| Gopinath Munde गोपीनाथ मुंडे | |
|---|---|
| Gopinath Munde | |
| Minister of Rural Development | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 03 June 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Jairam Ramesh |
| Succeeded by | Narendra Modi |
| Member of Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2009 – 03 June 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jaisinghrao Gaikwad (NCP) |
| Constituency | Beed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1949 Nathra Village, Parali |
| Died | 3 June 2014 (aged 64) New Delhi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Pradnya Munde |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Website | Gopinath Munde Web |
Gopinath Pandurang MundePersonal life[edit]
Munde was born in Parali, Maharashtra, on 12 December 1949, to Pandurang Munde and Limbabai Munde in a middle class Vanjari (caste) farmer's family.[2]
Munde's wife Pradnya is a sister of late Pramod Mahajan, a senior BJP leader.[2][3] His family included his eldest sibling, sister, Saraswati Karad, elder brother Pandit Anna, who is actively involved in social and political work. He was the third child in the family. He has two younger brothers, Manikrao and Venkatrao.
Munde had three daughters — Pankaja, Pratima and Yashashri. Pankaja is an MLA. Pratima is a doctor, and Yashashri is studying law.[2]
Education[edit]
Munde attended a government primary school, in Nathra village, Beed district where classes were conducted "under a tree". He later attended the Zilla Parishad high school in Parali. He obtained a BA in commerce from college in Ambejogai.[2]Subsequently, he studied at the ILS College in Pune.
After Gopinath Munde became Rural Development Minister in 2014, controversy erupted over his educational qualification. According to the affidavit submitted to Election Commission by Munde for the Lok Sabha elections, he graduated from New Law College, Pune in 1976 but the college was established in 1978.[4]
Political career[edit]
Munde got involved into Politics when he met Pramod Mahajan, a friend and colleague in the college.[5] As a member of theAkhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, he took part in the agitation against the state of emergency imposed by the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. He was incarcerated in the Nashik central jail until the Emergency was lifted.
In 1971, he associated with the campaign of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh candidate in the Lok Sabha election in the Beedconstituency.[citation needed] He attended the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Shiksha Varga (Training Camp) held in Punethat year. He soon became the Sambhajinagar Mandal Karyavah, looking after half a dozen shakhas of the RSS, and subsequently, the in-charge of its Pune City Students' Cell. Later, he was made a member of the executive committee of the city RSS.[citation needed] The Janata Party by this time had split, and the Bharatiya Janata Party, founded by the leaders the erstwhile Bharatiya Jana Sangh had come into existence. Munde was made President of the Maharashtra unit of the BJP's youth wing, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha.
Vidhan Sabha[edit]
He was Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha from 12 December 1991 to 14 March 1995. Munde was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra when Manohar Joshi-led government took over the reins of the state on 14 March 1995.[5]
Lok Sabha[edit]
Munde served as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha (2009–2014), representing the Beed constituency.[6][7] In 2014, Munde again
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