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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 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Jath constituency. He previously got elected to the Legislative Council (unopposed) on 14 May 2020.[1] He started his political career with the Rashtriya Samaj Paksha, fought first MLA election from BJP in 2014. [2] He rejoined BJP before the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Elections.[3] He is also a film maker and an actor.[4] He is BJP spokesperson and a firebrand Hindu OBC leader.

Early life

He was born to Kundlik and Hirabai Padalkar of Padalkarwadi, Sangli district. His father Kundlik Padalkar was a primary teacher.[4] Gopichand Padalkar belongs to Dhangar community from Maharashtra,[2] He is a Higher Secondary School graduate.[5]

Career

He started his political career with the Rashtriya Samaj Paksha of Mahadev Jankar.[2] He has unsuccessfully contested elections for District council once, Vidhan Sabha thrice and Lok Sabha once, before his election to the Maharashtra Legislative Council.[2]

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 Sangli Lok Sabha seat in the summer of 2019. As a losing candidate he gave a tough fight securing over three hundred thousand votes,[2] after his loss he rejoined BJP in October 2019 and contested Vidhan Sabha elections from Baramati against Ajit Pawar.[2]

He got elected to the Legislative Council by MLA’s (unopposed) on 14 May 2020, along with 9 others.[6][7]

Positions held

Electoral record

Year Constituency Party Result Votes % Opponent Party Votes %
2024 Jat BJP Won 113,737 53.39 Vikramsinh Sawant INC 75,497 35.44
2019 Baramati BJP Lost 30,376 12.92 Ajit Pawar NCP 195,641 83.24
2019 Sangli VBA Lost 300,234 25.23 Sanjaykaka Patil BJP 508,995 42.77
2014 Khanapur BJP Lost 44,419 20.38 Anil Babar SS 72,849 33.43
2009 Khanapur IND Lost 19,024 10.34 Sadashivrao Patil INC 77,965 42.55

References

  1. ^ “Finally, Uddhav Thackeray elected Maharashtra MLC”. Outlook. 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Marathi, TV9 (14 April 2021). “नेता, अभिनेता, ‘एकच छंद गोपीचंद’; वाचा, कोण आहेत गोपीचंद पडळकर?”. TV9 Marathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 31 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ “Maharashtra MLC election 2020: BJP candidate list out for May 21 polls, 4 contenders named”. Financial Express.
  4. ^ a b “त्यांना बनायचे होते डॉक्‍टर पण बनले आमदार.” eSakal – Marathi Newspaper (in Marathi). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. ^ “GOPICHAND KUNDLIK PADALKAR : Bio, Political life, Family & Top stories”. The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  6. ^ “Ajit Pawar wins in Baramati with more than 1.5 lakh margin”. Business Insider. 24 October 2019.
  7. ^ The Indian Express (15 May 2020). “Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, eight others elected to Legislative Council”. Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.