Born on 12 October 1935 in Chakur village of Latur district in Maharashtra, Shri Shivraj V. Patil dedicated his life to public service.
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LOK SABHA SPEAKER PAYS FLORAL TRIBUTES TO SHRI SHIVRAJ V. PATIL
Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Om Birla paid floral tributes to former Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Shivraj V. Patil, in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on his birth anniversary today. Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Harivansh; Members of Parliament; former Members and other dignitaries also paid floral tributes to Shri Patil, on the occasion.
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After earning a Master's degree in Law from Bombay University, he began his legislative career in 1972 as a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, eventually serving as the Speaker from 1978 to 1979.
He was first elected to the Seventh Lok Sabha in 1980 from the Latur parliamentary constituency, representing it across multiple consecutive Lok Sabha terms.
Shri Patil had the rare distinction of being unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Tenth Lok Sabha, an office he held from 10 July 1991 to 22 May 1996.
He also played a pivotal role in the constitution of 17 Departmentally-related Standing Committees on 31 March 1993, a landmark initiative that strengthened Parliament’s role in ensuring greater accountability of the Executive.
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