Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar

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Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar
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Member of the Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra
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(1995-1999),(2004-2009),(2009-2014),(2014-2019),(2019-2023) –2023

Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar (born 7 April 1961) is a former Cabinet Minister in the Maharashtra government and Member Of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly From Savner Assembly Constituency and an Indian politician of Indian National Congress who was born in Nagpur. [1] [2] Sunil Kedar is son of late former Maharashtra minister and pioneer of co-operative movement in Nagpur district, Chhatrapal Kedar (Also known as Babasaheb Kedar [3] ).

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Personal life

Sunil Kedar was born on 7 April 1961 in Nagpur. He is the son of former Minister Chhatrapal Kedar. He graduated in agricultural science and has obtained his Master of Business and Management. He is married to Anuja Vijaykar (daughter of Kundatai Vijaykar [4] and granddaughter of Barrister S. K. Wankhede). The couple has two daughters named Purnima and Pallavi. He is a businessman and farmer by profession.

Political career

Sunil Kedar's political journey started when he was elected in 1992 as a Nagpur Zilla Parishad Member. In 1995 in the 9th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly he was elected independently from Saoner Assembly Constituency. [5] In 1995 Kedar was a Minister of State for the ministries of Ministry of Power and Ministry of Transport. And in 1996 he also became Minister of State for the ministry of Ports. Again In 2004 in the 11th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly he was elected independently from Saoner assembly constituency. [6] In 2009 in the 12th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly he was elected from Saoner assembly constituency as an Indian National Congress [7] candidate. And again in 2014 in 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly he was elected from Saoner assembly constituency as an Indian National Congress [8] candidate.

In 2019 in the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly he was elected from Saoner assembly constituency as an Indian national congress candidate and became cabinet minister of Maharashtra State.

Sunil Kedar was Disqualified as an Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on 24 December 2023 following his conviction and Five-Year Imprisonment term by Nagpur High Court in connection with a 25 year-old-case related to financial irregularities in Nagpur District Central Co-operative Bank (NDCCB) Scam. [9] [10]

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  1. ↑ "Sunil Kedar to head Dairy and Animal Husbandry Ministry in Maharashtra".
  2. ↑ "Uddhav-led Maharashtra govt allocates portfolios; NCP gets home, finance | Who got What". 5 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Babasaheb Kedar, former Maharashtra minister, dies at 85". www.hindustantimes.com/. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Kundatai Vijaykar". Flickr. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "1995 Maharashtra Election Result" (PDF). Election Commission Of India.
  6. ↑ "2004 Maharashtra Election Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
  7. ↑ "2009 Maharashtra Election Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
  8. ↑ "2014 Maharashtra Election Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
  9. ↑ The Hindu (24 December 2023). "Senior Congress leader Sunil Kedar disqualified from Maharashtra Assembly after conviction in cooperative bank scam". Archived from the original on 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  10. ↑ The Indian Express (25 December 2023). "Unbeaten in polls but bruised in bank scam: political journey of Maharashtra ex-minister Sunil Kedar". Archived from the original on 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
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