Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre

Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre (born 26 February 1959) is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra and formerly Minister of State in the Government of India and a former member of the 17th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Akola constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.

He was also a member of the 14th Lok Sabha, 15th Lok Sabha and 16th Lok Sabha between 2004 and 2019 from Akola.

Education and early career Dhotre holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the Government College of Engineering, Amravati. He graduated in 1981.

Career In May 2019, Dhotre became Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology.

Debate details in Lok Sabha 14-Jul-2014 (I) The Budget (Railways) – 2014-15 (II) Demands for Excess Grants (Railways) – 2011-12 14-Jul-2014 - Need to expedite the gauge conversion of the Ratlam-Fatehabad-Indore-Mhow-Khandwa-Amalakhurd-Akot-Akola Section 31-Jul-2014 - flood and drought situation in the country 11-Aug-2014 - The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024 25-Nov-2014 - Demand for recognizing Anganwadi workers as regular govt employees 11-Mar-2015 - The Budget (Railways) – 2015–16; (ii) Demands Grants on Account (Railways) – 2015–16; and (iii) Supplementary Demands for Grants (Railways) – 2014-15 19-Mar-2015 - Discussion on the agrarian situation in the country 22-Apr-2015 - Regarding not to scrap Handloom Reservation Act Resignation from Modi Cabinet on Wednesday 7 July 2021

Positions held in Lok Sabha 5 Aug. 2004 and 5 Aug. 2007 - Aug. 2008 - Member, Committee on Information Technology 31 Aug. 2009 - Member, Committee on Rural Development 14 Aug. 2014 onwards - Member, Committee on Estimates 1 Sep. 2014 onwards - Member, Standing Committee on Railways 1 Sep. 2014 onwards - Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture 3 July 2015 onwards - Convenor, Sub Committee-III, Committee on Estimates

Legislative Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly - 1999 to 2004 Elected for 14th Lok Sabha (First Term) Re-elected for 15th Lok Sabha (Second Term)15th Lok Sabha Re-elected for 16th Lok Sabha (Third Term) Re-elected for 17th Lok Sabha (Fourth Term)

Family and personal life Sanjay Dhotre was married to Suhasini in 1983. They have two sons. His eldest son Anup Dhotre is Member of Lok Sabha from Akola.