Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar (born 7 April 1961) is a former Cabinet Minister in the Maharashtra government and Member Of Maharashtra Legislative AssemblyFrom Savner Assembly Constituency and an Indian politician of

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

who was born in

Nagpur Nagpur (; ISO 15919, ISO: ''Nāgapura'') is the second capital and third-largest city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is called the heart of India because of its central geographical location. It is the largest and most populated city i ...

. Sunil Kedar is son of late former Maharashtra minister and pioneer of co-operative movement in Nagpur district, Chhatrapal Kedar (Also known as Babasaheb Kedar).

Personal life

Sunil Kedar was born on 7 April 1961 in Nagpur. He is the son of former Minister Chhatrapal Kedar. He graduated in

agricultural science Agricultural science (or agriscience for short) is a broad multidisciplinary field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. Professio ...

and has obtained his

Master of Business and Management {{more citations needed, date=December 2008 A Masters in Business and Management (MBM) is a professional degree in "master in business" or "master in management" degrees, usually pursued by students immediately after completing a bachelor's degree ...

. He is married to Anuja Vijaykar (daughter of Kundatai Vijaykar and granddaughter of Barrister S. K. Wankhede). The couple has two daughters named Purnima and Pallavi. He is a businessman and farmer by profession.

Political career

Sunil Kedar's political journey started when he was elected in 1992 as a Nagpur Zilla Parishad Member. In 1995 in the 9th

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 was elected independently from Saoner Assembly Constituency. In 1995 Kedar was a Minister of State for the ministries of Ministry of Power and

Ministry of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government a ...

. And in 1996 he also became Minister of State for the ministry of Ports. Again In 2004 in the 11th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly he was elected independently from Saoner assembly constituency. In 2009 in the 12th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly he was elected from Saoner assembly constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate. And again in 2014 in 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly he was elected from Saoner assembly constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate. In 2019 in the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly he was elected from Saoner assembly constituency as an Indian national congress candidate and became cabinet minister of Maharashtra State. According to local news reporters and journalists Sunil Kedar is said Kingmaker or Masterstroke for Congress Party as he has a powerful hold in Nagpur Rural Area Politics be it Nagpur APMC Election, Gram Panchayat Elections, District Council (Zilla Parishad) Elections, Ramtek Lok Sabha Election 2024, and other Local Government Body Elections. Sunil Kedar was disqualified as an Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on 24 December 2023 following his conviction and five-year imprisonment term by Nagpur High Court in connection with a 25 year-old-case related to financial irregularities in Nagpur District Central Co-operative Bank (NDCCB) Scam.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kedar, Sunil Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019 Maharashtra MLAs 1995–1999 Maharashtra MLAs 2004–2009 Maharashtra MLAs 2009–2014 Independent politicians in India People from Nagpur district Marathi politicians Living people 1961 births Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra Indian politicians convicted of crimes Indian politicians convicted of corruption Indian politicians disqualified from office