Ashok Chavan

Ashok Chavan
Ashok Chavan
अशोक चव्हाण
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 April 2024
President	Droupadi Murmu;
Chairman of the House	Jagdeep Dhankhar;
Preceded by	Narayan Rane
Constituency	Maharashtra
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	In office; (2009-2014), (2019 – 2024)
Governor	S. C. Jamir; K. Sankaranarayanan; Om Prakash Kohli (additional charge); C. Vidyasagar Rao; Bhagat Singh Koshyari; Ramesh Bais;
Speaker of the House	Babasaheb Kupekar; Dilip Walse-Patil; Nana Patole; Zirwal Narhari Sitaram (Acting); Rahul Narwekar;
Constituency	Bhokar
	In office; (1999-2004), (2004 – 2009)
Governor	P.C. Alexander; Mohammed Fazal; S.M. Krishna;
Speaker of the House	Arun Gujarathi; Babasaheb Kupekar;
Constituency	Mudkhed
16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
	Second Term
	In office; 07 November 2009 – 11 November 2010
Governor	S. C. Jamir; K. Sankaranarayanan;
Deputy	Chhagan Bhujbal
Cabinet	Second Ashok Chavan ministry
Ministry and Department	General Administration; Information and Public Relations; Information Technology; Urban Development; Housing; Cultural Affairs; Protocol;
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Prithviraj Chavan
	First Term
	In office; 08 December 2008 – 07 November 2009
Governor	S. C. Jamir
Deputy	Chhagan Bhujbal
Cabinet	First Ashok Chavan ministry
Ministry and Department	General Administration; Information and Public Relations; Information Technology; Law and Judiciary; Urban Development; Industries; Mining Department; Housing;
Preceded by	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Succeeded by	Himself
Cabinet Minister; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022
Minister	Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings);
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Cabinet	Thackeray ministry
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thackeray
Deputy CM	Ajit Pawar
Guardian Minister	Nanded District;
Preceded by	Chandrakant Bacchu Patil; Nitin Raut (Acting);
Succeeded by	Ravindra Chavan
Leader of the House of the ; Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	In office; 08 December 2008 – 10 November 2010
Governor	S. C. Jamir; K. Sankaranarayanan;
Speaker of the House	Babasaheb Kupekar; Dilip Walse-Patil;
Deputy Leader	Chhagan Bhujbal
Preceded by	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Succeeded by	Prithviraj Chavan
Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
	In office; 2014–2019
Preceded by	Bhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar
Succeeded by	Prataprao Govindrao Chikhalikar
Constituency	Nanded
	In office; 1987–1989
Preceded by	Shankarrao Chavan
Succeeded by	Venkatesh Kabde
Constituency	Nanded
Cabinet Minister; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 01 November 2004 – 04 December 2008
Minister	Industries; Textiles; Mining Department; Marathi Language; Ex. Servicemen Welfare; State Border Defence (First) ;
Governor	Mohammed Fazal; S. M. Krishna; S. C. Jamir;
Cabinet	Second Deshmukh ministry
Chief Minister	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Deputy CM	R. R. Patil
Preceded by	Himself ; (Industries Ministry); Ranjeet Deshmukh ; (Textiles Ministry); Himself ; (Mining Department Ministry); Himself ; (Marathi Language Ministry); Ramkrishna More ; (Ex. Servicemen Welfare Ministry); R. R. Patil ; (State Border Defence Ministry);
Succeeded by	Himself as CM; (Industries Ministry); Anees Ahmed ; (Textiles Ministry); Himself as CM; (Mining Department Ministry); Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit ; (Marathi Language Ministry); Dilip Walse-Patil ; (Ex. Servicemen Welfare Ministry); R. R. Patil ; (State Border Defence Ministry);
	In office; 18 January 2003 – 04 November 2004
Minister	Co-operation; Marathi Language; Public Health and Family Welfare; Industries; Sanitation; School Education; Water Supply; Protocol;
Governor	Mohammed Fazal;
Cabinet	Sushilkumar Shinde ministry
Chief Minister	Sushilkumar Shinde
Deputy CM	Chhagan Bhujbal (2003); Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil (2003-04);
Preceded by	Vikramsinh Patankar ; (Co-operation Ministry); Ramkrishna More ; (Marathi Language Ministry); Digvijay Khanvilkar ; (Public Health and Family Welfare Ministry); Patangrao Kadam ; (Industries Ministry); R. R. Patil ; (Sanitation Ministry); Ramkrishna More ; (School Education Ministry); R. R. Patil ; (Water Supply Ministry); Himself ; (Protocol Ministry);
Succeeded by	Patangrao Kadam ; (Co-operation Ministry); Himself ; (Marathi Language Ministry); Vimal Mundada ; (Public Health and Family Welfare Ministry); Himself ; (Industries Ministry); Ajit Pawar ; (Sanitation Ministry); Vasant Purke ; (School Education Ministry); Ajit Pawar ; (Water Supply Ministry); Balasaheb Thorat ; (Protocol Ministry);
	In office; 18 October 1999 – 16 January 2003
Minister	Revenue; Protocol;
Governor	P. C. Alexander; Mohammed Fazal;
Cabinet	First Deshmukh ministry
Chief Minister	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Deputy CM	Chhagan Bhujbal;
Preceded by	Narayan Rane CM ; (Revenue Ministry); Anna Dange ; (Protocol Ministry);
Succeeded by	Sushilkumar Shinde CM; (Revenue Ministry); Himself ; (Protocol Ministry);
President of Maharashtra ; Pradesh Congress Committee
	In office; 2015–2019
National President Indian National Congress	Rahul Gandhi; Sonia Gandhi
Preceded by	Manikrao Thakare
Succeeded by	Balasaheb Thorat
Minister of State ; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 06 March 1993 – 14 March 1995
Minister	Public Works (Including Public Undertakings); Urban Development; Home Affairs (Rural); Parliamentary Affairs;
Governor	P. C. Alexander
Cabinet	Fourth Pawar ministry
Chief Minister	Sharad Pawar
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
	In office; 1992–1998
General Secretary ; Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee
	In office; 1995–1999
Vice-President and General Secretary of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee
	In office; 1986–1995
Personal details
Born	Ashok Shankarrao Chavan; 28 October 1958 (age 65); Bombay, Bombay State, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party; (2024–present);
Other political; affiliations	Indian National Congress (1977 - 2024);
Spouse	Amita Sharma-Chavan (m. 1982)
Children	Sujaya & Sreejaya Chavan
Parent	Kusum & Shankarrao Chavan
Residence(s)	Anand Nilayam, Shivaji Nagar, Nanded
Alma mater	Hazarimal Jomani College (BSc); B.Y.K. College of Commerce (MBA)

Ashok Shankarrao Chavan (born 28 October 1958)^[1] is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is son of ex-Maharashtra Chief Minister Shankarrao Chavan. He was one of the most influential leaders of Indian National Congress in Maharashtra but later resigned and joined Bhartiya Janata Party on 13 Feb 2024.^[2] He has served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra state from 8 December 2008 to 9 November 2010. Also, he has served as Minister for Cultural Affairs, Industries, Mines and Protocol in the Vilasrao Deshmukh government and he is also the former PWD Minister of Maharashtra.

On 9 November 2010, the Congress Party asked him to resign from office over corruption allegations relating to Adarsh Housing Society scam.^[3] In the 2014 general elections, despite the allegations and anti-incumbency wave, he won the Lok Sabha election from his Nanded constituency with a comfortable margin. In 2015, he was appointed the president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee. Chavan lost his Nanded seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha election to Pratap Patil Chikhalikar of the BJP.^[4]

Chavan belongs to an influential political family based in Nanded district of Maharashtra state. He is the son of Shankarrao Chavan, a former Chief Minister of Maharashtra himself; they are the first father–son duo in the state's history to become chief ministers.^[5]^[6] His brother-in-law Bhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar Patil was a three-time Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and a three-time MP, and Chavan's wife, Amita was MLA from Bhokar constituency in Nanded for years 2014-19.

^ "Biodata - Ashok Chavan" (PDF). Pune Hitech. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
^ "'Starting new journey': Day after quitting Congress, Ashok Chavan says he is joining BJP". The Times of India. 13 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^ "Cong axes Chavan and Kalmadi over corruption allegations" The Hindu, 9 November 2010
^ "Lok Sabha elections: Ashok Chavan lost Nanded to 15-year jinks...say party workers". No. May 23, 2019. Times of India. TNN. 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^ Cite error: The named reference Profile: Ashok Chavan, in father's footsteps was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Government". Government of Maharashtra. Archived from the original on 15 July 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2008.

[punehitech-1] "Biodata - Ashok Chavan" (PDF). Pune Hitech. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-04.

[2] "'Starting new journey': Day after quitting Congress, Ashok Chavan says he is joining BJP". The Times of India. 13 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

[3] "Cong axes Chavan and Kalmadi over corruption allegations" The Hindu, 9 November 2010

[4] "Lok Sabha elections: Ashok Chavan lost Nanded to 15-year jinks...say party workers". No. May 23, 2019. Times of India. TNN. 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[Profile:_Ashok_Chavan,_in_father's_footsteps-5] Cite error: The named reference Profile: Ashok Chavan, in father's footsteps was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[mah.gov.in-6] "Government". Government of Maharashtra. Archived from the original on 15 July 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2008.

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Ashok Chavan
अशोक चव्हाण


Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 April 2024
President	Droupadi Murmu
Chairman of the House	Jagdeep Dhankhar
Preceded by	Narayan Rane
Constituency	Maharashtra

Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office (2009-2014), (2019 – 2024)
Governor	S. C. Jamir K. Sankaranarayanan Om Prakash Kohli (additional charge) C. Vidyasagar Rao Bhagat Singh Koshyari Ramesh Bais
Speaker of the House	Babasaheb Kupekar Dilip Walse-Patil Nana Patole Zirwal Narhari Sitaram (Acting) Rahul Narwekar
Constituency	Bhokar
In office (1999-2004), (2004 – 2009)
Governor	P.C. Alexander Mohammed Fazal S.M. Krishna
Speaker of the House	Arun Gujarathi Babasaheb Kupekar
Constituency	Mudkhed
16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Second Term
In office 07 November 2009 – 11 November 2010
Governor	S. C. Jamir K. Sankaranarayanan
Deputy	Chhagan Bhujbal
Cabinet	Second Ashok Chavan ministry
Ministry and Department	General Administration Information and Public Relations Information Technology Urban Development Housing Cultural Affairs Protocol
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Prithviraj Chavan
First Term
In office 08 December 2008 – 07 November 2009
Governor	S. C. Jamir
Deputy	Chhagan Bhujbal
Cabinet	First Ashok Chavan ministry
Ministry and Department	General Administration Information and Public Relations Information Technology Law and Judiciary Urban Development Industries Mining Department Housing
Preceded by	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Succeeded by	Himself
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra
In office 30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022
Minister	Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings)
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Cabinet	Thackeray ministry
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thackeray
Deputy CM	Ajit Pawar
Guardian Minister	Nanded District
Preceded by	Chandrakant Bacchu Patil Nitin Raut (Acting)
Succeeded by	Ravindra Chavan
Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office 08 December 2008 – 10 November 2010
Governor	S. C. Jamir K. Sankaranarayanan
Speaker of the House	Babasaheb Kupekar Dilip Walse-Patil
Deputy Leader	Chhagan Bhujbal
Preceded by	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Succeeded by	Prithviraj Chavan
Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
In office 2014–2019
Preceded by	Bhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar
Succeeded by	Prataprao Govindrao Chikhalikar
Constituency	Nanded
In office 1987–1989
Preceded by	Shankarrao Chavan
Succeeded by	Venkatesh Kabde
Constituency	Nanded
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra
In office 01 November 2004 – 04 December 2008
Minister	Industries Textiles Mining Department Marathi Language Ex. Servicemen Welfare State Border Defence (First)
Governor	Mohammed Fazal S. M. Krishna S. C. Jamir
Cabinet	Second Deshmukh ministry
Chief Minister	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Deputy CM	R. R. Patil
Preceded by	Himself (Industries Ministry) Ranjeet Deshmukh (Textiles Ministry) Himself (Mining Department Ministry) Himself (Marathi Language Ministry) Ramkrishna More (Ex. Servicemen Welfare Ministry) R. R. Patil (State Border Defence Ministry)
Succeeded by	Himself as CM (Industries Ministry) Anees Ahmed (Textiles Ministry) Himself as CM (Mining Department Ministry) Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit (Marathi Language Ministry) Dilip Walse-Patil (Ex. Servicemen Welfare Ministry) R. R. Patil (State Border Defence Ministry)
In office 18 January 2003 – 04 November 2004
Minister	Co-operation Marathi Language Public Health and Family Welfare Industries Sanitation School Education Water Supply Protocol
Governor	Mohammed Fazal
Cabinet	Sushilkumar Shinde ministry
Chief Minister	Sushilkumar Shinde
Deputy CM	Chhagan Bhujbal (2003) Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil (2003-04)
Preceded by	Vikramsinh Patankar (Co-operation Ministry) Ramkrishna More (Marathi Language Ministry) Digvijay Khanvilkar (Public Health and Family Welfare Ministry) Patangrao Kadam (Industries Ministry) R. R. Patil (Sanitation Ministry) Ramkrishna More (School Education Ministry) R. R. Patil (Water Supply Ministry) Himself (Protocol Ministry)
Succeeded by	Patangrao Kadam (Co-operation Ministry) Himself (Marathi Language Ministry) Vimal Mundada (Public Health and Family Welfare Ministry) Himself (Industries Ministry) Ajit Pawar (Sanitation Ministry) Vasant Purke (School Education Ministry) Ajit Pawar (Water Supply Ministry) Balasaheb Thorat (Protocol Ministry)
In office 18 October 1999 – 16 January 2003
Minister	Revenue Protocol
Governor	P. C. Alexander Mohammed Fazal
Cabinet	First Deshmukh ministry
Chief Minister	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Deputy CM	Chhagan Bhujbal
Preceded by	Narayan Rane CM (Revenue Ministry) Anna Dange (Protocol Ministry)
Succeeded by	Sushilkumar Shinde CM (Revenue Ministry) Himself (Protocol Ministry)
President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee
In office 2015–2019
National President Indian National Congress	Rahul Gandhi Sonia Gandhi
Preceded by	Manikrao Thakare
Succeeded by	Balasaheb Thorat
Minister of State Government of Maharashtra
In office 06 March 1993 – 14 March 1995
Minister	Public Works (Including Public Undertakings) Urban Development Home Affairs (Rural) Parliamentary Affairs
Governor	P. C. Alexander
Cabinet	Fourth Pawar ministry
Chief Minister	Sharad Pawar
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office 1992–1998
General Secretary Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee
In office 1995–1999
Vice-President and General Secretary of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee
In office 1986–1995




Personal details
Born	Ashok Shankarrao Chavan (1958-10-28) 28 October 1958 (age 65) Bombay, Bombay State, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2024–present)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (1977 - 2024)
Spouse	Amita Sharma-Chavan (m. 1982)
Children	Sujaya & Sreejaya Chavan
Parent	Kusum & Shankarrao Chavan
Residence(s)	Anand Nilayam, Shivaji Nagar, Nanded
Alma mater	Hazarimal Jomani College (BSc) B.Y.K. College of Commerce (MBA)