Anandrao Vithoba Adsul

Anandrao Vithoba Adsul (born 1 June 1947) 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 (SS) political party. He had also represented the Amravati constituency in the 15th Lok Sabha and Buldhana constituency of Maharashtra in the 14th Lok Sabha, 13th Lok Sabha and 11th Lok Sabha.

Career He served as a Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha from Amravati till 2019. He served as the Union Minister of State for Finance in Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's cabinet till 2004. He was the chairperson of two corporations from 1995 to 1999 in the Shiv Sena-led government in Maharashtra.

Positions held 1996: Elected to 11th Lok Sabha (1st term) 1999: Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 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 (4th term) 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 (5th term) 1 Sep. 2014: Chairperson, Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers. 2018: Appointed Leader of Shiv Sena Party. 16 September 2024 appointed as chairman of Maharashtra Sc St Commission.