Rajan Vichare

Rajan Vichare (born 1 August 1961) is an Indian politician and a Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) member of parliament representing Thane, Maharashtra in the 17th Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament).^[1] He has also previously been a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 2009–2014.^[2]

Rajan Baburao Vichare
Member of parliament, Lok Sabha for Thane
In office 16 May 2014 – 31 May 2024
Preceded by	Sanjeev Naik
Succeeded by	Naresh Mhaske
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Thane
In office 22 October 2009 – 15 May 2014
Preceded by	Eknath Shinde
Succeeded by	Sanjay Mukund Kelkar
Personal details
Born	(1961-08-01) 1 August 1961 (age 64) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Political party	Shiv Sena (UBT)
Residence	Thane
Occupation	Politician
Website	rajanvichare.com

Early life and career

Vichare has been in association with Shiv Sena since his childhood. Coming from a middle-class family and having worked in various blue-collar jobs, in 1985, he became a full-time worker of Sena. He is an admirer of politician Anand Dighe, though he was chosen to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Thane.^{[citation needed]}

Terms in Office

• 2006: Mayor of Thane Municipal Corporation
• 2009: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• 2014: Elected to Lok Sabha (1st Term)
• 2019: Re-elected to Lok Sabha (2nd Term)^[3]

See also

• Thane Vidhan Sabha constituency