Rahul Narwekar is an Indian politician and member of the

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. He is the current speaker of

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. Presently, 288 memb ...

. Narwekar was elected to the

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in June 2016 as a Governor's Nominated member. Previously, he was a member of the

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party, but as the party denied him a ticket in 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he joined the

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and unsuccessfully contested the

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election on the party's ticket from the Maval constituency. Rahul is the sitting MLA from

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on a

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ticket. He is Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on 3 July 2022 and he is the second one to become the youngest speaker of any state (age 44) in the country , first is Shivraj Patil chakurkar (at age 42 year )

Personal life

Rahul Narwekar is the son-in-law of senior NCP leader

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. Rahul's father, Suresh Narwekar was a Municipal Councillor from the

Colaba Colaba (; or ISO: Kolābā) is a part of the city of Mumbai, India. It is one of the four peninsulas of Mumbai while the other three are Worli, Bandra and Malabar Hill. During Portuguese rule in the 16th century, the island was known as Kolbhat ...

area. Rahul's brother Makarand Narwekar is a second-term Municipal Councillor, currently from Ward No. 227. Rahul's sister-in-law Harshita Narwekar is a Municipal Councillor from Ward No. 226.My Neta
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Living people Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council Shiv Sena politicians Nationalist Congress Party politicians from Maharashtra Politicians from Mumbai 1970 births Marathi politicians Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra Maharashtra MLAs 2019–2024 {{Maharashtra-BJP-politician-stub