Jantapost: new

2026-04-11T10:16:32Z

new

New page

{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nandu Satam
| image =
| caption =
| office = [[Mayor of Mumbai]]
| term_start = 1998
| term_end = 1999
| predecessor = [[Vishakha Raut]]
| successor = Hareshwar Patil
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Maharashtra]], India
| party = [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]] (2009–present)
| other_party = [[Shiv Sena]] (1966–2009)
| occupation = Politician
| known_for = First [[Mayor of Mumbai]] under the [[Mayor-Council|Mayor-in-Council]] system
}}

'''Nandu Satam''' is an Indian politician who served as the 67th [[Mayor of Mumbai]] from 1998 to 1999. He was a member of the [[Shiv Sena]] for over two decades before joining the [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]] in 2009. He joined the [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]] in 2009.<ref name="Ht">{{cite news |title=Former Mumbai mayor joins MNS |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/former-mumbai-mayor-joins-mns/story-yqCc8s7dJRjbB7QOMbFiyL.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=23 April 2009}}</ref>

Satam is known for being the first person to hold the office of mayor under the experimental [[Mayor-Council|Mayor-in-Council]] governance model. Prior to his election as Mayor, he served as the Leader of the House in the [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sena leaders elected as Bombay civic heads under new system |url=https://m.rediff.com/news/1998/apr/22bmc.htm |work=[[Rediff News|Rediff.com]] |date=22 April 1998}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Satam was elected Mayor in April 1998. In his tenure, the [[Mayor-Council|Mayor-in-Council]] system was introduced, which granted executive powers to elected representatives. However, the system led to administrative conflicts and delays and was abolished in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mayor-in council system played havoc |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mayor-in-council-system-played-havoc/articleshow/1306344134.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=4 November 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=High-Stakes Politics Behind Mumbai's Prestigious Mayoral Post |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/high-stakes-politics-behind-mumbais-prestigious-mayoral-post |work=[[The Free Press Journal]] |date=2 February 2026}}</ref>

In April 2009, Satam was expelled from the [[Shiv Sena]] by party chief [[Bal Thackeray]]. Party sources cited his lack of activity in party work and alleged involvement in anti-party activities, as the reasons for his removal.<ref name="Ht"/>

Immediately following his expulsion, Satam joined the [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]] in the presence of its founder, [[Raj Thackeray]]. He was later appointed as a General Secretary of the [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]].<ref name="Ie">{{cite news |last1=Kulkarni |first1=Dhaval |title=I wonder if it was just madness |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/i-wonder-if-it-was-just-madness/ |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=September 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907061817/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/i-wonder-if-it-was-just-madness/ |archive-date=September 7, 2023}}</ref>

In 1992, while serving as a corporator in the [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]], he led a group of 70 fellow corporators to [[Ayodhya]] to perform [[kar seva]].<ref name="Ie"/>

== See also ==
* [[List of mayors of Mumbai]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Satam, Nandu}}
[[Category:Marathi people]]
[[Category:Mayors of Mumbai]]
[[Category:Mayors of places in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Shiv Sena politicians]]
[[Category:Maharashtra Navnirman Sena politicians]]
[[Category:Mayors of places in India]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

Nandu Satam - Revision history

Jantapost: new