Sunil Prabhu is an Indian politician belonging to the
Shiv Sena. He is a member of the 14th
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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. He represents the
Dindoshi Assembly Constituency.
He was the 74th
mayor
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of the city of
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...
, the capital of the Indian state of
Maharashtra, and chief of
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC; IAST: ), also known as the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), is the governing civic body of Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra. It is India's richest municipal corporation. The ...
, the country's richest municipal body.
Early life and career
Prabhu started his career in 1992 as a personal assistant to a senior Shiv Sena leader and MP,
Gajanan Kirtikar
Gajanan Kirtikar is Leader of Shivsena and a Member of Parliament (MP) from Mumbai North West (Lok Sabha constituency) in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He has been a Member of Legislative Assembly from Malad assembly constituency in Mumbai from 1 ...
, until 1997. It was on Kirtikar's insistence that he had gotten a chance to fight the civic elections from
Aarey Colony
Aarey Forest or Aarey Milk Colony is a rich urban forest which is within the eco sensitive zone of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). It is classified as mixed moist deciduous type forest. It acts as a buffer between SGNP and the city, being on ...
in 1997. Subsequently, he went on to win three civic elections. However, Prabhu has been voted as the best orator in the civic house on several occasions. He is known for his powerful speeches, especially on financial issues.. He was the leader of the house in BMC for six years.
Positions held
* 1997: Elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (1st term)
* 2002: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (2nd term)
* 2007: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (3rd term)
* 2012: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (4th term)
* 2012-2014: Mayor of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
* 2014: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
* 2019: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
[
* 2019-2022: Chief whip,Shivsena
]
See also
* Mayor of Mumbai
The Mayor of Mumbai is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The mayor is the first citizen of the city. The role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner. The Mayor plays a ...
References
External links
official twitter account
Shivsena Home Page
* http://m.newshunt.com/india/marathi-newspapers/saamana/mumbai/kostal-rodala-shivasenapramukhanche-nav-dya-sunil-prabhu-yanche-mukhyamantryanna-patr_41493590/c-in-l-marathi-n-saam-ncat-Mumbai
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Living people
Mayors of Mumbai
Marathi politicians
Shiv Sena politicians
Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019
1969 births