Dilip Walse-Patil is an Indian politician, from Maharashtra. He is former Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 11 November 2009 till November 2014.
A member of the Nationalist Congress Party, Walse-Patil is known to be a close associate of party President Mr. Sharad Pawar, the former Agriculture Minister in the central cabinet. Walse-Patil earlier headed the ministry of Finance and Planning, for the Government of Maharashtra.
With his father being an active politician, leadership has been instilled in him since childhood. He learnt his early lessons in active politics as a PA to Sharad Pawar, the Maratha strongman and still is one of Pawar’s highly trusted lieutenants. He took on Kisanrao Bankhele in Ambegaon in 1990 to become an MLA for the first time and is currently serving the people of Maharashtra for a sixth consecutive term.
Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha today
This profile was published on India Vote Kar in July 2016 and describes Dilip Walse as it stood then. Maharashtra returns 48 members to the 18th Lok Sabha, elected in 2024; the first 12 by seat number are:
- Nandurbar — Gowaal Kagada Padavi, Indian National Congress
- Dhule — Bachhav Shobha Dinesh, Indian National Congress
- Jalgaon — Smita Wagh, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Raver — Raksha Khadse, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Buldhana — Prataprao Jadhav, Shiv Sena (2022-present)
- Akola — Anup Dhotre, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Amravati — Balwant Wankhade, Indian National Congress
- Wardha — Amar Kale, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)
- Ramtek — Shyamkumar (Bablu) Barve, Indian National Congress
- Nagpur — Nitin Gadkari, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Bhandara–Gondiya — Prashant Padole, Indian National Congress
- Gadchiroli–Chimur — Namdeo Kirsan, Indian National Congress