Medha Kulkarni

Vishram Kulkarni

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(m. 1991)​

Medha Kulkarni
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 April 2024
Children	1 son, 1 daughter
Parents	Madhukar Patankar (father) Madhuvanti Patankar (mother)
Residence	Pune
Education	B.Sc, B.Ed, M.Ed, Ph.D
Alma mater	Pune University
Profession	Teacher, politician

Medha Vishram Kulkarni is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She has served as the Member of Rajya Sabha fron Maharashtra since 2024. Previously, she was Member of Vidhan Sabha from Kothrud, Maharashtra. She was awarded the Sansad Ratna award in 2025 for her performance in parliamentary duties. ^[1]

In October 2025, Kulkarni caused a sensation when she used cow urine to Shaniwarwada. ^{[2] [3]}

Political career

Kulkarni was a first term member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Kothrud assembly constituency in Pune, where she won against Chandrakant Mokate of Shiv Sena (UBT). ^{[4] [5]} She is one of the two women members in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Pune and belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. ^[6]

Positions held

• Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Kothrud.
• Terms in office: 2014–2019. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "Sansad Ratna: 'संसद रत्न' से सम्मानित होंगे 17 सांसद; जानें सुप्रिया-निशिकांत समेत किस-किस को मिलेगा पुरस्कार". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
2. "Anger as Indian MP 'purifies' Muslim prayer spot with cow dung and urine". The Independent. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
3. "Three women booked for offering namaz inside Shaniwar wada in Pune after video goes viral". The Hindu. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
4. "Pune: BJP MLA Medha Kulkarni". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
5. "Kulkarni Medha Vishram of BJP WINS the Kothrud constituency Maharastra Assembly Election 2014". newsreporter.in. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
6. "The 2 women MLAs and their success mantras". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
7. "Winner Candidate in Kothrud assembly constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
8. The New Indian Express (24 October 2019). "Maharashtra now has seven more women members in assembly". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.