Kapil Patil

Kapil Moreshwar Patil is politician from Bhiwandi in Maharashtra, India. He became the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ministry reshuffle on 7 July 2021. He belongs to the Aagri community of Maharashtra.

Education

Patil graduation with a B.A. from Mumbai University in 1984-1985.

Political career

Patil contested 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Bhiwandi Lok Sabha constituency as BJP /NDA candidate, after switching over from the NCP.
He was sworn in as a union minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ministry reshuffle on 7 July 2021. He is the Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

Positions held

He was Chairman of Thane District Co-operative Bank. He also worked as President of Thane Zilla Parishad. He moved from Nationalist Congress Party to Bharatiya Janata Party in March 2014.
May 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
1 September 2014 onwards: Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development.