# Ministry of Home Affairs (Maharashtra)

The Ministry of Home Affairs (IAST: Gṛha Mantrālaya, also known as the Home Department), or simply the Home Ministry, is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is headed by Minister of Home Affairs, currently Devendra Fadnavis since 14 August 2022.
It is responsible for the internal affairs of the state of Maharashtra, including Maharashtra Police, Home Guard and fire services.

## List

| # | Minister | Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Chief Minister | Party |
| 1 | Yashwantrao Chavan | Karad North | 1 May 1960 | 7 March 1962 | 2 years, 203 days | himself | Indian National Congress |
| 1 | Yashwantrao Chavan | Karad North | 8 March 1962 | 20 November 1962 | 2 years, 203 days | himself | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | P. K. Sawant | Chiplun | 20 November 1962 | 24 November 1963 | 1 year, 15 days | Marotrao Kannamwar | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | P. K. Sawant | Chiplun | 25 November 1963 | 5 December 1963 | 1 year, 15 days | himself | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Balasaheb Desai | Patan | 5 December 1963 | 1 March 1967 | 3 years, 86 days | Vasantrao Naik | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Vasantrao Naik | Pusad | 1 March 1967 | 27 October 1969 | 2 years, 240 days | himself | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Shankarrao Chavan | Bhokar | 27 October 1969 | 13 March 1972 | 2 years, 138 days | Vasantrao Naik | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Vasantdada Patil | | 13 March 1972 | 21 February 1975 | 2 years, 345 days | Vasantrao Naik | Indian National Congress |
| (5) | Shankarrao Chavan | Bhokar | 21 February 1975 | 17 May 1977 | 2 years, 85 days | himself | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Sharad Pawar | Baramati | 17 May 1977 | 7 March 1978 | 294 days | Vasantdada Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | Nashikrao Tirpude | | 7 March 1978 | 18 July 1978 | 133 days | Vasantdada Patil | Indian National Congress (U) |
| (7) | Sharad Pawar | Baramati | 18 July 1978 | 17 February 1980 | 1 year, 214 days | himself | Indian Congress (Socialist) |
| 9 | A. R. Antulay | Shrivardhan | 9 June 1980 | 21 January 1982 | 1 year, 226 days | himself | Indian National Congress |
| 10 | Babasaheb Bhosale | Nehrunagar | 21 January 1982 | 2 February 1983 | 1 year, 12 days | himself | Indian National Congress |
| (6) | Vasantdada Patil | Sangli | 2 February 1983 | 3 June 1985 | 2 years, 121 days | himself | Indian National Congress |
| 11 | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar | Nilanga | 3 June 1985 | 12 March 1986 | 282 days | himself | Indian National Congress |
| (5) | Shankarrao Chavan | MLC | 12 March 1986 | 26 June 1988 | 2 years, 106 days | himself | Indian National Congress |
| (7) | Sharad Pawar | Baramati | 26 June 1988 | 4 March 1990 | 2 years, 364 days | himself | Indian National Congress |
| (7) | Sharad Pawar | Baramati | 4 March 1990 | 25 June 1991 | 2 years, 364 days | himself | Indian National Congress |
| 12 | Sudhakarrao Naik | Pusad | 25 June 1991 | 6 March 1993 | 1 year, 254 days | himself | Indian National Congress |
| (7) | Sharad Pawar | MLC | 6 March 1993 | 14 March 1995 | 2 years, 8 days | himself | Indian National Congress |
| 13 | Gopinath Munde | Renapur | 14 March 1995 | 1 February 1999 | 4 years, 218 days | Manohar Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 13 | Gopinath Munde | Renapur | 1 February 1999 | 18 October 1999 | 4 years, 218 days | Narayan Rane | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 14 | Chhagan Bhujbal | MLC | 18 October 1999 | 18 January 2003 | 3 years, 92 days | Vilasrao Deshmukh | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 15 | R. R. Patil | Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | 5 years, 325 days | Sushilkumar Shinde | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 15 | R. R. Patil | Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal | 1 November 2004 | 8 December 2008 | 5 years, 325 days | Vilasrao Deshmukh | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 16 | Jayant Patil | Walva | 8 December 2008 | 7 November 2009 | 334 days | Ashok Chavan | Nationalist Congress Party |
| (15) | R. R. Patil | Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal | 7 November 2009 | 11 November 2010 | 4 years, 325 days | Prithviraj Chavan | Nationalist Congress Party |
| (15) | R. R. Patil | Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal | 11 November 2010 | 28 September 2014 | 4 years, 325 days | Prithviraj Chavan | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 17 | Devendra Fadnavis | Nagpur South West | 31 October 2014 | 12 November 2019 | 5 years, 12 days | himself | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 18 | Eknath Shinde | Kopri-Pachpakhadi | 28 November 2019 | 30 December 2019 | 32 days | Uddhav Thackeray | Shiv Sena |
| 19 | Anil Deshmukh | Katol | 30 December 2019 | 5 April 2021 | 1 year, 96 days | Uddhav Thackeray | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 20 | Dilip Walse Patil | Ambegaon | 5 April 2021 | 30 June 2022 | 1 year, 86 days | Uddhav Thackeray | Nationalist Congress Party |
| (17) | Devendra Fadnavis | Nagpur South West | 30 June 2022 | 5 December 2024 | 2 years, 205 days | Eknath Shinde | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| (17) | Devendra Fadnavis | Nagpur South West | 5 December 2024 | incumbent | 2 years, 205 days | himself | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Ministers of State

| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Deputy Minister (Constituency) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Minister | Chief Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Deputy Minister (Constituency) | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Minister | Chief Minister |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs |||||||||||
| Vacant (Urban) & (Rural) | Vacant (Urban) & (Rural) | Vacant (Urban) & (Rural) | Vacant (Urban) & (Rural) | 23 November 2019 | 28 November 2019 | 5 days | NA | Fadnavis II | Devendra Fadnavis | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 01 (Urban) | | | Satej Patil (MLC for Elected by Kolhapur Local Authorities Constituency No. 06 - Kolhapur District) (Legislative Council) | 30 December 2019 | 29 June 2022 | 2 years, 181 days | Indian National Congress | Thackeray | Anil Deshmukh (2019- 2021) Dilip Walse-Patil (2021 - 2022) | Uddhav Thackeray |
| 02 (Rural) | | | Shambhuraj Desai (MLA for Patan Constituency No. 261- Satara District) (Legislative Assembly) | 30 December 2019 | 27 June 2022 | 2 years, 179 days | Shiv Sena | Thackeray | Anil Deshmukh (2019- 2021) Dilip Walse-Patil (2021 - 2022) | Uddhav Thackeray |
| 03 (Rural) | | | Sanjay Bansode (MLA for Udgir Constituency No. 237- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) Additional_Charge | 27 June 2022 | 29 June 2022 | 2 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Thackeray | Anil Deshmukh (2019- 2021) Dilip Walse-Patil (2021 - 2022) | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Vacant (Urban) & (Rural) | Vacant (Urban) & (Rural) | Vacant (Urban) & (Rural) | Vacant (Urban) & (Rural) | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days | NA | Eknath | Eknath Shinde (2022 - 2022) Devendra Fadnavis (2022 - Present) | Eknath Shinde |

## Cabinet Ministers (Jails) 1977 to 1995

17 May 1977 – 14 March 1995
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Constituency) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Chief Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Constituency) | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Chief Minister |
| Minister of Jails ||||||||||
| Starting on 17 May 1977 ||||||||||
| 01 | | | Baburao Kale (MLA for Ghansavangi Jalna Constituency No. 190- Jalna District) (Legislative Assembly) | 17 May 1977 | 07 March 1978 | 1 year, 294 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada I | Vasantdada Patil |
| 02 | | | Nashikrao Tirpude (MLA for Bhandara Constituency No. 61- Bhandara District) (Legislative Assembly) (Deputy Chief Minister) | 07 March 1978 | 18 July 1978 | 133 days | Indian National Congress (U) | Vasantdada II | Vasantdada Patil |
| 03 | | | Shankarrao Chavan (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85- Nanded District) (Legislative Assembly) | 18 July 1978 | 17 February 1980 | 1 year, 214 days | Indian Congress (Socialist) | Pawar I | Sharad Pawar |
| 04 | | | Baburao Kale (MLA for Ghansavangi Jalna Constituency No. 190- Jalna District) (Legislative Assembly) | 09 June 1980 | 21 January 1982 | 1 year, 226 days | Indian National Congress | Antulay | Abdul Rahman Antulay |
| 05 | | | Bhagwantrao Gaikwad (MLA for Kalameshwar Constituency No. 52- Nagpur District (Legislative Assembly) | 21 January 1982 | 02 February 1983 | 1 year, 12 days | Indian National Congress | Bhosale | Babasaheb Bhosale |
| 06 | | | S. M. I. Aseer br /> (MLA for Ahmednagar South Constituency No. 223- Ahmednagar District (Legislative Assembly) | 07 February 1983 | 05 March 1985 | 2 years, 26 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada III | Vasantdada Patil |
| 07 | | | Vasantdada Patil (MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282 - Sangli District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 12 March 1985 1960 | 03 June 1985 1962 | 83 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada IV | Vasantdada Patil |
| 08 | | | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar (MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 03 June 1985 | 12 March 1986 | 282 days | Indian National Congress | Nilangekar | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar |
| 09 | | | Shankarrao Chavan (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 08 - Nanded District) (Legislative Council) (Chief Minister) | 12 March 1986 | 26 June 1988 | 2 years, 106 days | Indian National Congress | Shankarrao II | Shankarrao Chavan |
| 10 | | | Padamsinh Patil (MLA for Osmanabad Constituency No. 242- Osmanabad District (Legislative Assembly) | 26 June 1988 | 03 March 1990 | 1 year, 250 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar II | Sharad Pawar |
| 11 | | | Sharad Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 04 March 1990 | 25 June 1991 | 1 year, 113 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar III | Sharad Pawar |
| 12 | | | Sudhakarrao Naik (MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81- Yavatmal District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 25 June 1991 | 30 December 1991 | 188 days | Indian National Congress | Sudhakarrao | Sudhakarrao Naik |
| 13 | | | Arun Mehta (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 - Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Council) | 30 December 1991 | 22 February 1993 | 1 year, 54 days | Indian National Congress | Sudhakarrao | Sudhakarrao Naik |
| 14 | | | Sharad Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 06 March 1993 | 14 March 1995 | 2 years, 8 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar IV | Sharad Pawar |
| Ending on 14 March 1995 ||||||||||