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Shinde in 2014
Leader of the House in Lok Sabha
In office 3 August 2012 – 18 May 2014
Speaker	Meira Kumar
Preceded by	Pranab Mukherjee
Succeeded by	Narendra Modi
Union Minister of Home Affairs
In office 31 July 2012 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	P. Chidambaram
Succeeded by	Rajnath Singh
Union Minister of Power
In office 30 January 2006 – 31 July 2012
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	PM Sayeed
Succeeded by	Veerappa Moily
Governor of Andhra Pradesh
In office 4 November 2004 – 29 January 2006
Chief Minister	Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Preceded by	Surjit Singh Barnala
Succeeded by	Rameshwar Thakur
15th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
In office 18 January 2003 – 4 November 2004
Preceded by	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Succeeded by	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2009 – 2014
Preceded by	Subhash Deshmukh
Succeeded by	Sharad Bansode
Constituency	Solapur, Maharashtra
In office 1998 – 2003
Preceded by	Lingaraj Valyal
Succeeded by	Pratapsinh Mohite-Patil
Constituency	Solapur, Maharashtra
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 3 April 2006 – 16 May 2009
Preceded by	R. S. Gavai
Succeeded by	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Constituency	Maharashtra
In office 1992–1998
Preceded by	Naresh Puglia
Succeeded by	Tariq Anwar
Constituency	Maharashtra
Personal details
Born	(1941-09-04) 4 September 1941 (age 83) Solapur, Bombay Province, British India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Ujwala Shinde ​ (m. 1970)​
Children	Praniti Shinde (daughter)
Residence	19, Ashok Nagar, Vijapur Road, Solapur
Alma mater	Dayanand College, Solapur Shivaji University University of Mumbai Solapur University

Sushilkumar Sambhaji Shinde (born 4 September 1941) is an important politician from the state of Maharashtra, India. He has held many big jobs in the Indian government. These include being the Minister of Home Affairs and the Minister of Power under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He also served as the Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha, which is one of India's main parliamentary houses. Before these roles, he was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2003 to 2004.

Early Life and Education

Sushilkumar Shinde was born on September 4, 1941, in Solapur. His parents were Sambhaji Rao Shinde and Sakhu Bai. He has a grandson named Aryaveer Shinde. Sushilkumar Shinde studied arts at Dayanand College in Solapur. He also earned a law degree (LLB) from ILS Law College and New Law College, which are part of the University of Bombay.

Starting His Career

Sushilkumar Shinde began his working life in 1957. He worked as a bailiff in the Sessions court of Solapur until 1965. A bailiff helps keep order in a court. After that, he joined the Maharashtra Police as a constable. Later, he worked for six years in the Maharashtra CID. He was a sub-inspector of police there.

His Political Journey

In 1971, Shinde joined the Congress Party. He won several elections for the Maharashtra state assembly. He was also elected to the Rajya Sabha, another house of India's Parliament, from Maharashtra. This happened from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2006 to 2009.

In 2002, he ran for the job of Vice-President of India. However, he lost that election. From 2003 to 2004, he served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. This is the head of the state government. After that, he became the Governor of Andhra Pradesh in 2004. A governor is like the head of a state, representing the President. He held this position until 2006.

Shinde became the leader of the Lok Sabha in 2012. This happened after Pranab Mukherjee, who held the role before him, became the President of India. Shinde was India's Power Minister from 2006 to 2012. He then became the Home Minister of India in 2012. During his time as Home Minister, some very important decisions were made.

In 2012, a large power outage happened in northern India. This was called the 2012 northern India power grid failure. Shinde explained that such blackouts also happen in other countries. Officials said the power grid could not handle the very high demand for electricity during the hot summer. States were using more power than they were allowed.

In the 2014 Indian general election, Shinde ran for the Lok Sabha again. He was a candidate for the Congress party. However, he was defeated by Mr. Sharad Bansode from the BJP party. He also ran in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Solapur. Again, he was defeated, this time by Mr. Siddheshwar Maharaj. Shinde has said that the 2019 elections were the last Lok Sabha elections he would contest.

Personal Life

Sushilkumar Shinde married Ujwala Shinde on May 1, 1970. They have three daughters. One of their daughters, Praniti Shinde, is also a MP for Solapur, Maharashtra.

Awards and Honours

Sushilkumar Shinde has received many awards and honours throughout his career:

• In 1977, he was chosen as one of the Ten Noteworthy Youth of India by Indian Jaycees.
• In 1978, he was voted the second most popular Minister in a survey by 'Manohar' weekly.
• He received the Basav Bhushan Award in 1981 as an "Ideal Youth."
• In 1996, he was given the "National Citizen Award" as a Best Member of Parliament by Mother Teresa.
• In 2003, he won the Bhai Bagal Award. He also placed third in India Today's Reader's Choice for The Best Chief Minister.
• He received the Guruvarya Shankarrao Kanitkar Award in 2005.
• He served as the Chancellor of Tilak Maharashtra Vidhyapeeth for several years.
• He has been awarded three honorary D. Lit. degrees from different universities. These were for Literature and Science.
• In 2009, he received the "Navshakti Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar."
• He also received a Government Award for "Ideal Teacher" in 2009.

Theatre and Films

There is a Marathi film called Dusari Goshta (2014) that is based on his life story. Also, a documentary film called Andherese Ujale Ki Aour tells his journey from childhood to becoming a well-known politician.