Bhagwat Karad
Bhagwat Karad | |
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| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 11 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| Preceded by | Anurag Thakur |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2020 | |
| Constituency | Maharashtra |
| Mayor of Aurangabad | |
| In office 29 April 2005 – 4 November 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Kishanchand Tanwani |
| Succeeded by | Vijaya Rahatkar |
| In office 29 April 2000 – 31 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Sudam Patil Sonwane |
| Succeeded by | Vikas Jain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1956 Chikhali, Hyderabad State, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Anjali |
| Education | MBBS M.S. (Gen. Surgery) M.Ch. (Pediatric Surgery) F.C.P.S. (Gen. Surgery) |
| Alma mater | College of Physicians & Surgeons of Mumbai, Mumbai University Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University |
| Profession | surgeon |
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Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad is an Indian politician and retired pediatric surgeon. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and serves as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra. He was the Mayor of Aurangabad twice. Karad became a Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in the reshuffle of Prime Minister Modi's cabinet in the second term.