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| Born | Shiwajirao Vishnu Nalawade June 1, 1954 |
Shiwajirao Vishnu Nalawade (born 1 June 1954) founder President of Mumbai North East District Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). [1] Later, he also served as the vice-president of NCP, Mumbai Region.
Nalawade was born on 1 June 1954 to Vishnu Genuji Nalawade and Vithabai Vishnu Nalawade. His father Vishnu Genuji Nalawade, was an employee of Firestone Rubber Company in Mumbai. His mother Vithabai looked after the family farm at Dholwad taluka, Junnar District, Pune in Maharashtra State. He completed his school at Shivneri Vidyalay Dholwad. Later, he did his graduation in arts at Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala Night College, Ghatkopar-West, Mumbai.
He married Sarita Nalawade and together they have three children. Their elder daughter, Varsha, is a doctor and the elder son, Raja is a financial advisor. The youngest son, Avinash, is a hotelier.
He was nominated to contest as an MLC representing NCP in May 2024 from Mumbai Teachers constituency. [2] He lost the election. [3]
In 1972, Nalawade started his career in Larsen & Toubro, Powai, Mumbai as a helper to clerk. He was active in the trade union activities. He started as a shop committee member and became a general secretary. He led over 7000 workers under the flag of "Bharatiya Kamgar Sena Union" until 1981. Later, he formed his own workers' union, "Kamgar Kranti Sanghatan Union", for the unorganized labour sector.[ citation needed ]
In 1993, he was elected as a Director at Mumbai District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd Mumbai.He also started a monthly co-operative magazine named "Patsanstha Pariwar" on 13 November 2000.
On 14 January 2013, he opened the first ever generic medicine shop named as "Janadhar Medical and General Stores" in Ghatkopar (West), Maharashtra.