| Name(s) |
ASHOK
Shankarrao CHAVAN |
| Date of
Birth |
October 28, 1958 |
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Identity |
Indian Politician
from Maharashtra |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- December 08, 2008: He
became the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on this day.
- November 09, 2010: He
retired as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on this day.
- November 01, 2004: He
became the Minister of Industries, Mines, Protocol, Cultural
Affairs of Maharashtra on this day.
- February 20, 2009: He
retired as the Minister of Industries, Mines, Protocol,
Cultural Affairs of Maharashtra on this day.
- October 19, 1999: He became
the Minister of Revenue of Maharashtra on this day.
- October 20, 2004: He
retired as the Minister of Revenue of Maharashtra on this
day.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He is the son of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Shankarrao Chavan and they are the first father–son duo in
the state's history to become chief ministers.
- He was asked to resign as Chief Minister during a
meeting with Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, after it
emerged that three of his relatives owned apartments in a
government housing society that was created specifically to
house Indian war veterans in upmarket Colaba area of Mumbai.
- Nevertheless, he was put as a candidate for the lok
sabha elections of 2014 by the Congress party, which he won.
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