Ajit Gopchade

Chetna Gopchade

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(m. 1999)​

Ajit Gopchade
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 April 2024
Children	1 son, 1 daughter
Parents	Madhavrao Gopchade (father) Rukminibai Gopchade (mother)
Residence	Nanded
Education	M.B.B.S., M.D. (Paediatrics)
Alma mater	Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Medical College Government Medical College, Aurangabad
Profession	Doctor, Politician

Dr. Ajit Madhavrao Gopchade is an Indian politician and activist from Maharashra, who is serving as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra state since 2024. ^[1] He is representing Bharatiya Janata Party. ^[2]

Early career

In 1992, Gopchade has finished his study on MBBS and joined with a group of over 300 Hindutva youth activists to Ayodhya for "karseva," or serving Lord Ram. ^[3] He admitted that he was in the widely shared 6 December 1992, picture of a group of young people gleefully standing atop one of the Babri Masjit's three domes. ^[4]

Political career

After completing his M.D. at a government medical college, he joined the BJP and functioned as the convener of the party's doctors' cell. He was then elevated to the position of party vice-president in the state. ^[5]

Because of his capacity to organize and his proactive involvement in setting up medical camps during COVID-19, the BJP has suggested that he run for the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections in May 2020. But at the last moment, his name was omitted. ^[6]

Rajya Sabha member (2024–present)

In 2024, he was nominated to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra by BJP along with his colleagues Medha Kulkarni and Ashok Chavan. ^[7]

References

1. "Rajya Sabha Elections 2024: Full list of winners in polls to 56 Upper House seats". Financialexpress. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
2. ANI (15 February 2024). ""Didn't expect my candidature": BJP's Ajit Gopchade on RS nomination from Maharashtra". ANI News . Retrieved 26 February 2024.
3. "Photos Of BJP's Ajeet Gopchade Atop Babri Masjid During 1992 Demolition Go Viral After His Rajya Sabha Nomination". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
4. "A karsevak part of Babri demolition, a Congress turncoat and a woman professor: BJP's RS choices from Maharashtra". The Indian Express. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
5. Londhe, Shrikant Ashok. "Rajya Sabha : कोण आहेत अजित गोपछडे व मेधा कुलकर्णी? ज्यांना भाजपकडून राज्यसभेची उमेदवारी". Hindustan Times Marathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
6. Yadav, J. P. (17 February 2024). "Rajya Sabha poll ticket for 'proud' Ram Janmabhoomi karsevak Ajit Gopchade". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
7. Kulkarni, Dhaval S. (17 February 2024). "Why BJP cleared Congress path in Rajya Sabha polls in Maharashtra". India Today. Retrieved 3 July 2024.