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Devendra Fadnavis | |
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| 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2024 | |
| Governor | C. P. Radhakrishnan |
| Deputy | |
| Ministry and Departments | |
| Preceded by | Eknath Shinde |
| In office 23 November 2019 – 28 November 2019 | |
| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Deputy | Ajit Pawar |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Uddhav Thackeray |
| In office 31 October 2014 – 12 November 2019 | |
| Governor | C. Vidyasagar Rao Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| 9th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
| In office 30 June 2022 – 5 December 2024 Serving with Ajit Pawar | |
| Chief Minister | Eknath Shinde |
| Preceded by | Ajit Pawar |
| Succeeded by | Eknath Shinde |
| 22nd Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1 December 2019 – 29 June 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Preceded by | Vijay Wadettiwar |
| Succeeded by | Ajit Pawar |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra | |
| In office 11 April 2013 – 6 January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Sudhir Mungantiwar |
| Succeeded by | Raosaheb Danve |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Constituency | Nagpur South West |
| In office 1999–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Vinod Gudadhe Patil |
| Succeeded by | Sudhakar Deshmukh |
| Constituency | Nagpur West |
| Mayor of Nagpur | |
| In office 5 March 1997 – 4 February 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Kundatai Vijaykar |
| Succeeded by | Kalpana Pande |
| Constituency | Ram Nagar ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1970 Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | "Sagar" Bungalow, Malabar Hill, South Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma mater | Nagpur University, Free University of Berlin |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
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Devendra Sarita Gangadharrao Fadnavis[a] (born 22 July 1970) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 5 December 2024,[4] and previously held this position for two terms from 2014 to 2019. He previously served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, alongside Ajit Pawar in the Eknath Shinde government. Besides this, from 2019 to 2022, he served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He was the President of BJP's Maharashtra state unit from 2013 to 2015.[5] He became Chief Minister at the age of 44, making him the second-youngest in Maharashtra's history after Sharad Pawar.
During the 2019 Maharashtra political crisis, he briefly held a second term as Chief Minister for 5 days before resigning on 28 November 2019.[6][7] Fadnavis has been a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS),[8] he has represented the Nagpur South West constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly since 2009, having previously served Nagpur West from 1999 to 2009. Additionally, he held the position of Mayor of Nagpur from 1997 to 1999.
- ^ "Devendra Fadnavis' invitation card for CM oath ceremony has special gift for his mother". The Times of India. 4 December 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ Khan, Md Zakariya (4 December 2024). "Devendra Fadnavis' name on oath ceremony invitation card surprises public". Business Standard. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Breaking decades-old tradition, Devendra Fadnavis pays tribute to mother, ahead of his swearing-in as Maharashtra CM". The Economic Times. 4 December 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "The Sarita in Devendra Sarita Gangadharrao Fadnavis". India Today. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Devendra Fadnavis sworn is the 27th Chief Minister of Maharashtra". Daily News and Analysis. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. 31 October 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ PTI (26 November 2019). "CM Devendra Fadnavis resigns, says BJP no longer has majority with Ajit Pawar quitting". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Maharashtra Assembly session on July 2, 3, Shinde to prove majority on floor". India Today. 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Maharashtra: Devendra Fadnavis met Mohan Bhagwat at RSS headquarters in Nagpur after end of polling". The Indian Express. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
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