Kishori Pednekar

Kishori Pednekar born 25 December 1962 is an Indian politician served as the mayor of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC),^{[2][3][4][5][6]} which is India's richest municipal corporation.^[7][8] She was elected as Mayor without any opposition.^[9] She worked as a nurse earlier on and once again in 2020, this time to motivate other healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic.^[10][11]

Kishori Pednekar
Mayor of Mumbai
In office 22 November 2019 – 8 March 2022
Preceded by	Vishwanath Mahadeshwar
Succeeded by	Iqbal Singh Chahal (as Administrator)
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thackeray
Personal details
Born	(1962-12-25) 25 December 1962 (age 62)[1]
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) (2022–present) Shiv Sena (until 2022)
Residence(s)	Mumbai, Maharashtra

She was awarded Newsmakers Achievers Awards in 2022.^[12]

Early career

She joined Shiv Sena after her marriage. She became corporator in 2002 from Lower Parel area in Mumbai.^[13][14] Currently she is a part of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) party.^{[citation needed]}

From November 2019 till March 2022, Pednekar served as the Mayor of Mumbai.

Controversies

Pednekar was accused of being involved in a scam during the COVID-19 pandemic, where the BMC was found to have favored giving contracts for procuring medical kits to Sujit Patkar.^[15] Patkar was reported to be an aid of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, who was also implicated in the fraud.^[16]

Following a parody musical video released by radio jockey Malishka Mendonsa in July 2017, which criticized the BMC for incompetence in dealing with and fixing potholed roads, Pednekar, who was a corporator then, came in crosshairs with the RJ and targeted her with a poetic verse.^[17] The parody video did not go down well with BMC officials and Shiv Sena leaders, who slapped a notice to the RJ for defamation with a penalty of Rs 10,000.^[18]

Positions held

• 2002: Elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (Ward No 52)^[19][20]
• 2012: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (Ward 191)^[21][22][23]
• 2017: Re-Elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (Ward 199).^[24][25]
• 2018: Elected as Mayor of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation^{[citation needed]}