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Sushil Kumar Shinde

Congress
DOB 04 Sep 1941
Age 84 years
birth palce Solapur, Maharashtra
profession Politician
Sushil Kumar Shinde biography

Sushilkumar Sambhaji Shinde is a seasoned politician from Maharashtra with a distinguished career in the Indian National Congress (INC).

He served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from January 2003 to November 2004, where he became the first Dalit to hold this position.

Shinde has also held significant national roles, including Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Power.

His tenure as a Home Minister saw two major decisions: hanging the terrorists Afzal Guru and Ajmal Kasab.

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Sushil Kumar Shinde personal life
Spouse
Ujwala Shinde
children
Praniti Shinde
Education
Dayanand College, Shivaji University, University of Mumbai, Solapur University

SUSHIL KUMAR SHINDE NEWS

Importance of being Sushil Kumar Shinde ahead of Lok Sabha polls as BJP looks for a face in Solapur belt

January 21, 2024 6:53 am

Denying Cong veteran’s claim that he had been approached by BJP twice, Maharashtra BJP chief Bawankule however says his party would welcome if anyone wants to join its fold by accepting Modi’s leadership

PMC Bank fraud: Enforcement Directorate provisionally attaches Rs 35.48 crore assets of Shinde’s kin

March 15, 2021 8:19 pm

The probe agency said it has provisionally attached assets of Priti Shroff and Raj Shroff, owners of Jindal Combines Pvt. Ltd and Orlando Trading Pvt. Ltd, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).

'If Sharad Pawar becomes UPA chairperson, I'll like it': Sushilkumar Shinde

December 13, 2020 8:46 am

Shinde is the first Congress leader to support Pawar's name for the role. He was speaking to the media in Mumbai. Since Thursday, when Pawar led a delegation of Opposition leaders to meet President Ramnath Kovind over the farmer protests.

Maharashtra: Centralisation of power never worked, says Shinde

May 04, 2020 3:52 am

“Centralisation of power has never worked. Whether it was in the past or now, we have to exercise caution to retain the fundamentals of democracy,” senior Congress leader Sushil Kumar Shinde said.

‘If Cong and NCP merge, former leaders return, party will become a strong force’

October 18, 2019 3:30 am

Shinde, whose daughter Praniti Shinde is contesting on a Congress ticket for the third time from Solapur city seat, speaks with Manoj More about the upcoming elections.

Beaten on his home turf, Sushil Kumar Shinde looks to reinvent himself

April 16, 2019 2:37 pm

When Shinde speaks, he says too would have raised his voice but for bad throat. Shinde keeps his speech short but touches the same topics which he did at other rallies. The crowd, like elsewhere, hears him out with rapt attention.

Decision 2019: CPI(M) set to back Prakash Ambedkar in Solapur

March 30, 2019 10:13 am

The CPI(M) has a strong base in Solapur. BJP’s Jaisiddheshwar Mahaswamiji, Congress’s Sushil Kumar Shinde and Ambedkar are in the fray from the constituency. Ambedkar has tied up with the AIMIM to float the BVA, which will contest all the 48 seats in the state.

Sushil Kumar Shinde: I am confident people of Solapur will choose the right sevak this time

March 15, 2019 1:09 am

In an interview with The Indian Express, the former home minister said he was confident of winning the seat for the fourth time and would remain in politics as long as he remains fit.

Ambedkar in the ring as Shinde muddles Congress plans in Solapur

March 12, 2019 12:56 am

Veteran politician Sushil Kumar Shinde has been spending hours meeting the people of the constituency, while sticking to the official line that “the party will decide” on his candidature.

Sushil Kumar Shinde to step down as Congress in-charge of Himachal Pradesh

May 22, 2018 11:21 am

The changes in various state offices come on the heels of the Congress pulling an electoral victory in Karnataka from the clutches of the BJP in alliance with the JD(S).

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