<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister and Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena President Eknath Shinde is celebrating his 59th birthday today. To extend birthday greetings, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/devendra-fadnavis-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Devendra Fadnavis</a> and MLA Niranjan Dawkhare on Thursday met CM Shinde at his residence in Thane.&nbsp;</p>
<p>On the occasion of Maharashtra CM's birthday, here are some interesting facts about <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/eknath-shinde-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Eknath Shinde</a>.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/industries-projects-that-moved-away-didnt-know-govt-was-set-to-change-maharashtra-cm-eknath-shinde-23269198" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Industries, projects that moved away didn't know govt was set to change: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde</a></strong></p>
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<li>Born on February 9, 1964, Shinde completed his Bachelor of Arts from Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Before he started his political career, Shinde, 58, was a rickshaw driver in Thane who arrived in the &lsquo;City of Lakes&rsquo; from Satara.&nbsp;</li>
<li>He got associated with the Shiv Sena when the party was growing in the state.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Once an auto-rickshaw driver in Thane city adjoining Mumbai, Shinde (58) quickly emerged as a key Sena leader in the Thane-Palghar region after joining politics and is known for his approach towards issues of public interest.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Originally hailing from Satara district in western Maharashtra, Thane district, a Sena stronghold, is now his political home.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Growing under the shadows of Shiv Sena stalwart Thane Anand Dighe, he became his deputy and strengthened the party after the sudden death of his colleague in 2001.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Shinde became a corporator in the Thane Municipal Corporation in 1997. In 2004, he was elected as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, and since then he has been a legislator for four consecutive terms- 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Shinde was made Shiv Sena's Thane district head in 2005.&nbsp;</li>
<li>His son Dr Shrikant Shinde is the sitting Lok Sabha MP from Kalyan in the district.&nbsp;</li>
<li>The sitting MLA from Kopri-Pachpakhadi in Thane city, Shinde never hides his humble origins.&nbsp;</li>
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Maharashtra Chief Minister and Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena President Eknath Shinde is celebrating his 59th birthday today; On the occasion of Eknath Shinde birthday, here are some interesting facts about him

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