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'''Nitin Sardesai''' is a politician from the [[Maharashtra]] state of India. He belongs to the political party of [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]] (MNS) and is a member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] since 2009.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-29/mumbai/35433755_1_sena-strategy-shivaji-park-aadesh-bandekar | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126164946/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-29/mumbai/35433755_1_sena-strategy-shivaji-park-aadesh-bandekar | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 January 2013 | title=Sena wants to end MNS raj in Dadar with Shivaji Park memorial demand: Observers | date=29 November 2012 | accessdate=22 May 2013 | first1=Ambarish |last1=Mishra |first2=Sanjeev | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |last2=Shivadekar}}</ref>

==Political career==
Sardesai has been friends with [[Raj Thackeray]], the founder and president of MNS, since their college days. He is a partner with Thackeray in the real estate agency called "Matoshree Infrastructure".<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081026/jsp/7days/story_10020846.jsp | title=The Man Who Would Be King | newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] | date=26 October 2008 | accessdate=22 May 2013 | author=Sen, Manjula}}</ref> He is also the General Secretary and Chief Coordinator of MNS<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.manase.org/en/maharashtra.php?mid=67&smid=16&id=284 | title=Central Executive Committee | publisher=[[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]] | accessdate=22 May 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506191609/https://www.manase.org/en/maharashtra.php?mid=67&smid=16&id=284 | archive-date=6 May 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and president of Hawai Karmachari Sena (HAKSE), the wing of MNS which works for the Air Services employees.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.manase.org/en/maharashtra.php?mid=67&smid=16&did=0&dsid=0&pmid=0&id=883 | title=Hawai Karmachari Sena | publisher=[[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]] | accessdate=22 May 2013}}</ref> HAKSE was launched in November 2008 as a labour union in aviation sector.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rediff.com/money/report/raj-thackeray-sets-up-aviation-railway-unions/20081124.htm | title=Raj Thackeray sets up aviation, railway unions | publisher=[[Rediff.com]] | date=24 November 2008 | accessdate=22 May 2013}}</ref> Earlier in October 2008, more than 1900 employees were sacked by [[Jet Airways]] but were taken back after MNS staged protests.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-11-25/mumbai/27901776_1_mns-raj-thackeray-nitin-sardesai | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616134921/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-11-25/mumbai/27901776_1_mns-raj-thackeray-nitin-sardesai | url-status=dead | archive-date=16 June 2013 | title=Raj takes on Sena with new aviation union | date=25 November 2008 | accessdate=22 May 2013 | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | author=Sen, Somit}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-10-16/news/28454859_1_mns-leader-goyal-mns-chief-raj-thackeray | title=Jet Airways boss Goyal discusses lay-off issue with Raj Thackeray | newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] | date=16 October 2008 | accessdate=22 May 2013}}</ref>

After formation of MNS in 2006, the party contested its first [[2009 Maharashtra state assembly elections|state assembly elections in 2009]]. Sardesai contested from the [[Mahim]] constituency of Mumbai and won. He defeated Sadanand Saravankar of [[Indian National Congress]] and actor-politician [[Aadesh Bandekar]] of [[Shiv Sena]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Stats_MH_Aug2009.pdf |format=pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra
|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |place=New Delhi | pages=413}}</ref> In the [[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2014 Assembly elections]], he was defeated by [[Indian National Congress|INC]]-return [[Shiv Sena]] turncoat and former [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] Sadanand "Sada" Sarvankar.

==See also==
*[[Raj Thakeray]]

==References==
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{{Maharashtra Navnirman Sena}}

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[[Category:1963 births]]
[[Category:Maharashtra Navnirman Sena politicians]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2009–2014]]
[[Category:Marathi politicians]]
[[Category:Politicians from Mumbai]]
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