Sujay Vikhe Patil


Sujay Vikhe Patil is an Indian politician and member of the 17th Lok Sabha, representing Ahmednagar constituency, Maharashtra. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He contested his first election of his political career in 2019 of Lok Sabha and he is elected by huge voting margin of 2,85,000 votes against NCP candidate.
He is the grand son of veteran politician and seven time Member of Parliament, former Union Minister of State, and Union Cabinet Minister Govt. of India, Balasaheb Vikhe Patil.

Background and education

Sujay Vikhe was born into a Marathi family in Loni, Ahmednagar, India to Radhakrishnan Vikhe Patil and Shalinitai Vikhe Patil.
Sujay Vikhe is grandson of Balasaheb Vikhe Patil. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil was a Prominent Leader of Maharashtra and eldest son of Padmshri Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil, who started Asia's first Co-Operative sugar factory at Loni in Maharashtra. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil is awarded with prestigious civilian award Padma Bhushan on 31 March 2010 for his outstanding work in the field of Social Work. He was seven time MP, former Union Minister of State and Union Cabinet Minister Govt. of India.
Vithalrao Eknath Rao Vikhe Patil is a great grand father of Mr. Sujay Vikhe Patil. Vithalro Vikhe Patil was an Indian industrialist, the founder of the first sugar factory in the cooperative sector in India at Loni, in Maharashtra and the founder of a group of industries and institutions composed of Institute of Business Management and Rural Development, Padmashri Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation's Medical College and Hospital and Padmashri Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Limited, operating under Padmashree Dr. Vithalrao Foundation. The Government of India honoured him in 1961,with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his services to the nation.