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Ravindra Waikar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byGajanan Kirtikar
ConstituencyMumbai North West
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly[1]
In office
October 2009 – 4 June 2024
ConstituencyJogeshwari East
Minister of state Housing, Higher & Technical Education
Government of Maharashtra
In office
5 December 2014 – November 2019
GovernorC. Vidyasagar Rao
Personal details
Born (1959-01-18) 18 January 1959 (age 65)
Political party Shiv Sena
SpouseManisha Waikar
Children2 (Dipti, Prajakta)
ResidenceMumbai
OccupationPolitician
Websitehttp://www.ravindrawaikar.com

Ravindra Dattaram Waikar is a Shiv Sena politician from Maharashtra. He is a Member of Parliament from Mumbai North West. He was also a member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing Jogeshwari East Assembly Constituency.[1] He has been elected to Vidhan Sabha for three consecutive terms in 2009, 2014 and 2019.[2][3] He was appointed Maharashtra's minister of state, Higher & Technical Education in December 2014.[4] He was given the Housing, Higher & Technical Education portfolio. He was also given responsibility of being guardian minister of Ratnagiri district.[5]

Positions held

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  • 1992: Elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (1st term)[6]
  • 1997: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (2nd term)
  • 2002: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (3rd term)
  • 2007: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (4th term)[7]
  • 2006–2010: Standing Committee Chairman Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation[8][9]
  • 2009: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly[10]
  • 2014: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
  • 2014 - 2019: Minister of state Housing, Higher & Technical Education in Maharashtra State Government[11]
  • 2014–2019: Guardian minister of Ratnagiri District[12]
  • 2019–2024: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly [1]
  • 2024: Member of Parliament from Mumbai North West

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jogeshwari East Vidhan Sabha constituency result 2019".
  2. ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Jogeshwari East Assembly Constituency".
  3. ^ "Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014". India Today. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Declared: government ministers". Mid-Day. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  5. ^ India Today (13 July 2024). "Businessmen | In august company". Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Profile of Maharashtra Govt. New Ministers". 5 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Mumbai Matters: BMC Elections 2007 Winners". mumbaimatters.bombayaddict.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007.
  8. ^ "Shiv Sena decides to replace Rahul Shewale as standing committee chairman". 2 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Ujjwala Modak and Ravindra Waikar elected to BMC committees". 2 April 2008.
  10. ^ "Live Jogeshwari East (Maharastra) Assembly Election Results 2019 Updates, Winner, Runner-up Candidates 2019 Updates, Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs".
  11. ^ "Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis' team: Portfolios allocated, BJP retains key departments". 6 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Guardian Ministers appointed in Maharashtra". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 26 December 2014.
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Political offices
Preceded by
Minister of State for Housing, Higher Education;
Maharashtra State

December 2014–present
Incumbent
Preceded by Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Ratnagiri district
December 2014–present
Incumbent