Gajanan Kirtikar

Summary

Gajanan Kirtikar is Leader of Shivsena and a Member of Parliament (MP) from Mumbai North West (Lok Sabha constituency) in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.[1] He has been a Member of Legislative Assembly from Malad assembly constituency in Mumbai from 1990 to 2009. He was state minister for home in Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party Government.

Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar
Leader Shivsena Parliamentary Party
Assumed office
23 March 2023
Preceded bySanjay Raut
Member of Parliament, India
Assumed office
16 May 2014
Preceded byGurudas Kamat
ConstituencyMumbai North West
Cabinet Minister for Information, Public Relations and Transport, Maharashtra
In office
1998–1999
Minister of State for Home, Tourism, Maharashtra
In office
1995–1998
Member Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra
In office
1990–2009
Preceded byDatta Chaulkar
ConstituencyMalad Vidhansabha
Personal details
Born (1943-09-03) 3 September 1943 (age 80)
Karwar, Bombay Presidency, British India
Political partyShiv Sena
ChildrenAmol Kirtikar(Son)
Residence(s)Goregaon, Mumbai
Websitegajanankirtikar.com

He has been elected to the Parliament of India. In the 2014 General elections (16th Lok Sabha), he defeated Gurudas Kamat, by a margin of approximately 1,83,028 votes, to win from the Mumbai North West constituency in Maharashtra. In the 2019 General elections (17th Lok Sabha), he defeated Sanjay Nirupam, by a margin of 2,60,328 votes.

Positions held edit

  • 1990: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1st term) [2]
  • 1995: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (2nd term)[3]
  • 1995-98 : Minister of State for Home, Tourism, Maharashtra
  • 1998-99 : Cabinet Minister for Information, Public Relations and Transport, Maharashtra State
  • 1999: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (3rd term) [4]
  • 2004: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (4th term)
  • 2006: President, Sthaniy Lokadhikar Samiti Mahasangha
  • 2007 Onwards: Leader, Shiv Sena[5]
  • 2010: President, Mumbai Upnagar Kabaddi Association
  • 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
  • 2019: Elected to 17th Lok Sabha
  • 2023: Appionted as Shiv Sena's leader of Parliamentary Party[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Loksabha Election Results 2019 : महाराष्ट्रातील विजयी उमेदवारांची यादी". 23 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Malad Assembly election 1990". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Malad Assembly election 1995". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Malad Assembly election 1999". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. ^ "संपर्क प्रशासकीय यंत्रणा – शिवसेना नेते, उपनेते, सचिव, प्रवक्ते | शिवसेना". Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Lok Sabha MP Gajanan Kirtikar appointed Shiv Sena's leader of parliamentary party, replaces Sanjay Raut". The Indian Express. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

External links edit

  • Shiv Sena official website Archived 1 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  • Gajanan Kirtikar Lok Sabha Profile
  • Shiv Sena fields new faces from Mumbai
  • Cong, NCP repose faith in sitting MPs in Mumbai
  • मराठी मते यावेळी विभागणार नाहीत – गजानन कीर्तिकर