Ravindra Waikar

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Ravindra Waikar
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly[1]
Assumed office
October 2009
ConstituencyJogeshwari East
Minister of state Housing, Higher & Technical Education
Government of Maharashtra
In office
5 December 2014 – November 2019
GovernorC. Vidyasagar Rao
Personal details
Bornhonorific-prefix
Diedhonorific-prefix
Resting placehonorific-prefix
Political party Shiv Sena
SpouseManisha Waikar
ChildrenDipti, Prajakta
Parent
  • honorific-prefix
ResidenceMumbai
OccupationPolitician
Websitehttp://www.ravindrawaikar.com

Ravindra Dattaram Waikar is a Shiv Sena politician from Maharashtra. He is 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.

Positions held

  • 1992: Elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (1st term)[5]
  • 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)[6]
  • 2006-2010: Standing Committee Chairman Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation[7][8]
  • 2009: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly[9]
  • 2014: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
  • 2014 - 2019: Minister of state Housing, Higher & Technical Education in Maharashtra State Government[10]
  • 2014 - 2019: Guardian minister of Ratnagiri District[11]
  • 2019: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly [1]

See also

References

  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. ^ "Profile of Maharashtra Govt. New Ministers". 5 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Mumbai Matters: BMC Elections 2007 Winners". mumbaimatters.bombayaddict.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007.
  7. ^ "Shiv Sena decides to replace Rahul Shewale as standing committee chairman". 2 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Ujjwala Modak and Ravindra Waikar elected to BMC committees". 2 April 2008.
  9. ^ "Live Jogeshwari East (Maharastra) Assembly Election Results 2019 Updates, Winner, Runner-up Candidates 2019 Updates, Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs".
  10. ^ "Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis' team: Portfolios allocated, BJP retains key departments". 6 December 2014.
  11. ^ "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