Jitendra Awhad | |
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Deputy Leader of the Opposition (Maharashtra Legislative Assembly) | |
Assumed office 03 August 2023 Servingwith Ajay Choudhari | |
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Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2 July 2023 –18 July 2023 | |
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Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | |
In office 30 December 2019 –29 June 2022 | |
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In office 29 May 2014 –26 September 2014 | |
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Preceded by | Constituency Established |
Constituency | Mumbra-Kalwa |
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Born | Jitendra Satish Awhad 5 August 1963 [1] Nashik,Maharashtra,India |
Political party | Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) (2024-present) |
Spouse | Ruta Awhad |
Children | Natasha Awhad |
Parent | Satish Awhad (Father) |
Residence | Thane |
Alma mater | Mumbai University |
Occupation | Politician |
Jitendra Satish Awhad is an Indian politician from Maharashtra currently He is Deputy Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Serving with Ajay Choudhari and currently a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for 3 terms representing Mumbra-Kalwa in Thane. he has previously served as the Acting Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and He has previously served as Cabinet Minister of Medical Education and Horticulture in 2014 and Housing and Minority Affairs from 2019 to 2022. He belongs to the Nationalist Congress Party. [2]
Jitendra Awhad was born to Smt. Lilavati and Shri Satish Awhad. He went to St. John the Baptist High School,Thane. In 1981 he enrolled in B.N Bandodkar College as a science graduate. While in college,he was chosen as Gymkhana Secretary,and further went on to become the secretary of the All-India Students' Organization,a non-political outfit. Awhad started standing up for social causes early on launching a campaign against rising tuition fees in Mumbai University in 1982. After completing his Marine Engineering Studies in 1984–85,he undertook a post graduate degree in personnel management from Mumbai University. Awhad also holds a Doctorate from Mumbai University,the thesis being "The History of Socio-Religious Movement in Maharashtra,a Sub-Alternate View".
Awhad believes that Sanatan Dharma is not Hinduism and he asks everyone to maintain the secular nature of India. [3]
In 1999,after the 12th Lok Sabha was dissolved and elections to the 13th Lok Sabha were called,Sharad Pawar,P. A. Sangma,and Tariq Anwar demanded that the party needed to propose someone native-born as the prime ministerial candidate and not the Italian-born Sonia Gandhi,who had entered party politics and replaced Sitaram Kesri as Congress president. In response,the Congress Working Committee (CWC) expelled the trio for six years from the party. [4]
In response Pawar and Sangma founded the Nationalist Congress Party in June 1999. Despite the falling out,the new party aligned with the Congress party to form a coalition government in Maharashtra after the 1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election to prevent the Shiv Sena-BJP combine from returning to power.
After the formation of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP),Awhad was elected as the first National President of Youth NCP in 1999. From here he entered mainstream politics and was elected as MLC in 2002. He was re-elected as an MLC in March 2008 for a five-year term. In 2009 he contested his first ever elections and secured victory with a considerable margin from the Mumbra-Kalwa (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
In May 2014 he was inducted into the Prithviraj Chavan ministry as the Minister of Medical Education,Horticulture,Employment Guarantee. As Minister of Horticulture of Maharashtra state,Dr. Jitendra Awhad gained popularity when he proposed Amitabh Bachchan's name for being the brand ambassador for the state horticulture;encourage farmers,promote their produce and ensure quality for consumers. In July 2014 Amitabh Bachchan was appointed as Maharashtra's horticulture brand ambassador. [5]
Dr. Jitendra Awhad started an initiative called “Coffee with Students”to connect and resolve issues of medical students across the state. In the first month alone,cities like Mumbai,Thane,Pune,Aurangabad,Kolhapur,Nagpur,Dhule,Solapur have been covered and effective measures have been taken to improve the situations for students and staff.
In 2019 he was inducted into the Thackeray ministry as the Minister of Housing. In March 2022 after the departure of Nawab Malik from the cabinet,Awhad was appointed as the Minister of Minority Development &Aukaf.
Amid the 2023 Political Crisis in The Nationalist Congress Party,Awhad was appointed as Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra legislative assembly and Chief party whip post Ajit Pawar's resignation and appointment as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra .
Dr. Jitendra Awhad being a public figure has also been subject of few controversial incidents. He was accused of assaulting a civil engineer named Anant Karmuse on April 5,2020. [6] Dr. Awhad has also been booked for allegedly insulting remarks on the Sindhi Community during a party function in Ulhasnagar on May 27,2020. [7]
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