| Shubha Raul | |
| Office: | Mayor of Mumbai |
| Term Start: | 2007 |
| Term End: | 2009 |
| Occupation: | Ayurveda practitioner |
| Party: | Shiv Sena |
| Preceded: | Datta Dalvi |
| Succeeded: | Shraddha Jadhav |
Shubha Raul (born 1967) was the mayor (2007–09) of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) for a period of 33 months. And now she is currently the Spokesperson of Shivsena and is a Member of COVID-19 Ayush Task Force, Government of Maharashtra. She was elected to the post of Mayor on 10 March 2007 and was the third woman mayor of the 124-year-old civic body.[1] She has also served as a Corporator for continuous 3 terms representing the Northern Mumbai suburb of Dahisar,[2] and has served almost all the committees of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM).[3]
Raul belongs to the Shiv Sena political party and is an M.D. in Ayurveda, Gold Medalist and a University Topper in Maharashtra.[4]
She lives in Borivali, Mumbai. She has two daughters - Tanvi (Engineer by profession) and Mayuri (Doctor by profession). Her husband Umesh is a Deputy General Manager with ONGC.
During her tenure as Mayor for Mumbai, which ended in November 2009, Shubha Raul is satisfied about two achievements: Eco-Friendly Ganesh festival by setting up artificial ponds and Ban on Hookah Parlours during her tenure.
Her tenure had also been controversial: she wanted Ganesh idol height reduced, adopted a cow and kept it in her bungalow without licence and went on seven foreign tours apart from cracking down on hookah parlours.[5]