Gopichand Padalkar | |
|---|---|
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 23 November 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Vikramsinh Sawant |
| Constituency | Jat |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office 14 May 2020 –23 November 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Dadarao Keche |
| Constituency | Elected by MLAs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gopichand Kundalik Padalkar 1 October 1982 Pimpri,Atpadi,Sangli,Maharashtra |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2019-Present) (2014-2019) |
| Other political affiliations | Rashtriya Samaj Paksha (Before 2014) Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (2019-2019) |
Gopichand Kundalik Padalkar (born 1 October 1982) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a member of 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Jat constituency. He previously got elected to the Legislative Council (unopposed) on 14 May 2020. [1] He started his political career with the Rashtriya Samaj Paksha,fought first MLA election from BJP in 2014. [2] He rejoined BJP before the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Elections. [3] He is also a film maker and an actor. [4] He is BJP spokperson and a firebrand Hindu OBC leader. Padalkar is his sirname
He was born to Kundlik and Hirabai Padalkar of Padalkarwadi,Sangli district. His father Kundlik Padalkar was a primary teacher. [4] Gopichand Padalkar belongs to Dhangar community from Maharashtra, [2] He is a Higher Secondary School graduate. [5]
He started his political career with the Rashtriya Samaj Paksha of Mahadev Jankar. [2] He has unsuccessfully contested elections for District council once,Vidhan Sabha thrice and Lok Sabha once,before his election to the Maharashtra Legislative Council. [2]
In 2014 he joined Bhartiya Janata Party and contested 2014 assembly election from Atpadi-Khanapur constituency,subsequently he left the party and he joined Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi contesting Sangli Lok Sabha seat in the summer of 2019. As a losing candidate he gave a tough fight securing over three lakh votes, [2] after his loss he rejoined BJP in October 2019 and contested Vidhan Sabha elections from Baramati against Ajit Pawar. [2]
He got elected to the Legislative Council by MLA's (unopposed) on 14 May 2020,along with 9 others. [6] [7]
| Year | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jat | BJP | Won | 113,737 | 53.39 | Vikramsinh Sawant | INC | 75,497 | 35.44 | ||
| 2019 | Baramati | BJP | Lost | 30,376 | 12.92 | Ajit Pawar | NCP | 195,641 | 83.24 | ||
| 2019 | Sangli | VBA | Lost | 300,234 | 25.23 | Sanjaykaka Patil | BJP | 508,995 | 42.77 | ||
| 2014 | Khanapur | BJP | Lost | 44,419 | 20.38 | Anil Babar | SS | 72,849 | 33.43 | ||
| 2009 | Khanapur | IND | Lost | 19,024 | 10.34 | Sadashivrao Patil | INC | 77,965 | 42.55 | ||
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