihan Maharashtra College of Commerce
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.mahabjp.org/Eng/BjpBadal/Cabinet.aspx
Source: [1]

Political career

Bapat started his public career working initially with the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh. He was appointed secretary of Pune City BJP in 1980. He was first elected to the Pune Municipal Corporation in a by-election in 1983 and won three subsequent terms. He was appointed the Standing Committee chairman of Pune Municipal Corporation in 1986-87. He was first elected as a member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 1995. In 1997, he was appointed director of Krishna Valley Development Corporation. In the 2019 Indian general elections, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Pune constituency.

Positions held

Within BJP

Legislative

Controversies

Bapat had been criticised for poor judgment and misuse of office.

Death

Bapat died in Shaniwar Peth, Pune at the age of 72 after a long illness.

References

Political offices
Preceded by Cabinet Minister for Food & Civil Supplies,
Maharashtra State

31 October 2014 – 4 June 2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by Cabinet Minister for Food & Drug Administration,
Maharashtra State

31 October 2014 – 4 June 2019
Succeeded by
N/A
Preceded by Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Pune district
December 2014 – 4 June 2019
Succeeded by
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