Pravin Datke

Pravin Prabhakarrao Datke (born 16 Dec 1978) is elected as Member of Legislative Assembly from Nagpur Central Constituency,^[1] former National Vice President Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha and former Municipal Corporator and former Mayor^[2][3][4] of Nagpur Municipal Corporation. He was State General Secretary BJYM^[5][6] Maharashtra Unit.

Pravin Datke
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 November 2024
Preceded by	Vikas Kumbhare
Constituency	Nagpur Central
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office 14 May 2020 – 23 November 2024
Succeeded by	Sandip Joshi
Constituency	elected by Legislative Assembly members
President of Bharatiya Janata Party – Nagpur City
In office 23 June 2019 – 19 July 2023
President	Raosaheb Danve Chandrakant Patil Chandrashekhar Bawankule
Preceded by	Sudhakar Kohale
Succeeded by	Jitendra Kukde
Mayor of Nagpur
In office 5 September 2014 – 4 March 2017
Preceded by	Anil Sole
Succeeded by	Nanda Jichkar
Personal details
Born	(1978-12-16) 16 December 1978 (age 46) Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Pravada Datke
Children	2 daughters
Parent	Prabhakar Datke (father)
Profession	Politician

He got elected to the Legislative Council by MLA's (unopposed) on 14 May 2020.^[7][8]

Early life

Datke was born to Prabhakarrao Datke, a founder of Shikshak Sahakari Bank Limited, Nagpur. His father, Prabhakarrao Datke, died of heart attack in 1999.

Education and early career

Datke is a 10th pass from Navyug Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Mahal, Nagpur.

Family and personal life

Pravin is the son of former BJP Leader Late Sh. Prabhakarrao Datke. Sh Prabhakarrao was also known as Teachers Union Leader & founder of NAGPUR Shikshak SahakarI Bank Limited..

Political career

In 2004, at age 25, Pravin Datke was elected as a corporator from Mahal ward. After two terms Datke later became the mayor of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation. 20 November he was elected to Nagpur Central Constituency.

Positions held

Within BJP

• Nagpur President, BJYM (2010)
• General Secretary, BJYM, Maharashtra (2010-2016)
• General Secretary, BJYM, Maharashtra (2016-2017)
• National Vice President, BJYM (2017 onwards)
• Nagpur City President, BJP (2020 onwards)

Legislative

• Corporator in Nagpur Municipal Corporation since 2004
• Mayor, City of Nagpur – (2014-2017)