Rahul Narwekar
Rahul Narwekar | |
|---|---|
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| 19th Speaker of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 3 July 2022 | |
| Governor | |
| Deputy | Narhari Zirwal |
| Chief Minister | Eknath Shinde |
| Preceded by | Narhari Zirwal (Acting) |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Raj K. Purohit |
| Constituency | Colaba |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by Governor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1977 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2019 onwards) |
| Other political affiliations | Nationalist Congress Party (2014-19) Shiv Sena (till 2014) |
| Spouse |
Sarojini Naik Nimbalkar
(m. 2012) |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Education | Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Law |
| Occupation | Advocate, Politician |
Rahul Narwekar is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the current speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Narwekar was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council in June 2016 as a Governor's Nominated member. Previously, he was a member of the Shiv Sena party, but as the party denied him a ticket in 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he joined the Nationalist Congress Party and unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha election on the party's ticket from the Maval constituency. Rahul is the sitting MLA from Colaba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Mumbai on a Bhartiya Janata Party ticket. He is Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on 3 July 2022 and he is the second-youngest (age 44) person to be elected speaker of any state in the country, the youngest being Shivraj Patil (age 42).[1][2] In May 2023, he completed a 4-day UK tour speaking at the Ideas for India Conference organised by Bridge India in London,[3] and speaking with students at Cambridge University. His tour attracted media attention[4][5][6][7] because of its proximity to the Supreme Court judgement on the disqualification of 16 MLAs of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.[8]
Personal life
Rahul Narwekar is the son-in-law of senior NCP leader Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar. Rahul's father, Suresh Narwekar was a Municipal Councillor from the Colaba area. Rahul's brother Makarand Narwekar is a second-term Municipal Councillor, currently from Ward No. 227.[9][10][11][12][13][14] His sister-in-law Harshita Narwekar is also a Municipal Councillor on a Bhartiya Janata Party ticket from the Cuffe Parade area. [15]
References
- ^ "Who is Rahul Narwekar, the newly elected Maharashtra assembly speaker?". 3 July 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ The Economic Times (3 July 2022). "BJP's Rahul Narvekar elected Maharashtra Assembly Speaker". Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ India, Bridge. "Bridge India". bridgeindia.org.uk. Bridge India. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to leave on 4-day UK tour". Times of India. Times of India. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Difficult to set firm timeframe but will try to resolve matters at the earliest: Maha Speaker on SC verdict". deccanherald.com. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ ""Difficult To Set Time Frame As...": Maharashtra Speaker After Big Supreme Court Order". NDTV.com. NDTV. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "A day before SC judgement, Narwekar leaves for London saying govt is stable". hindustantimes.com. Hindustan Times.
- ^ Mitra, Anwesha. "Back Maharashtra politics: What happens if 16 Shiv Sena MLAs are really disqualified?". livemint.com. Livemint. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Rahul Narwekar opts out of MLC poll fray, goes incommunicado
- ^ Shiv Sena leader Rahul Narwekar joins NCP
- ^ Shiv Sena leader Rahul Narwekar joins NCP, to contest from Maval
- ^ Rahul Narwekar says he was victimised by Shiv Sena, defects to NCP
- ^ Shiv Sena leader Rahul Narwekar joins NCP, gets ticket from Maval
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- ^ "Independent Corporator Joins BJP In Mumbai". 31 January 2017.