Anandrao Vithoba Adsul
Anandrao Vithoba Adsul was a member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Amravati constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Shiv Sena political party.
He had represented the Amravati constituency in 15th Lok Sabha and Buldhana constituency of Maharashtra in the 14th Lok Sabha, 13th Lok Sabha and 11th Lok Sabha.
He has been honored with Sansad Ratna Award in 2011, 2012 and 2013.Positions held
- 1996: Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
- 1999: Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha
- Oct. 1999-Jul. 2002: Chief Whip, Shiv Sena Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha.
- 1999-2002: Member, Committee on Human Resource Development.
- 2000-2002: Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism.
- 2000-Mar. 2002: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways.
- Jul. 2002-Aug. 2002: Leader, Shiv Sena Parliamentary Party
- 26 Aug. 2002 - May 2004: Union Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Company Affairs.
- 2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha
- 6 Aug. 2009 - Member, Committee on Public Accounts
- 31 Aug. 2009 - Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
- 23 Sep. 2009 - Member, Committee on Government Assurances
- 5 May 2010 - Member, Committee on Public Accounts.
- 2014: Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha
- 1 Sep. 2014: Chairperson, Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers.
- 2018: Appointed as Leader of Shiv Sena Party