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Devendra Fadnavis

Devendra Fadnavis

DOB: 22 July 1970

Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis is the current Chief Minister of Maharashtra. A member of Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Fadnavis holds the honour of being the second youngest Chief Minister of Maharashtra after Sharad Pawar. In the past, he has also been recognised as the youngest municipal corporator of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation at the age of 21. He was the second youngest mayor elected in India, when he served as the Mayor of Nagpur at the age of 27, in 1997. He is also the only person to be re-elected as the Mayor in Council in Maharashtra. He has been an MLA representing Nagpur, since, 1999. A lawyer by profession, Fadnavis holds law degree from Nagpur Law College. He also has a Post Graduate Degree in Business Management and a diploma in Project Management from DSE, Berlin. His wife, Amruta Ranade is a branch manager in Axis Bank.

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What happened during farmers' stir in MP 'unfortunate': Maha CM Fadnavis

Politics | Jun 10, 2017, 09:14 PM IST

Fadnavis, who himself is grappled with a simmering farmers' protest in his state for quite some time now, said there could be no justification for such killings.

File pic of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Farm loan waiver in Maharashtra to be ‘biggest-ever’, says CM Fadnavis

Politics | Jun 03, 2017, 09:22 PM IST

Fadnavis, in late evening, tweeted that the government has decided to appoint a committee to look into the modalities of the loan waiver scheme.

Maharashtra farmers end strike after meeting CM Fadnavis

Maharashtra farmers end strike after meeting with CM Fadnavis

India | Jun 03, 2017, 10:22 AM IST

Maharashtra farmers decided to withdraw their agitation after holding a meeting with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis who promised to take a series of measures to meet their demands.

Fadnavis, Gadkari during India's first OLA Multi Modal

Nagpur becomes first city with electric mass mobility system

May 27, 2017, 03:46 PM IST

Gadkari and Fadnavis inaugurated India’s first multi-modal electric vehicle project at the Nagpur Airport Complex here on Friday.

Muslim scrap dealer Irfan was first to rescue Fadnavis from

Muslim scrap dealer Irfan Sheikh was first to rescue Fadnavis from crashed chopper

India | May 26, 2017, 06:51 PM IST

The first person to rush to the rescue was small-time scrap dealer Irfan Shaikh, who shouted "Our king (CM) is trapped in the chopper"

A crowd looks on as the helicopter with Mahrashtra CM on

Politicians and the 'air syndrome': Devendra Fadnavis escaped unhurt, here are those who didn't

Politics | May 25, 2017, 07:11 PM IST

A look at the politicians who survived air crashes and those who didn't

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan on Fadnavis's chopper crash-landing: It was a providential escape

India | May 25, 2017, 06:52 PM IST

Amitabh Bachchan speaking about the chopper crash of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that it was a ‘providential escape’ for him and his team when their chopper crash-landed here at noon on Thursday.

The CM, who was travelling with his his team of officials,

Narrow escape for Maharashtra CM as helicopter carrying him crash-lands in Latur

India | May 25, 2017, 01:27 PM IST

The CM, who was travelling with other senior officials of the state, is safe. A technical fault is said to be the reason why the CM’s helicopter failed to take off and fell to the ground within seconds of taking off

Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra civic polls: BJP scores stunning victory in Congress citadel Latur, Chandrapur

Politics | Apr 22, 2017, 10:13 AM IST

Continuing its winning march in Maharashtra, BJP on Friday emerged victorious in two out of three civic bodies that went to polls on April 19.

Will Maharashtra waive farm loans next? CM Fadnavis ‘to

Will Maharashtra waive farm loans next? CM Fadnavis ‘to study’ UP model

Politics | Apr 05, 2017, 02:18 PM IST

A day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced crop loan waiver up to Rs 1 lakh, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said the state government will study the UP model of farm loan waiver worth Rs 36,000 crore.

389 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra this year:

389 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra this year: Govt

India | Mar 29, 2017, 04:21 PM IST

As many as 389 farmers in the state committed suicide first two months of 2017, the state Assembly was told today. The corresponding period last year saw 480 farmers committing suicide, official figures show.

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CM Fadnavis urges doctors to call off strike or face legal action

Politics | Mar 24, 2017, 04:11 PM IST

Making a statement in the assembly, Fadnavis said that attacks on doctors were condemnable but the doctors had forgotten their (Hippocratic) oath to serve the sick.

Devendra Fadnavis

Devendra Fadnavis denies reports of his moving over to Centre

Politics | Mar 17, 2017, 03:00 PM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today denied speculations over his appointment as a Union minister and insisted that he will continue to stay in the state.

Devendra Fadnavis, Mumbai, BMC Elections, BJP

BMC election: BJP will not contest Mayoral election in Mumbai, says Fadnavis

Politics | Mar 04, 2017, 09:16 PM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today made a surprising announcement and said that the BJP will not contest the March 8 Mayoral polls. He also made it clear that the decision of the BJP should

Devendra Fadnavis

No alliance with Congress in BMC, no question of abandoning transparency agenda: Devendra Fadnavis

Politics | Feb 26, 2017, 12:42 AM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today ruled out any alliance with the Congress party in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

BJP’s huge victory is on agenda of transparency, says

BJP’s huge victory in civic polls on agenda of transparency: Fadnavis

Politics | Feb 23, 2017, 09:41 PM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said BJP's huge victory in BMC and other civic bodies was achieved on the agenda of transparency.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray

Fadnavis govt on ‘notice period’? Uddhav predicts ‘mid-term polls’

Politics | Feb 14, 2017, 09:40 AM IST

The bickering among the ruling partners in Maharashtra -- the BJP and Shiv Sena reached a new level on Monday when latter’s supremo Uddhav Thackeray predicted mid-term polls in the state.

Amruta Fadnavis, Maharashtra CM, Amitabh Bachchan

Maharashtra CM's wife Amruta Fadnavis shoots music video with Amitabh Bachchan

Bollywood | Nov 30, 2016, 11:19 PM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's wife Amruta Fadnavis will soon make her debut to the glamour world with a music video opposite megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

BJP, Maharashtra polls, Congress, NCP, Fadnavis

BJP emerges winner in Maharashtra municipal polls, says mandate for demonetisation

Politics | Nov 29, 2016, 09:42 AM IST

BJP on Monday emerged as the major gainer in the first phase of municipal council polls winning 39 municipal chief's posts of the 147 urban local bodies.

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No govt restriction on Pak artistes, says Venkaiah Naidu; defends Devendra Fadnavis for ‘ADHM’ deal

Politics | Oct 26, 2016, 03:34 PM IST

Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu today informed that that the government has not imposed any restrictions on Pakistani artistes working in India.

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