Sunil Tatkare

Sunil Dattatray Tatkare is an Indian politician currently serving as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Raigad. He formerly served as the Member of Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra from Shrivardhan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and as Minister of Water Resources, Maharashtra.^[1] He also formerly served as the leader of the Nationalist Congress Party in Vidhan Sabha. He has been alleged to have been associated in a number of cases due to which the Anti-Corruption Bureau has sought the state government's nord to launch an "open inquiry" against him over allegations of land grab and disproportionate assets.^[2] The Enforcement Directorate has started a probe against him in an assets case.^[3]

Sunil Tatkare
सुनील तटकरे
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Anant Geete
Constituency	Raigad
President Maharashtra State of the Nationalist Congress Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 03 july 2023
NCP President	Ajit Pawar
Member of Vidhan Sabha, Maharashtra
In office 1995–2009
Preceded by	Ashok Sabale
Constituency	Mangaon Vidhan Sabha
Member of Vidhan Sabha, Maharashtra
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	Tukaram Surve
Succeeded by	Avdhoot Tatkare
Constituency	Shrivardhan
Minister of State in First Deshmukh ministry
In office 19 October 1999 – 16 January 2003
Minister	Urban Development Port Development Ministry of Urban Land Ceiling
Cabinet Minister in Second Deshmukh ministry
In office 1st Nov 2004 – 4 Dec 2008
Minister	Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Khar Land Development
Preceded by	Sushilkumar Shinde
Succeeded by	Rameshchandra Gopikisan Bang
Cabinet Minister in First Ashok Chavan ministry
In office 8 December 2008 – 6 November 2009
Minister	Energy, New and Renewable Energy
Preceded by	Dilip Walse-Patil
Succeeded by	Ajit Pawar
Cabinet Minister in Second Ashok Chavan ministry
In office 07 November 2009 – 10 November 2010
Minister	Finance Planning
Preceded by	Dilip Walse-Patil
Succeeded by	Ajit Pawar
Cabinet Minister in Prithviraj Chavan ministry
In office 11 November 2010 – 26 September 2014
Minister	Water Reaources Command Area Development Earthquake Rehabilitation
Preceded by	Ajit Pawar Narayan Rane
Succeeded by	Girish Mahajan Ram Shinde
Personal details
Born	(1955-07-10) 10 July 1955 (age 69) At Sutarwadi, P.O Jamgaon, Roha taluka,Raigad district
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Nationalist Congress Party
Other political affiliations	National Democratic Alliance (2023–present)
Spouse	Varda Tatkare
Relations	Anil Tatkare (brother), Avdhoot Tatkare (nephew)
Children	Aniket Tatkare, Aditi Sunil Tatkare

He was born in Sutarwadi Kolad on 10 July 1955 and studied Inter Science at Fergusson College in Pune. He worked as a government road contractor before joining the Indian National Congress in 1984. In 1995 he became MLA on the Congress Party's ticket. He was made Minister of Food and Civil Supplies in 2004. In 2008, he was appointed Energy Minister and in 2009 Finance Minister. His daughter Aditi Sunil Tatkare is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He was also appointed State President of Nationalist Congress Party Ajit Pawar on 3 July 2023 in Maharashtra.

References

1. "A Whole Lotta Loot Going On?".
2. "Anti-Corruption Bureau seeks nod to probe irrigation minister | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
3. "Enforcement Directorate begins probe against NCP leader Sunil Tatkare in assets case". NDTV.com.