Nitin Jairam Gadkari is an Indian politician from Maharashtra who is serving as the 40th Minister of Road Transport &Highways in the Government of India since 2014. He is also the longest serving Minister for Road Transport &Highways,currently in his tenure for over ten years,and is the only person to serve under a single portfolio for three consecutive terms. Gadkari earlier served as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2009 to 2013.
The Maharashtra Legislative Council or Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India.
Maharashtra is India's third largest state by area and has over 112 million inhabitants. Its capital,Mumbai,has a population of approximately 18 million;Nagpur is Maharashtra's second,or winter,capital. Government in the state is organized on the parliamentary system. Power is devolved to large city councils,district councils,subdistrict (taluka) councils,and village parish councils. The numerically strong Maratha–Kunbi community dominates the state's politics. The state has national and regional parties serving different demographics,such as those based on religion,caste,and urban and rural residents.
Sudhir Sachchidanand Mungantiwar is a legislator from the state of Maharashtra,India. He is currently cabinet Minister for Forests,Cultural Affairs and Fisheries in Maharashtra Government. He has earlier served as the Cabinet Minister of Finance &Planning and Forests departments in the Government of Maharashtra,Previously,he was the Maharashtra State President for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2010 to 2013 and the Minister of Tourism and Consumer Protection in the Government of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999. In 2014,he was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly to serve for a fifth consecutive term. He also holds additional charge as the Guardian Minister of Chandrapur and Wardha districts. In March 2024,he was announced as the BJP candidate for the Chandrapur constituency in the 2024 General Elections.
Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis is an Indian politician currently serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 30 June 2022,alongside Ajit Pawar. He previously held the position of Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 31 October 2014 to 12 November 2019. From 2019 to 2022,he served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and was the President of BJP's Maharashtra state unit from 2013 to 2015. He became Chief Minister at the age of 44,making him the second-youngest in Maharashtra's history after Sharad Pawar.
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India. It consists of 288 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies. The Assembly meets at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai,though the winter session is held in Nagpur. Along with the Maharashtra Legislative Council,it comprises the legislature of Maharashtra. The presiding officer of the Assembly is the Speaker. Members of the Assembly are directly elected by the people of Maharashtra through elections held every five years,unless the Assembly is dissolved earlier. The current Assembly was elected in October 2019.
Krupal Balaji Tumane is an Indian politician from Nagpur,Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council and former Member Of Parliament Till 2024 who was re-elected in 17th Lok Sabha &was member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Ramtek constituency of Nagpur district,Maharashtra and is a member of the Shiv Sena political party.In 2014,He defeated sitting MP and former Cabinet Minister Mukul Wasnik of Indian National Congress Party.
Pankaja Munde,also known by her married name Pankaja Munde-Palwe,is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra and National Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is currently an MLC in the Maharashtra Legislative Council.
Rajkumar Badole is an Indian politician. He is a Bharatiya Janata Party member and had represented Arjuni Morgaon in 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in Devendra Fadnavis ministry.
Chandrashekhar Krishnarao Bawankule is President of Bharatiya Janata Party,Maharashtra and Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council representing Nagpur Local Authorities on 2 January 2022. He was member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly &Minister for Energy,New and Renewable Energy Maharashtra,Ministry of State Excise (Maharashtra),and also appointed Nagpur Guardian Minister on 26 December 2014.
Ranjit Patil is a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council,belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party and was State General Secretary Maharashtra Unit. He represents the Amravati graduate constituency. He was appointed Maharashtra's Minister of State in December,2014 with the portfolio Home (Urban),Urban Development,General Administration,Law and Judiciary and Parliamentary Affairs. Later in the same month,he was also given responsibility of being guardian minister of Akola district and Washim district. He has completed 2 terms as an MLC and is now running for a 3rd consecutive term.
Anil Sole is elected from Nagpur Graduate Constituency Maharashtra Legislative Council. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) &RSS and was also the president of the Nagpur City of the BJP and a MLC of Maharashtra.
Pravin Datke is currently National Vice President Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha and Municipal Corporator and former Mayor of Nagpur Municipal Corporation. He was State General Secretary BJYM Maharashtra Unit.
Shiv Sangram is a Maratha organization led by Vinayak Mete. It is a part of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance,and fielded its candidates on four seats in the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election;the candidates fought on the BJP symbol.
Ranjeet Arvindbabu Deshmukh was an Indian politician and Senior Congress leader. He held the position as state unit president of the party on two occasions was the president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC). He was first elected to the MLA in 1985 from the Savner constituency.
Dr Parinay Fuke also known as Parinay Ramesh Fuke is a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council from Bhandara-Gondiya Local Authorities,belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party elected as Member of Legislative Council from Bhandara-Gondia Constituency and former Minister of Maharashtra State in First Fadnavis ministry.
Abhijit Govindrao Wanjarri is a leader of Indian National Congress and member of Maharashtra Legislative Council from Nagpur division Graduates Constituency. He won the Nagpur division graduates' constituency election of the Maharashtra Legislative Council and defeated BJP candidate Sandip Joshi by a margin of 18,910 votes.
Dhiraj Rambhau Lingade is a politician from the state of Maharashtra and is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council representing the Graduates constituencies of Amravati.
Sudhakar Govindrao Adbale is a politician from the state of Maharashtra and is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council representing the constituency of Nagpur.
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