Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre

Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre (born 26 February 1959) is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra and formerly Minister of State in the Government of India and a former member of the 17th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Akola^[1] constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.

Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre
Minister of State for Human Resource Development (from 29 July 2020 as Education)
In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Ramesh Pokhriyal
Preceded by	Satya Pal Singh
Succeeded by	Dr. Subhas Sarkar and Annpurna Devi
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology
In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Ravi Shankar Prasad
Preceded by	S.S. Ahluwalia
Succeeded by	Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Minister of State for Communications
In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Ravi Shankar Prasad
Preceded by	Manoj Sinha
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office (2004–2024)
Preceded by	Prakash Ambedkar
Succeeded by	Anup Sanjay Dhotre
Constituency	Akola, Maharashtra
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra
In office 1999–2004
Preceded by	Bhausaheb Lahane
Succeeded by	Tukaram Bidkar
Constituency	Murtizapur
Personal details
Born	(1959-02-26) 26 February 1959 (age 66) Akola, Bombay State, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Suhasini Dhotre
Children	2 sons including Anup Dhotre
Residence	Akola
Alma mater	Government College of Engineering, Amravati
Profession	Industrialist Agriculturist
As of 1 June, 2019 Source:

He was also a member of the 14th Lok Sabha,^[2] 15th Lok Sabha^[3] and 16th Lok Sabha between 2004 and 2019 from Akola.

Education and early career

Dhotre holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the Government College of Engineering, Amravati. He graduated in 1981.

Career

In May 2019, Dhotre became Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology.^[4]

Debate details in Lok Sabha

• 14-Jul-2014 (I) The Budget (Railways) – 2014-15 (II) Demands for Excess Grants (Railways) – 2011-12
• 14-Jul-2014 - Need to expedite the gauge conversion of the Ratlam-Fatehabad-Indore-Mhow-Khandwa-Amalakhurd-Akot-Akola Section
• 31-Jul-2014 - flood and drought situation in the country
• 11-Aug-2014 - The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024
• 25-Nov-2014 - Demand for recognizing Anganwadi workers as regular govt employees
• 11-Mar-2015 - The Budget (Railways) – 2015–16; (ii) Demands Grants on Account (Railways) – 2015–16; and (iii) Supplementary Demands for Grants (Railways) – 2014-15
• 19-Mar-2015 - Discussion on the agrarian situation in the country
• 22-Apr-2015 - Regarding not to scrap Handloom Reservation Act^[5]
• Resignation from Modi Cabinet on Wednesday 7 July 2021

Positions held in Lok Sabha

• 5 Aug. 2004 and 5 Aug. 2007 - Aug. 2008 - Member, Committee on Information Technology
• 31 Aug. 2009 - Member, Committee on Rural Development
• 14 Aug. 2014 onwards - Member, Committee on Estimates
• 1 Sep. 2014 onwards - Member, Standing Committee on Railways
• 1 Sep. 2014 onwards - Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
• 3 July 2015 onwards - Convenor, Sub Committee-III, Committee on Estimates

Legislative

• Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly - 1999 to 2004
• Elected for 14th Lok Sabha (First Term) ^[6]
• Re-elected for 15th Lok Sabha (Second Term)15th Lok Sabha^[7]
• Re-elected for 16th Lok Sabha (Third Term)^[8]
• Re-elected for 17th Lok Sabha (Fourth Term)

Family and personal life

Sanjay Dhotre was married to Suhasini in 1983. They have two sons.^[9] His eldest son Anup Dhotre is Member of Lok Sabha from Akola.^[10]