Kanti Koli

Kanti Koli (1947 - 2021) was an Indian politician, social worker and former councillor Thane Municipal Corporation^[1] and two terms Member of legislative assembly from Thane, constituency of Maharashtra state of India as a senior leader of Indian National Congress party and former president of Akhil Bharatiya Koli Samaj's Maharashtra unit.^[2][3] Kanti Koli was closely associated with former Indian president Ram Nath Kovind and also represented the fishermen community at the state and national level.^[4]

Kanti Koli
कांती कोळी
Member of Member of legislative assembly for Thane constituency
In office 1980–1990
Preceded by	Gajanan Koli
Succeeded by	Moreshwar Joshi
Personal details
Born	Kanti Koli 1947 Thane, Maharashtra, India
Died	2021
Citizenship	India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Occupation	Politician
Nickname	Kanti Dada

Kanti Koli was dead in October 2021 because of his long term illness.^[5]