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Laxman Pandurang Jagtap (; 15 February 1963 – 3 January 2023) was an Indian politician from Chinchwad in the city of Pune. He was elected as a member of the
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (ISO: ''Mahārāṣṭra Vidhāna Sabhā'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India. It consists of 288 members directly elected from single-seat constituenci ...
from
Chinchwad Chinchwad is an upscale locality which is about northwest of the historic city of Pune situated on the banks of Pavna river. The neighborhood is home to extensive industry and is well known for its automotive, pharmaceutical, electrical produc ...
for 2009 – 2014 as an independent candidate. He was the M.L.A. of Chinchwad. Jagtap contested the
2014 Lok Sabha elections General elections were held in India in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014 to elect the members of the 16th Lok Sabha. With 834 million registered voters, they were the largest-ever elections in the world until being surpassed by the 2019 ...
from Maval constituency as a
Peasants and Workers Party of India The Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP) is a Marxist political party in Maharashtra, India. The party was founded in 1948, having its roots from the pre-Independence period and has around 10,000 members. The influence of the party is large ...
candidate. He contested again for the same assembly constituency in 2014 but as
BJP 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. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Since 2014, ...
candidate instead. He was a member of the legislative assembly. Jagtap died in
Baner Baner is a suburb in the Western Metropolitan Corridor of Pune, India. Baner is well known for "Varkari" Parampara and Bhakti Aradhana from many years. Baner is bordered by Pashan in south, Balewadi to the west, Aundh (Pune), Aundh to the nort ...
on 3 January 2023, at the age of 59. Elections for the Chinchwad Assembly constituency took place after Laxman Jagtap's demise. His wife Ashwini Jagtap defeated the NCP candidate to win the seat on the BJP ticket.


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1963 births 2023 deaths People from Pimpri-Chinchwad Marathi politicians Peasants and Workers Party of India politicians Maharashtra MLAs 2004–2009 Candidates in the 2014 Indian general election Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019 Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council {{Maharashtra-BJP-politician-stub