Bhaskar Jadhav is an Indian politician and former Minister for Labour & Special Assistance, Maharashtra State. He is also the ex-president of Maharashtra state unit of
Nationalist Congress Party
The Nationalist Congress Party is one of the List of political parties in India#State parties, state parties in India and is one of the major political parties in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra with a recognised state party statu ...
(NCP) and
MLA of
Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
from
Guhagar
Guhagar (Marathi pronunciation: uɦaːɡəɾ is a census town in Ratnagiri district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Guhagar is known for its virgin beach, coir items, coconuts, betel nuts and mainly Alphonso mangoes. The nearest city and ...
. Formerly he also served as Minister of State for Urban Development, Forest, Port, Sports, Parliamentary Affairs, Youth Welfare, Ex-Defence Welfare, Law & Order, Fisheries and Guardian Minister of
Ratnagiri
Ratnagiri (IAST:Ratnāgirī ; ət̪n̪aːɡiɾiː is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri District in southwestern Maharashtra, India. The district is part of Konkan division of Maharashtra. The city is known for the Hapus or ...
.
Jadhav was member of assembly from Chiplun constituency.
Following the clashes with the leadership, he quit Shivsena and contested assembly election as an independent candidate in 2004. He lost by 3000 votes to NCP candidate Ramesh Kadam. It was for the first time that a Shivsena candidate lost deposit in Konkan region. Prabhakar Shinde was an official Shivsena candidate.
Some years after 2004 elections, Bhaskar Jadhav joined NCP. He was elected as member of legislative council representing Konkan Local Bodies constituency. In 2009 assembly elections, NCP fielded him as a candidate from Guhagar constituency where he won by 12000 votes defeating the then Leader of Opposition
Ramdas Kadam
Ramdas Gangaram Kadam (born 23 July 1953) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He was Member of the Legislative Assembly from Khed Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ratnagiri District, Maharashtra, India as a member of Shiv Sena. He has been ...
and a strong
BJP rebel, 4th time sitting MLA Vinay Natu.
Bhaskar Jadhav had also won the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award.
In September 2019, Jadhav joined
Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena (1966–2022) (; ; SS) was a right-wing Marathi regionalist Hindutva-based political party in India founded in 1966 by Bal Thackeray, who was later succeeded by Uddhav Thackeray. The party is split into two parties: the Uddha ...
.
Positions held
* 1992: Elected as Member of Ratnagiri Zilla Parishad
* 1995: Elected as Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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* 1999: Re-Elected as Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ][
* 2006: Elected as Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
* 2009: Re-Elected as Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ][
* 2009: Appointed Minister of state for Urban Development, Forest, Port, Sports, Parliamentary Affairs, Youth Welfare, Ex-Defence Welfare, Fisheries, Law & Order
* 2009: Appointed Guardian Minister of Ratnagiri District
* 2013: Appointed Maharashtra State President of NCP][
* 2019: Re-Elected as Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]
References
External links
The Shivsena
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People from Ratnagiri district
Living people
Marathi politicians
Maharashtra MLAs 2009–2014
1957 births
Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019
Maharashtra MLAs 1995–1999
Maharashtra MLAs 1999–2004
Maharashtra MLAs 2024–2029
Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
Nationalist Congress Party politicians from Maharashtra
Maharashtra district councillors
Shiv Sena politicians
Shiv Sena (UBT) politicians