Siddharth Anil Shirole ( mr, सिद्धार्थ अनिल शिरोळे) (born 4 February 1979) is an Indian politician of the

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(BJP) and first time Member of

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representing the Shivajinagar Vidhansabha Constituency from Pune. Shirole is also the Councillor for Ward 14 (Deccan Gymkhana – Model Colony) of the

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. Shirole is also the Director of

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and National Finance Head of the

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. He is the son of Anil Shirole, the former Member of Parliament of

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from

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. He belongs to the very well-known

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Shirole (

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) family of Shivajinagar, Pune. Professionally, Shirole heads the Parichay Group of Hotels and Restaurants, which owns the multi-award-winning restaurant Shabree (), Hotel Parichay, Shavaree Restaurant and Zaika Spice IceCream. Shirole is also the author of the widely loved self-help book ''Today is my Favourite Day: Unleashing the Power of Optimism'' published by Wisdom Tree. Shirole represented India in the prestigious

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, ex-president

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, former prime minister

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, former prime minister Indira Gandhi and former prime minister

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