Chetan Tupe
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| office = Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
| term_start = 2019
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| constituency = Hadapsar
| predecessor = Yogesh Tilekar
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| party = Nationalist Congress Party
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Chetan Vitthal Tupe (born 1971) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Hadapsar Assembly constituency in Pune district. He won the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, representing the Nationalist Congress Party.{{Cite web |title=Hadapsar (Maharashtra) Assembly Election Results 2022: Candidate List, Winner, Runner-Up, Latest News and Updates, Videos , Photos |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/hadapsar-election-results-in-maharashtra/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1=Sruthi |date=23 November 2024 |title=Maharashtra Assembly election results 2024 {{!}} Who won in Pune? |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/maharashtra-assembly/maharashtra-assembly-election-results-2024-who-won-in-pune/article68901246.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124060803/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/maharashtra-assembly/maharashtra-assembly-election-results-2024-who-won-in-pune/article68901246.ece |archivedate=24 November 2024 |accessdate=12 December 2024 |language=en-IN}}{{cite news |title=Maharashtra Assembly elections: Trend of new MLA continues in Vadgaonsheri but discontinues in Hadapsar |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-assembly-elections-trend-of-new-mla-continues-in-vadgaonsheri-but-discontinues-in-hadapsar-9690104/ |access-date=4 January 2025 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=25 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104122819/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-assembly-elections-trend-of-new-mla-continues-in-vadgaonsheri-but-discontinues-in-hadapsar-9690104/ |archive-date=4 January 2025 |language=en}}
Early life and education
Tupe is from Hadapsar, Pune district, Maharashtra. His father, Vitthal Baburao Tupe, was a farmer. He completed Class 10 in 1986 at Nutan Marathi School, Pune, and dropped out of studies while doing plus two at F.Y.J.C. Laxmanrao Apte School, Pune, in 1991.{{Cite web |title=Chetan Vitthal Tupe(Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- HADAPSAR(PUNE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/maharashtra2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=11038 |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=www.myneta.info}}
Career
Tupe won from Hadaspar Assembly constituency, representing the Nationalist Congress Party in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He polled 93,326 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Yogesh Tilekar of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 2,820 votes.{{Cite web |title=Hadapsar Assembly Election Results 2020 Live Updates, Hadapsar Assembly Election Latest News & Updates |url=https://news.abplive.com/maharashtra-election/hadapsar-assembly-election-result-2019-213.html |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Hadapsar Constituency Election Results 2019: Hadapsar Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/maharashtra/constituency-show/hadapsar |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=The Times of India |language=en}} He retained the seat for the Nationalist Congress Party winning for a second term in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. In 2024, he polled 134, 810 votes and defeated the second placed Prashant Jagtap of the Nationalist Congress Party (SP), by a margin of 7,122 votes.{{Cite news |date=2024-11-23 |title=Hadapsar election result 2024: NCP's Chetan Vitthal Tupe defeats NCP(SCP)'s Prashant Sudam Jagtap by over 7000 votes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hadapsar-election-result-2024-ncps-chetan-vitthal-tupe-leads-against-ncpscps-prashant-sudam-jagtap/articleshow/115598040.cms |access-date=2025-03-09 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |title=Hadapsar Election Result 2024 LIVE: Chetan Vitthal Tupe of NCP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/hadapsar-election-result-2024-live-leading-winner-mla-9130160.html |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=News18 |language=en}}
In July 2024, he raised concerns about the destruction of Flamingo habitats in his constituency region due to urbanisation, and in response, the forest minister announced the formation of a committee to protect Flamingo bird habitats.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-06 |title=Pune: Hadapsar MLA Highlights Flamingo Habitat Protection In Legislative Assembly - PUNE PULSE |url=https://www.mypunepulse.com/pune-hadapsar-mla-highlights-flamingo-habitat-protection-in-legislative-assembly/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |language=en}}
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Category:Nationalist Congress Party politicians from Maharashtra
Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2019–2024