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.^[1][2] 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.^[3]

Girish Bapat
गिरीश बापट
Bapat in 2016
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 23 May 2019 – 29 March 2023
Preceded by	Anil Shirole
Succeeded by	Murlidhar Mohol
Constituency	Pune
Minister of Food & Civil Supplies Government of Maharashtra
In office 4 December 2014 – 4 June 2019
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Succeeded by	Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Government of Maharashtra
In office 4 December 2014 – 4 June 2019
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Preceded by	Prakash Mehta
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office 1995 – 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Vasant Thorat
Succeeded by	Mukta Tilak
Constituency	Kasba Peth
Personal details
Born	(1950-09-03)3 September 1950 Talegaon, Bombay State, India
Died	29 March 2023(2023-03-29) (aged 72) Pune, Maharashtra, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Girija Bapat
Children	1 son
Parents	Balchandra Bapat (father) Pratibha Bapat (mother)
Education	Bachelor of Commerce
Alma mater	Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce
Occupation	Politician
Website	www.mahabjp.org/Eng/BjpBadal/Cabinet.aspx
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Political career

Bapat started his public career working initially with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak 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

• Secretary, BJYM Pune (1980)
• President, BJP Pune (2006)

Legislative

• Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly – five consecutive terms since 1995
• Member, Lok Sabha (2019–2023)
• Chairman, Pune Municipal Corporation Standing Committee (1986–87)

Controversies

Bapat had been criticised for poor judgment and misuse of office.^[4][5][6]

Death

Bapat died in Shaniwar Peth, Pune at the age of 72 after a long illness.^[7]

References

1. "Maharashtra Government, Council of Ministers". Retrieved 29 December 2019.
2. "Maharashtra BJP > Cabinet". Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
3. "Kasba Peth (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
4. PTI (28 March 2019). "Satellite Shot Down "Kept Watch on India", Tweets BJP Minister; Trolled". NDTV. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
5. PTI (14 September 2015). "We also watch 'those' videos clips at night, says Maharashtra minister; raises eyebrows". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
6. Banerjee, Shoumojit (19 January 2019). "HC raps Girish Bapat for misusing position". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
7. Pune: Girish Bapat Passes Away At 72

Political offices
Preceded by Anil Deshmukh	Cabinet Minister for Food & Civil Supplies, Maharashtra State 31 October 2014 – 4 June 2019	Succeeded by Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar
Preceded by Manohar Naik	Cabinet Minister for Food & Drug Administration, Maharashtra State 31 October 2014 – 4 June 2019	Succeeded by N/A
Preceded by Ajit Pawar	Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Pune district December 2014 – 4 June 2019	Succeeded by N/A