Medha Vishram Kulkarni is an Indian politician and member of the
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
. She servers as the
Member of Rajya Sabha fron
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 ...
since 2024. Previously, she was
Member of Vidhan Sabha from
Kothrud
Kothrud (Kothrud Baug during the Maratha Empire era) is an upmarket residential neighborhood in the city of Pune.
The neighborhood is located in the West-Central region of the city. During recent times, Kothrud has seen rapid expansion as well ...
,
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 ...
. She is awarded with ''Sansad Ratna'' awards in 2025 for her excellence performance in parliamentary duties.
Political career
Kulkarni was a first term 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 the
Kothrud
Kothrud (Kothrud Baug during the Maratha Empire era) is an upmarket residential neighborhood in the city of Pune.
The neighborhood is located in the West-Central region of the city. During recent times, Kothrud has seen rapid expansion as well ...
assembly constituency in
Pune
Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...
where she won against
Chandrakant Mokate of
Shiv Sena(UBT). She is only one of the two women members in 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
Pune
Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...
and belonging to the
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
.
Positions held
*
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
Kothrud
Kothrud (Kothrud Baug during the Maratha Empire era) is an upmarket residential neighborhood in the city of Pune.
The neighborhood is located in the West-Central region of the city. During recent times, Kothrud has seen rapid expansion as well ...
.
* Terms in office: 2014–2019.
References
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Politicians from Pune
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra
Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019
Marathi politicians
21st-century Indian women politicians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Women members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra
Women members of the Rajya Sabha
Women in Maharashtra politics