Sudhir Gadgil
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Sudhir Gadgil
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1953|4|4}}
| birth_place = Sangli, Bombay state
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| office = Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
| term_start = 2014
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| constituency = Sangli
| predecessor = Sambhaji Pawar
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| occupation = Politician
| education = Bachelor of Commerce
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Sudhir Gadgil (born 1953){{Cite web |title=Dhananjay Alias Sudhir Hari Gadgil(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- SANGLI(SANGLI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/maharashtra2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=10106 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=myneta.info}} is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is a BJP leader from Sangli district. He is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-25 |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13282.htm |access-date=2024-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125065119/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13282.htm |archive-date=25 November 2024 }} He is a three time MLA from Sangli Assembly Constituency.{{cite web|url=http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/kolhapur-western-maharashtra-news/kolhapur/road-in-sangli-city/articleshow/55842193.cms |title=road in sangli city - Maharashtra Times |website=Maharashtra Times |access-date=2017-01-05}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lokmat.com/sangli/now-go-authority-sangli-peth-road/|title=सांगली-पेठ रस्ता आता प्राधिकरणाकडे जाणार|website=lokmat.com|access-date=2017-10-25}}{{cite web|url=https://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/kolhapur-western-maharashtra-news/kolhapur/social-organization-rally-and-band-in-sangli/articleshow/61027091.cms|title=दिवस आंदोलन, बंदचाभाजपसह विविध संघटना उतरल्या रस्त्यावर|website=Maharashtra Times|access-date=2017-10-10}}
Early life and education
Gadgil is from Sangli, Maharashtra. He is the son of Hari Vasudeo Gadgil. He completed his B.Com. in 1974 at a college affiliated with Shivaji University.
Career
Gadgil became an MLA for the first time winning the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election from Sangli Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. He retained the seat for the BJP in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election and won for a third time in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election.{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |date=23 November 2024 |title=Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Sangli |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13282.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125065119/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13282.htm |archive-date=25 November 2024 |access-date=25 November 2024}}{{cite web |title=Marathi latest news, Maharashtra news, national news,Lokmat |url=http://www.lokmat.com/storypage.php?catid=18&newsid=17562801 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220075712/http://www.lokmat.com/storypage.php?catid=18&newsid=17562801 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |access-date=2017-01-05 |website=Lokmat.com}}{{cite web |date=2014-09-28 |title=Two BJP MLAs denied party nominations |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/Two-BJP-MLAs-denied-party-nominations/articleshow/43704911.cms |access-date=2017-01-05 |website=The Times of India}} He was involved in a controversy allegedly carrying huge sums of cash which was proved fake.{{Cite web |date=2019-04-15 |title=Fact Check: Truth behind viral photo of 'BJP MLA' carrying Rs 20,000 crore cash in his car |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-truth-behind-viral-photo-of-bjp-mla-carrying-rs-20-000-crore-cash-in-his-car-1502341-2019-04-15 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=India Today |language=en}} He vowed not to contest again from this constituency but won the 2024 Assembly election.{{Cite news |date=2024-10-18 |title=In crucial Sangli seat, two-time BJP MLA says he won't contest a third time |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/bjp-mla-sudhir-gadgil-declines-third-term-in-key-sangli-constituency/articleshow/114358035.cms |access-date=2024-11-29 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}