Suryakanta Patil (born 15 August 1948) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. She is a former member of the Lok Sabha. She represented the Hingoli & Nanded of Maharashtra.
She was a member of the Nationalist Congress Party. Later in 2014, resigned from party and joined Bhartiya Janata Party along with Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar.
She was the Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. Place of Birth: Waiphana, Nanded, Maharashtra. Marital Status: Married on 2 January 1966.
1971: President-District Congress Committee (women's Wing), Nanded.
1972âÂÂ74: General Secretary-District Youth Congress
1977âÂÂ78: Founder- Member D.C.C. (India) Nanded
1980: Member- Municipal Council Nanded
1980âÂÂ85: Member- Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Hadgaon)
1981âÂÂ82: Chairperson- Committee of Subordinate Legislation
1981âÂÂ85: General Secretary- Pradesh Youth Congress (I), Maharashtra
1991âÂÂ96: Executive Member-CPP Congress Parliamentary Party (I)
1997âÂÂ98: Vice President- Pradesh Congress Committee
1986âÂÂ91: MP-(Rajya Sabha) elected from Maharashtra from Indian National Congress party.
1988âÂÂ89: Member- Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals
1988âÂÂ90: Member,Committee of Rules
1991: Elected to 10th Loksabha from Nanded Loksabha constituency
1998: Re-elected on 12th Loksabha (2nd term)
1998âÂÂ99: Member Committee of Defense and its Sub-Committee-I Member Joint Committee of Empowerment of women and its Sub Committee on Appraisal of laws relating to women -Criminal Laws
1999âÂÂ2004: Vice Chairperson- of Maharashtra Council of Agriculture Education and Research (MCAER), Pune
2004âÂÂ2009 â MP & Minister of state in Ministry of Rural Development from NCP Quota.
Solving problems of women, Labour Movements, rural Development and Upliftment of poor and downtrodden
Favorite Pastime Recreation: Reading, listening to music and enjoying nature
Sports and Clubs: Swimming, shooting and table-tennis
Political and social worker, Trade Unionist
Japan, U.S.A., China, Egypt, U.K., Germany, New Zealand, U.A.E, Guatemala, Nicaragua.
Imprisoned thrice during Janata regime and appeared before the Shah Commission.