| Jayantrao Tilak | |
| Birthname: | Jayant Shridhar Tilak |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1921 |
| Death Date: | 23 April 2001 (aged 79) |
| Nationality: | British Indian Indian |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Office1: | Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council |
| Term Start1: | 23 September 1982 |
| Term End1: | 7 July 1998 |
| Predecessor1: | R. S. Gavai |
| Successor1: | Bhaurao Tulshiram Deshmukh |
| Office3: | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
| Term Start3: | 03 April 1974 |
| Term End3: | 02 April 1980 |
| Term Start4: | 03 April 1968 |
| Term End4: | 02 April 1974 |
| Constituency4: | Maharashtra |
| Office2: | Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council |
| Term Start2: | 23 September 1982 |
| Term End2: | 7 July 1998 |
| Relatives: | Bal Gangadhar Tilak (grandfather) |
Jayant Shridhar Tilak (12 October 1921 – 23 April 2001), generally referred to as Jayantrao Tilak, was a politician from Indian National Congress and was a member of the Parliament of India representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was also a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.[1] He was the chairman of the house for 16 years.
Jayantrao Tilak was a grandson of the Indian independence leader, Lokmanya Tilak.[2] Jayantrao's father, Shridhar Balwant Tilak was a campaigner for social reforms in India. He worked with B.R. Ambedkar to eradicate untouchability in the 1920s. Dispute with family members and trustees of Kesari led Shridharpant to commit suicide in 1928.[3] [4]
Jayant-rao Tilak's son, Deepak Tilak, is the Vice Chancellor of Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, a deemed University.[5] Rohit Tilak, Deepak Tilak's son, was accused of rape in 2017. The case is pending in the court of law.[6] Rohit Tilak contested 2009 assembly elections as a Congress candidate. Jayant Tilak's nephew Shailesh is associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Mukta Tilak, Shailesh Tilak's wife and Jayant Tilak's niece-in-law, was the first mayor from BJP in Pune Corporation in 2017.[7] [8] In 2019, Mukta Tilak was elected to Maharashtra assembly as a BJP candidate from Kasba Peth.
Tilak died on 23 April 2001.[9]