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EARLY LIFE
- Fadnavis was born on 22 July 1970 in Nagpur. His father, Gangadhar Fadnavis, served as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council from Nagpur.
- His mother, Sarita Fadnavis, who is a descendant of the Kaloti family of Amravati, was the former Director of Vidarbha Housing Credit Society.
- Fadnavis received his initial schooling from Indira Convent. Fadnavis subsequently refused to continue his schooling at Indira Convent, because he did not want to attend a school named after the Prime Minister he held responsible for jailing his father.
EDUCATION
- He then transferred to the Saraswati Vidyalaya school, where he received most of his schooling.After completing ten years of schooling, Fadnavis attended Dharampeth Junior College for his intermediate.
- After completing his 12th standard, he enrolled at Government Law College, Nagpur, for a five-year integrated law degree, and graduated in 1992.
- Fadnavis also has a post-graduate degree in Business Management and a diploma in Methods and Techniques of Project Management from DSE (German Foundation for International Development), Berlin.
POLITICS
- As a college student, Fadnavis was an active member of BJP affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).He won his first municipal election from Ram Nagar ward.
- Five years later Fadnavis became the youngest mayor of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation and became the second youngest mayor in the history of India.
- He has represented Nagpur in the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra State (Vidhan sabha) since 1999 and is serving his 4th Term as of 2014.
POLITICS
- After the 2014 assembly election,Fadnavis was appointed as the chief minister of Maharashtra on 31 October 2014. At the age of 44, Devendra Fadnavis became the second youngest Chief Minister of the state.
- In 2005, He married Amruta Fadnavis. She is a Banker, singer, and social activist. The couple has one daughter Divija Fadnavis.
IMPORTANT POSITIONS
- President, BJP state unit Maharashtra (2013)
- General Secretary, BJP Maharashtra Pradesh (2010)
- National Vice President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (2001)
- State Vice President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (1994)
- Nagpur City President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (1992)
- Member, Nagpur Municipal Corporation for two consecutive terms from 1992 to 2001
- Mayor of Nagpur
- Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for three consecutive terms since 1999
POLITICS
- “Maharashtra has set the ambitious goal of trillion-dollar economy by year 2025. The transformation initiated by the state government begins right from the grassroots.”
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