Shishir Shinde (born 24 February 1954) is a

Shiv Sena Shiv Sena ( IAST: ''Śiva Sēnā'') () was a right-wing to far-right Marathi regionalist and Hindu ultranationalist political party in India founded in 1966 by cartoonist Bal Thackeray. Originally emerging from nativist movements in Bom ...

politician from the

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, India. He was member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing Bhandup West constituency. In October 1991, in order to stop a scheduled India-Pakistan test cricket match, Shinde, along with a few party workers of Shiv Sena, vandalized the pitch of Wankhede Stadium. By digging and pouring engine oil, the pitch was rendered useless for play and led to the cancellation of the series.

Positions held

* 1992: Elected as corporator in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation * 1996: Elected as member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council * 2009: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

References

External links

Shivsena Home Page
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