Sunil Dhyandev Kamble is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He was elected to 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 Cantonment Cantt, also known as Camp, is a military cantonment located in the city of Pune, India. It was established in 1817 for accommodating troops of the Indian Army. The cantonment houses many military establishments. It is also known for its shoppin ...

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 ...

as a member of

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Early life and education

Kamble is from Kasba, Pune District, Maharashtra. He is the son of Dhyandev Namdev Kamble. He is the younger brother of two time BJP Minister

Dilip Kamble Dilip Kamble (born 1 June 1963) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He was an MLA representing Bharatiya Janata Party in 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Pune Cantonment from 2014 to 2019. Early life and education Kamble is ...

. He comes from a poor background and entered politics at a young age. He completed Class 8 at Camp Education High School, Pune in 1983 and later discontinued his education.

Career

Kamble started his political life with

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. In 1992, Kamble started as corporator in the

Pune Municipal Corporation Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is the civic body that governs the inner limits of Pune, India. It is in charge of the civic needs and infrastructure of the metropolis, which is spread over an area of 500 sq. km. and has 3.4 million resident ...

. He was also elected as Standing Committee Chairperson of PMC in March 2019. He played a key role for the BJP in campaigning at booth level in the elections to the Balurghat Assembly constituency in West Bengal 2021 elections. He became an MLA winning the

. He is a member of the legislative committee on Schedule Castes in the Maharashtra Legislature.

Controversies

Kamble allegedly slapped a police man on duty at a public event at Sassoon General Hospital and faced criticism after the video went viral.

References

1968 births Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra Politicians from Pune Maharashtra MLAs 2019–2024 Maharashtra MLAs 2024–2029 {{Maharashtra-BJP-politician-stub