Siddharth Kharat

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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| office1 = Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

| term_start1 = {{Start date|2024|11|23|df=y}}

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| constituency1 = Mehkar constituency

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| predecessor1 = Sanjay Raimulkar

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| party = Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)

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| nationality = Indian

| birth_place = Nerul, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

| father = Rambhau Kharat

| residence = Thane, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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| profession = Bureaucrat, Politician

| education = MA (English)

| alma_mater = BAMU University

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Siddharth Kharat is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. Kharat became first time member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by winning the Mehkar constituency from Buldhana district in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections. He represented Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and defeated the sitting MLA Sanjay Raimulkar of Shiv Sena.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Mehkar, Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: SHS (UBT)'s Kharat Siddharth Rambhau with 104242 defeats SHS's Sanjay Bhaskar Raymulkar |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/mehkar-maharashtra-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-maelb-2638125-2024-11-23 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=India Today |language=en}} Earlier, he worked as joint secretary in the state government and took voluntary retirement in July 2024.{{cite news|last1=The Week|title=Bureaucrat-turned-politician Siddharth Kharat wins Maharashtra assembly poll|url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2024/11/23/bom73-mh-poll-kharat.html|accessdate=29 November 2024|date=23 November 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241129163029/https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2024/11/23/bom73-mh-poll-kharat.html|archivedate=29 November 2024|language=en}}{{cite news|title=Maharashtra Assembly Polls 2024: Bureaucrat-turned-politician Siddharth Kharat wins from Mehkar|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/maharashtra/maharashtra-assembly-polls-2024-bureaucrat-turned-politician-siddharth-kharat-wins-from-mehkar-3288906|accessdate=29 November 2024|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=23 November 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241129163232/https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/maharashtra/maharashtra-assembly-polls-2024-bureaucrat-turned-politician-siddharth-kharat-wins-from-mehkar-3288906|archivedate=29 November 2024|language=en}}