Ravindra Waikar Explained

Ravindra Waikar
Native Name Lang:	Marathi
Spouse:	Manisha Waikar
Children:	Dipti, Prajakta
Birth Date:	18 January 1959
Office:	Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Term Start:	October 2009
Term End:	4 June 2024
Constituency:	Jogeshwari East
Office1:	Minister of state Housing, Higher & Technical Education Government of Maharashtra
Term Start1:	5 December 2014
Term End1:	November 2019
Governor1:	C. Vidyasagar Rao
Party:	Shiv Sena
Residence:	Mumbai
Occupation:	Politician
Website:	http://www.ravindrawaikar.com
Member Of The Lok Sabha:	Mumbai North West
Term Start:	4 June 2024

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.^[5]

Positions held

• 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: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ^[1]

See also

• Devendra Fadnavis ministry

External links

• Shiv Sena Home Page

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jogeshwari East Vidhan Sabha constituency result 2019.
2. News: Sitting and previous MLAs from Jogeshwari East Assembly Constituency.
3. News: Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014 . India Today. 3 November 2014.
4. News: Declared: government ministers. 2014-12-06. Mid-Day. 21 June 2015.
5. News: India Today . 13 July 2024 . Businessmen In august company . https://web.archive.org/web/20240807175452/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-businessmen-in-august-company-2565840-2024-07-13 . 7 August 2024 . 7 August 2024 . en.
6. Web site: Profile of Maharashtra Govt. New Ministers. 5 December 2014.
7. Web site: Mumbai Matters: BMC Elections 2007 Winners . mumbaimatters.bombayaddict.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071225040600/http://mumbaimatters.bombayaddict.com/2007/03/bmc-elections-2007-winners.html . 2007-12-25.
8. Web site: Shiv Sena decides to replace Rahul Shewale as standing committee chairman . 2 April 2014 .
9. Web site: Ujjwala Modak and Ravindra Waikar elected to BMC committees. 2 April 2008.
10. Web site: Live Jogeshwari East (Maharastra) Assembly Election Results 2019 Updates, Winner, Runner-up Candidates 2019 Updates, Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs.
11. Web site: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis' team: Portfolios allocated, BJP retains key departments. 6 December 2014.
12. News: Guardian Ministers appointed in Maharashtra. Business Standard India. 26 December 2014. Press Trust of India.