MUMBAI: Senior Indian politician, Congress leader and former Federal Minister Shivraj Patil Chakurkar left for his heavenly abode on Friday (December 12, 2025) in Maharashtra’s Latur district
He was ailing for the last few days and was under medical care in Latur, Maharasthra.
Patil who was 90 had a political career that spanned five decades, where he held several positions in the Central government, including Speaker of the Lok Sabha and several other ministries. He was a senior leader and was associated with the Congress party for decades.
Shivraj Patil, was born in 1935 in Latur’s Chakur region, was known for inducting technology for the dissemination of information and broadcasting the Parliamentary proceedings and construction of the Parliament Library Building, when he was appointed as the 10th Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996.
He was Minister of State for Defence from 1980-82, Commerce Ministry (1982–83), and during the Rajiv Gandhi government, he also was given charge of Minister for Personnel, Defence production, Civil Aviation and Tourism.
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