Sudhir Gadgil (born 1953) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is a BJP leader from Sangli district. He is a member of the 13th

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 ...

. He is a three time MLA from Sangli Assembly Constituency.

Early life and education

Gadgil is from Sangli, Maharashtra. He is the son of Hari Vasudeo Gadgil. He completed his B.Com. in 1974 at a college affiliated with

Shivaji University Shivaji University, established in 1962, is a state university located at Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. The university, with a campus spread over , is named in honour of Chatrapati Shivaji. It was inaugurated on 18 November 1962 by Dr. Radh ...

Career

Gadgil became an MLA for the first time winning the

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election The 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was held on 15 October 2014 to elect all 288 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. After a 63.38% turnout in the election as hung verdict has occurred with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ...

from Sangli Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. He retained the seat for the BJP in the

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election The 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was held on 21 October 2019 to elect all 288 members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, state's Legislative Assembly. After a 61.4% turnout in the election, the ruling National Democrati ...

and won for a third time in the

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election The 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections were held on 2024 elections in India, 20 November 2024 to elect all 288 members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, state's Legislative Assembly. The turnout for the election was 66.05%, ...

. He was involved in a controversy allegedly carrying huge sums of cash which was proved fake. He vowed not to contest again from this constituency but won the 2024 Assembly election.

References

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