Pradeep Hemsingh Jadhav

Pradeep Hemsingh Jadhav (Naik)^[1] (11 November 1954 – 1 January 2025) was an Indian politician who was a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represented the Kinwat Assembly Constituency and he was also a great leader of the Banjara community. He belonged to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).^[2] Jadhav was also a cotton trader based in the Adilabad district.^[3]

Pradeep Hemsingh Jadhav
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office 2004–2019
Preceded by	Digambar Bapuji Pawar Patil
Succeeded by	Bhimrao Keram
Constituency	Kinwat
Personal details
Born	(1954-11-12)12 November 1954 Daheli Tanda, Kinwat Taluka, Nanded District, Hyderabad State, India
Died	1 January 2025(2025-01-01) (aged 70) Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Political party	Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar
Other political affiliations	Nationalist Congress Party

Life and career

Pradeep Hemsingh Jadhav belonged to the Nationalist Congress Party. Jadhav was also popularly known as BHAYA (meaning "a brother"). He had received offers from the constituent parties of the grand alliance, NDA (Mahayuti), but remained loyal to the Nationalist Congress Party for 25 years and was a confidant of Sharad Pawar Saheb.

Pradip Hemsingh Jadhav died on 1 January 2025, at the age of 70.^[4]