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Mukta Tilak

Summary

Mukta Tilak (17 August 1965 – 22 December 2022) was an Indian politician. She was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Kasba Peth in the 2019 state elections as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.

Mukta Tilak
मुक्ता टिळक
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
2019–2022
Preceded byGirish Bapat
Succeeded byRavindra Dhangekar[1]
ConstituencyKasba Peth
Mayor of Pune
In office
March 2017 – November 2019
Preceded byDattatray Dhankawade
Succeeded byMurlidhar Mohol
Personal details
Born(1965-08-17)17 August 1965
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Died22 December 2022(2022-12-22) (aged 57)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Political partyBhartiya Janta Party
SpouseShailesh Tilak

Tilak was elected Mayor of Pune for the period 2017 to 2019. Tilak was the first member of the BJP to hold the Mayor's position.[2][3][4][5][6][7] She died due to cancer in Pune on 22 December 2022.[8]

Personal life and death edit

Mukta Tilak was the daughter-in-law (niece-in-law) of Jayantrao Tilak, who was Bal Gangadhar Tilak's grandson. Her husband Shailesh Tilak is also associated with BJP.

Tilak died of cancer on 22 December 2022, at the age of 57.[9] Her death was condoled by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "A BJP bastion falls at the hands of former Shiv Sainik: Who is Ravindra Dhangekar?". The Indian Express. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Mukta Shailesh Tilak(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KASBA PETH(PUNE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Maharashtra election result winners full list: Names of winning candidates of BJP, Congress, Shiv Sena, NCP". India Today. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Maharashtra election results: Full list of winners from BJP, Shiv Sena, Congress, NCP". International Business Times, India Edition. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ Saigal, Sonam (25 October 2019). "Only 19 of 235 women contestants taste victory in Maharashtra". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ "BJP's Murlidhar Mohol Elected New Mayor of Pune". NDTV.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. ^ "BJP's Kothrud corporator set to become next Pune mayor". The Indian Express. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. ^ NewsWire (22 December 2022). "Maha: BJP MLA and Lokmanya Tilak kin Mukta S. Tilak dies at 57 CanIndia News". CanIndia News. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  9. ^ Mukta Tilak : भाजप आमदार मुक्ता टिळक यांचं निधन (in Hindi)
  10. ^ https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1885876