11 Facts About Sushilkumar Shinde

1.

Sushilkumar Sambhaji Shinde was born on 4 September 1941 and is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra.

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Sushilkumar Shinde was the Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Power in the Manmohan Singh government, and the Leader of the House in Lok Sabha until 26 May 2014.

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Sushilkumar Shinde previously served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 18 January 2003 to October 2004.

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Sushilkumar Shinde was elected to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra during July 1992 to March 1998.

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In 2002, Sushilkumar Shinde lost the election for the post of Vice-President of India contesting against the National Democratic Alliance candidate Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.

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Sushilkumar Shinde served as the chief minister of Maharashtra from 2003 to 2004.

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Sushilkumar Shinde was appointed the Governor of Andhra Pradesh on 30 October 2004 replacing Surjit Singh Barnala, who became the Governor of Tamil Nadu.

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8.

Sushilkumar Shinde was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha for the second time from Maharashtra on 20 March 2006.

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Sushilkumar Shinde served as Power minister of India from 2006 to 2012.

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In 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Sushilkumar Shinde was the Congress party nominee.

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Sushilkumar Shinde contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Solapur.