Kishori Pednekar | |
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Mayor of Mumbai | |
In office 22 November 2019 –8 March 2022 | |
Preceded by | Vishwanath Mahadeshwar |
Succeeded by | Iqbal Singh Chahal (as Administrator) |
Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] | 25 December 1962
Nationality | ![]() |
Political party | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) (2022–present) Shiv Sena (until 2022) |
Residence(s) | Mumbai,Maharashtra |
Kishori Pednekar born 25 December 1962 is an Indian politician served as the mayor of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] which is India's richest municipal corporation. [7] [8] She was elected as Mayor without any opposition. [9] She worked as a nurse earlier on and once again in 2020,this time to motivate other healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic. [10] [11]
She was awarded Newsmakers Achievers Awards in 2022. [12]
She joined Shiv Sena after her marriage. She became corporator in 2002 from Lower Parel area in Mumbai. [13] [14] Currently she is a part of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) party.[ citation needed ]
From November 2019 till March 2022,Pednekar served as the Mayor of Mumbai.
Pednekar was accused of being involved in a scam during the COVID-19 pandemic,where the BMC was found to have favored giving contracts for procuring medical kits to Sujit Patkar. [15] Patkar was reported to be an aid of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut,who was also implicated in the fraud. [16]
Following a parody musical video released by radio jockey Malishka Mendonsa in July 2017,which criticized the BMC for incompetence in dealing with and fixing potholed roads,Pednekar,who was a corporator then,came in crosshairs with the RJ and targeted her with a poetic verse. [17] The parody video did not go down well with BMC officials and Shiv Sena leaders,who slapped a notice to the RJ for defamation with a penalty of Rs 10,000. [18]