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Pune (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Pune (पुणे, formerly spelt Poona) Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India. Vidhan Sabha segments The six vidhan sabha seats covered by Pune (पुणे) constituency have been frequently rearranged due to changing demography and population explosion in the area. Seats like Shukrawar Peth (1962-1977), Bhawani Peth no longer exist. Presently, Pune Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments are: Members of Lok Sabha Election results 1957 Lok Sabha * Narayan Goray (PSP) : 143,822 votes * Gadgil, Narhar Vishnu (INC) : 99,586 1980 Lok Sabha * Gadgil Vithalrao Narhari (विठ्ठलराव गाडगीळ) (INC) : 215,161 votes * Nana Sahib Goray (नानासाहेब गोरे) (JNP) : 186,331 1984 Lok Sabha * Gadgil Vithalrao Narhari (INC) : 311,278 votes * Jagannath-rao Joshi (BJP) : 112,924 1999 Lok Sabha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi, the incumbent Indian prime minister. The BJP is aligned with right-wing politics, and its policies have historically reflected a traditional Hindu nationalist ideology; it has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). , it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the Parliament of India as well as state legislatures. The party's origins lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which was founded in 1951 by Indian politician Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. After The Emergency of 1975–1977, the Jana Sangh merged with several other political parties to form the Janata Party; it defeated the then-incumbent Indian National Congress in the 1977 general election. After three years in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalit
Dalit (from sa, दलित, dalita meaning "broken/scattered"), also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the Caste system in India, castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold Varna (Hinduism), varna system of Hinduism and were seen as forming a avarna, fifth varna, also known by the name of ''Panchama''. Dalits now profess various religious beliefs, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Christianity, Islam. Scheduled Castes is the official term for Dalits as per the Constitution of India. History The term ''Dalit'' is a self-applied concept for those called the "untouchables" and others that were outside of the traditional Hindu caste hierarchy. Economist and reformer B. R. Ambedkar (1891–1956) said that untouchability came into Indian society around 400 CE, due to the struggle for supremacy between Buddhism and Historical Vedic religion, Brahmanism (an ancient term for Brahmanical Hinduism). Some Hindu priests befriended untouchables ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narayan Ganesh Gore
Narayan Ganesh Gore (Devanagari: नारायण गणेश गोरे) (1907–1 May 1993) was a socialist leader and Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. Early life He was born in the town of Hindale in Konkan. He received his school and college education in Pune to earn a degree in law. Career Since his college days, Gore participated in India's struggle for independence under Mahatma Gandhi's leadership from the British Raj. In 1942, he suffered imprisonment by the British authorities for his participation in the struggle. After India's independence in 1947, Gore served as member of 2nd Lok Sabha in 1957–62, the mayor of Pune in 1967–68; as a member of Rajya Sabha in Indian parliament during 1970–76; and as the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom during 1977–79. He was the president of the Indian socialist party for many years. From 26 January 1981 to 12 January 1984, Gore served as the editor of the weekly Sadhana (weekly) (सा ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Indian General Election
General elections were held in India between 24 February and 9 June 1957, the second elections to the Lok Sabha after independence. They were held five years after the 1951–52 elections in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of India. Elections to many state legislatures were held simultaneously. There were 494 seats elected using first past the post voting system. Out of the 403 constituencies, 91 elected two members, while the remaining 312 elected a single member. The multi-seat constituencies were abolished before the next election. Under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian National Congress easily won a second term in power, taking 371 of the 494 seats. They gained an extra seven seats (the size of the Lok Sabha had been increased by five) and their vote share increased from 45.0% to 47.8%. The INC won nearly five times more votes than the Communist Party, the second largest party. In addition, 19.3% of the vote and 42 seats went to independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indira Anant Maydeo
Indira Anant Maydeo was an Indian parliamentarian who represented Pune South in the 1st Lok Sabha as a member of the Indian National Congress. Early life Born on 7 September 1903, Maydeo attended the Fergusson College, from where she received her B.Sc. degree. Career Maydeo was actively involved in the Indian independence movement and was a member of the Indian National Congress (INC). In 1933, she joined the Maharashtra division of Harijan Sevak Sangh. She was the most prominent women member of the party in Pune (then in Bombay State) and when the first general elections of independent India were held, the INC made her its official candidate for Pune South constituency. Maydeo obtained roughly 64% of the votes cast and defeated the Socialist Party candidate Shridhar Limaye to become the first women representative of Pune in the house. She still holds this record. As a Member of Parliament, she brought a bill in the Lok Sabha concerning divorce but it was not discussed and ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narhar Gadgil
Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (10 January 1896 – 12 January 1966) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician from Maharashtra, India. He was also a writer. He wrote in both Marathi and English. His son Vitthalrao Gadgil represented Congress later as minister and ideologue. His grandson Anant Gadgil also went on to become a politician. Gadgil graduated from Fergusson College in Pune in 1918, and obtained a degree in Law in 1920. Activities before India's independence Gadgil was born a member of the Gadgil ''gharana'' of Velneshwar-Wai. In India's pre-independence days, freedom fighters Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Vallabhbhai Patel influenced Gadgil. Spiritual leaders Swami Ramkrishna Paramhans and Swami Vivekanand also made a deep impression on him. He joined the Indian National Congress in 1920, immediately after obtaining his law degree and started his active participation in the national freedom movement. He suffered imprisonment from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Indian General Election
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Mukta Tilak
Mukta Tilak (17 August 1965 – 22 December 2022) was an Indian politician. She was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Kasba Peth (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Kasba Peth in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2019 state elections as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. Tilak was elected Mayor of Pune for the period 2017 to 2019. Tilak was the first member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP to hold the Mayor's position. She died due to cancer in Pune on 22nd December 2022. Personal life and death Mukta Tilak was the daughter-in-law (niece-in-law) of Jayant Shridhar Tilak, Jayantrao Tilak, who was Bal Gangadhar Tilak's grandson. Her husband Shailesh Tilak is also associated with BJP. Tilak died of cancer on 22 December 2022, at the age of 57. Her death was condoled by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1885876 References 1965 births 2022 deaths Deaths from cancer in India Bharati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunil Kamble
Sunil Dnyandev Kamble is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Pune Cantonment in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi .... He has previously served as Corporator in the Pune Municipal Corporation since 1992 - incumbent. He is known for his social work and direct approach. He was also elected as Standing Committee Chairperson of PMC in March 2019. He is the younger brother of 2 times BJP Minister Dilip Kamble. Coming from an extremely poor background, he emerged as a mass leader at a very young age. He began his social life as a young activist in ABVP. He played a pivotal role from the BJP side in campaigning and contacting on booth level in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhuri Misal
Madhuri Misal is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elected from Parvati (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Pune city. Positions held * 2009: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. * 2014: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. * 2019: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. References Politicians from Pune Living people Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019 Marathi politicians 21st-century Indian women politicians 21st-century Indian politicians Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra 1964 births Women members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly {{Maharashtra-BJP-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandrakant Bacchu Patil
Chandrakant Bacchu Patil is an Indian politician and the Higher and technical education minister of Maharashtra state in the present Government of Maharashtra. Patil was the Maharashtra state President of Bharatiya Janata Party from 2019 to 2022. He is a member of the legislative assembly of Maharashtra and represents Kothrud Assembly constituency. Previously he was minister with portfolio of Revenue and Public Works Department and worked as the ''Guardian Minister'' of Kolhapur district, Sangli district and Pune district till 12 November 2019. Early life and education Patil was born on 10 June 1959 in the ''Jamnadas Prabhudas Chawl'' in Parel, Mumbai. His father, Bacchu Patil, used to serve tea to mill workers. He completed schooling from the ''Raja Shivaji Vidyalaya'' (formerly King George High School) in Dadar. He graduated from Siddharth College in Fort and graduated with a B.Com degree in 1985. Political career He was introduced to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddharth Shirole
Siddharth Anil Shirole ( mr, सिद्धार्थ अनिल शिरोळे) (born 4 February 1979) is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and first time Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing the Shivajinagar Vidhansabha Constituency from Pune. Shirole is also the Councillor for Ward 14 (Deccan Gymkhana – Model Colony) of the Pune Municipal Corporation. Shirole is also the Director of Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited and National Finance Head of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. He is the son of Anil Shirole, the former Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha from Pune. He belongs to the very well-known Shiledar Shirole ( Patil) family of Shivajinagar, Pune. Professionally, Shirole heads the Parichay Group of Hotels and Restaurants, which owns the multi-award-winning restaurant Shabree (), Hotel Parichay, Shavaree Restaurant and Zaika Spice IceCream. Shirole is also the author of the widely loved self-help book ''Tod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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