C. R. Patil
Chandrakant Raghunath Patil | |
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Patil in June 2024 | |
| Union Minister of Jal Shakti | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2024 | |
| President | Droupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Gajendra Shekhawat |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat | |
| Assumed office 20 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jitu Vaghani |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Constituency | Navsari, Gujarat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chandrakant Raghunath Patil 16 March 1955 Jalgaon, Bombay State, India (present-day Maharashtra) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Surat, Gujarat, India New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | ITI |
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| Website | crpatil |
Chandrakant Raghunath Patil (born 16 March 1955), better known as C. R. Patil, is an Indian Politician who is serving as the 2nd Minister of Jal Shakti since 2024. He is member of the current 18th Lok Sabha of India. Since 2020, he is also the President of BJP Gujarat State unit. He is the first non-Gujarati to hold this position. His name is also spelled C. R. Paatil at times. He is a four-time Member of Parliament elected from Navsari in Gujarat.