Pravin Datke Explained

Pravin Datke
Office:	Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
Term Start:	14 May 2020
Constituency:	elected by Legislative Assembly members
Office1:	Mayor of Nagpur
Term Start1:	5 September 2014
Term End1:	4 March 2017
Predecessor1:	Anil Sole
Successor1:	Nanda Jichkar
Birth Date:	16 December 1978
Occupation:	Politician

Pravin Datke (born 16 Dec 1978) is currently National Vice President Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha and Municipal Corporator and former Mayor^{[1] [2] [3]} of Nagpur Municipal Corporation. He was State General Secretary BJYM^{[4] [5]} Maharashtra Unit.

Early life

Datke was born to Prabhakarrao Datke, a Founder of Shikshak Sahakari Bank Limited, Nagpur.His father, Prabhakarrao Datke, died of heart attack in 1995.

Education and early career

Datke is a 10th pass from Navyug Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Mahal, Nagpur.

Family and personal life

Pravin is the son of former BJP Leader Late Sh. Prabhakarrao Datke. Sh Prabhakarrao was also known for Teachers Union Leader & Founder of NAGPUR Shikshak SahakarI Bank Limited..

Political career

In 2004, at age 25, Datke was elected as a corporator from Mahal ward. After two terms Datke later became the mayor of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation.

Positions held

Within BJP

• Nagpur President, BJYM (2010)
• General Secretary, BJYM, Maharashtra (2010-2016)
• General Secretary, BJYM, Maharashtra (2016-2017)
• National Vice President, BJYM (2017 onwards)
• Nagpur City President, BJP (2020 onwards)

Legislative

• Corporator in Nagpur Municipal Corporation Since 2004
• Mayor, City of Nagpur – (2014-2017)

Notes and References

1. News: BJP's Praveen Datke elected Nagpur Mayor. Press Trust of India. 5 September 2014. business-standard.com. 1 October 2015.
2. Web site: Pravin Datke, Munna Pokulwar take charge as Mayor, Deputy Mayor in a glittering ceremony. nagpurtoday.in. 8 September 2014 . 1 October 2015.
3. News: BJP's Nanda Jichkar elected Nagpur Mayor. 2017-03-05. The Indian Express. 2017-03-05. en-US.
4. Web site: State President & General Secretary - BJYM : Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha : भाजयुमो : भारतीय जनता युवा मोर्चा. bjym.org. 1 October 2015.
5. Web site:

   Bharatiya Janata Party - Maharashtra :::

   . mahabjp.org. 1 October 2015.