Gopichand Padalkar
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gopichand Padalkar
| native_name =
| office = Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
| term_start = 23 November 2024
| constituency = Jat
| term_end =
| predecessor = Vikramsinh Balasaheb Sawant
| successor =
| office1 = Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
| term_start1 = 14 May 2020
| term_end1 = 23 November 2024
| constituency1 = Elected by MLAs
| successor1 = Dadarao Keche
| birth_name = Gopichand Kundalik Padalkar
| birth_date = 1 October 1982
| birth_place = Pimpri, Atpadi, Sangli, Maharashtra
| nationality = {{flag|India}}n
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party {{small|(2014-2019)}},{{small|(2019-Present)}}
| otherparty =Rashtriya Samaj Paksha {{small|(Before 2014)}}
Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi {{small|(2019-2019)}}
| parents = Kundalik Baba Padalkar (father), Hirabai Kundalik Padalkar(mother)
| spouse = Unmarried
| children =
| alma_mater =
| website =
}}
Gopichand Kundalik Padalkar (born 1 October 1982) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council. He got elected to the Legislative Council by MLA's (unopposed) on 14 May 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/finally-uddhav-thackeray-elected-maharashtra-mlc/1834376|title= Finally, Uddhav Thackeray elected Maharashtra MLC|date=14 May 2020|publisher=Outlook}} Previously he was with the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, he started his political career with the Rashtriya Samaj Paksha. He rejoined BJP before the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Elections.{{cite news |title= Maharashtra MLC election 2020: BJP candidate list out for May 21 polls, 4 contenders named| url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/maharashtra-mlc-election-2020-uddhav-thackeray-bjp-candidate-full-list-legislative-council-election-date-result/1952351/ | work = Financial Express}} He is also a film maker and an actor. He is BJP spokperson and a firebrand leader.
Padalkar is his sir name
Early life
He was born to Kundlik and Hirabai Padalkar of Padalkarwadi, Sangli district. His father Kundlik Padalkar was a primary teacher.{{Cite web |title=त्यांना बनायचे होते डॉक्टर पण बनले आमदार.. |url=https://www.esakal.com/paschim-maharashtra/he-wanted-become-doctor-became-mla-291644 |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=eSakal - Marathi Newspaper |language=mr-IN}} Gopichand Padalkar belongs to Tribal Dhangar community from Maharashtra, He is a Higher Secondary School graduate.{{Cite web |title=GOPICHAND KUNDLIK PADALKAR : Bio, Political life, Family & Top stories |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/candidates/gopichand-kundlik-padalkar |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=The Times of India}}
Career
He started his political career with the Rashtriya Samaj Paksha of Mahadev Jankar.{{Cite web |last=Marathi |first=TV9 |date=2021-04-14 |title=नेता, अभिनेता, 'एकच छंद गोपीचंद'; वाचा, कोण आहेत गोपीचंद पडळकर? |url=https://www.tv9marathi.com/politics/actor-and-politician-know-about-bjp-leader-gopichand-padalkar-437967.html |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=TV9 Marathi |language=mr}} He has unsuccessfully contested elections for District council once, Vidhan Sabha thrice and Lok Sabha once, before his election to the Maharashtra Legislative Council.
In 2014 he joined Bhartiya Janata Party and contested 2014 assembly election from Atpadi-Khanapur constituency, subsequently he left the party and he joined Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi contesting Sangali Lok Sabha seat in the summer of 2019. As a losing candidate he gave a tough fight securing over three lakh votes, after his loss he rejoined BJP in October 2019 and contested Vidhan Sabha elections from Baramati against Ajit Pawar.
He got elected to the Legislative Council by MLA's (unopposed) on 14 May 2020, along with 9 others.{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/ajit-pawar-election-maharashtra-assembly-result-2019/articleshow/71730393.cms|title=Ajit Pawar wins in Baramati with more than 1.5 lakh margin|date=24 Oct 2019|publisher=Business Insider}}{{cite news|last1=The Indian Express|title=Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, eight others elected to Legislative Council|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/maharashtra-cm-uddhav-thackeray-eight-others-elected-to-legislative-council-6410412/|accessdate=24 November 2024|date=15 May 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124134915/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/maharashtra-cm-uddhav-thackeray-eight-others-elected-to-legislative-council-6410412/|archivedate=24 November 2024|language=en}}
Positions Held
- Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council 14 May 2020.
- Spokesperson of BJP,Maharashtra
References
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Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra
Category:Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
Category:People from Sangli district
Category:Rashtriya Samaj Paksha politicians