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Gopichand Padalkar
Indian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gopichand Kundalik Padalkar (born 1 October 1982) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a member of 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Jat constituency. He previously got elected to the Legislative Council (unopposed) on 14 May 2020.[1] He started his political career with the Rashtriya Samaj Paksha, fought first MLA election from BJP in 2014. [2] He rejoined BJP before the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Elections.[3] He is also a film maker and an actor.[4] He is BJP spokperson and a firebrand Hindu OBC leader. Padalkar is his sirname
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Early life
He was born to Kundlik and Hirabai Padalkar of Padalkarwadi, Sangli district. His father Kundlik Padalkar was a primary teacher.[4] Gopichand Padalkar belongs to Dhangar community from Maharashtra,[2] He is a Higher Secondary School graduate.[5]
Career
He started his political career with the Rashtriya Samaj Paksha of Mahadev Jankar.[2] He has unsuccessfully contested elections for District council once, Vidhan Sabha thrice and Lok Sabha once, before his election to the Maharashtra Legislative Council.[2]
In 2014 he joined Bhartiya Janata Party and contested 2014 assembly election from Atpadi-Khanapur constituency, subsequently he left the party and he joined Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi contesting Sangli Lok Sabha seat in the summer of 2019. As a losing candidate he gave a tough fight securing over three lakh votes,[2] after his loss he rejoined BJP in October 2019 and contested Vidhan Sabha elections from Baramati against Ajit Pawar.[2]
He got elected to the Legislative Council by MLA's (unopposed) on 14 May 2020, along with 9 others.[6][7]
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Positions Held
- Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council 14 May 2020.
- Spokesperson of BJP,Maharashtra
References
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