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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rahul Shewale
| native_name =
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|4|14|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| residence = [[Mumbai]]
| constituency_MP1 = [[Mumbai South Central (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mumbai South Central]]
| term_start1 = 2014
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Eknath Gaikwad]]
| nationality = {{flag|India}}
| party = [[Shiv Sena]]
| website = {{url|http://rahulshewale.in/}}
| source = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shivsena.org/loksabha/LS-candidate-Rahul-Shewale-en.php |title=Rahul Shewale, Loksabha Elections 2014 - Shivsena Candidate |publisher=Shivsena.org |date= |accessdate=2014-05-25}}</ref>
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'''Rahul Ramesh Shewale''' (born 1973) is an Indian politician from the [[Shiv Sena]] and the [[Lok Sabha]] member from the [[Mumbai South Central (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mumbai South Central constituency]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://abpmajha.abplive.in/maharashtra/loksabha-election-results-2019-winning-candidate-list-of-maharashtra-667510 | title=Loksabha Election Results 2019 : महाराष्ट्रातील विजयी उमेदवारांची यादी}}</ref>

Shewale is a four-time chairman of the standing committee of the [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]] (BMC), the municipal corporation of the city of [[Mumbai]]. He held the position from 2010 to 2014. His nomination for a fifth time was replaced by [[Yashodhar Phanse]] after he was declared a candidate for the Lok Sabha. He, along with his predecessor [[Ravindra Waikar]], hold the record for being appointed the chairman of the BMC standing committee the most times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Rahul-Shewale-to-head-BMC-standing-committee-for-the-fourth-consecutive-time/articleshow/19402582.cms |title=Rahul Shewale to head BMC standing committee for the fourth consecutive time - The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2013-04-05 |accessdate=2014-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/shiv-sena-decides-to-replace-rahul-shewale-as-standing-committee-chairman/15200051 |title=Shiv Sena decides to replace Rahul Shewale as standing committee chairman - News |publisher=Mid-day.com |date= |accessdate=2014-05-25}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Rahul Shewale was born on 14 April 1973 to Ramesh Sambhaji Shewale, an [[Indian Navy]] officer and Jayashri Shewale, an employee of [[MTNL]]. His elder brother Avinash is a software engineer, who has settled in the United States, while his brother Navin is a doctor. He married fellow Shiv Sena politician and BMC corporator Kamini Mayekar (Kamini Shewale) on 14 February 2005. Kamini Shewale is a housewife. The couple have two sons: Swayam and Vedant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rahulshewale.in/english/profile.html |title=BMC Mumbai | Dadar Shivaji Park | Mumbai Development |publisher=Rahulshewale.in |date= |accessdate=2014-05-25}}</ref>

Shewale is a Diploma holder in Civil Engineering from [[Government Polytechnic, Mumbai|Government Polytechnic]], [[Bandra]].<ref name="Rahul Shewale promises to transform Mumbai">{{cite web | url=http://freepressjournal.in/rahul-shewale-promises-to-transform-mumbai/ | publisher=The Free Press Journal |title=Rahul Shewale promises to transform Mumbai|date=20 May 2014 | accessdate=25 May 2014 | author=Rajemahadik, Vishal}}</ref>

==Political career==
Besides a four-time chairman of the all-powerful standing committee of the BMC, Shewale has also headed the Market and Garden Committee and the Ward Committee and was also a member of the Law Committee.<ref name="Rahul Shewale promises to transform Mumbai"/>

He was SS candidate from Trombay assembly seat in 2004 vidhansabha elections but lost to congress candidate

Shewale, then a BMC corporator from [[Anushakti Nagar]] was nominated by his party as the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) candidate from [[Mumbai South Central (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mumbai South Central constituency]] in the [[2014 Indian general election]]. Shewale, a [[Dalit]] leader was fielded against the sitting 2-time MP and Dalit leader [[Eknath Gaikwad]] of the [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]], which was part of the [[United Progressive Alliance]] (UPA).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/in-mumbai-south-central-two-dalits-set-for-a-tight-fight/ | title=In Mumbai South Central, two Dalits set for a tight fight | work=The Indian Express | date=10 April 2014 | accessdate=25 May 2014}}</ref> Shewale got 3.8 lakh votes and won by a margin of 1.38 lakh over his nearest rival Gaikwad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Home/Lok-Sabha-Elections-2014/News/Elections-2014-Shiv-Senas-Rahul-Shewale-takes-Mumbai-South-Central-from-Congress/articleshow/35209115.cms |title=Elections 2014: Shiv Sena's Rahul Shewale takes Mumbai South Central from Congress - The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2014-05-16 |accessdate=2014-05-25}}</ref>

==Positions held==
* Shakha Pramukh
* 2002: Elected as corporator in BMC
* 2007: Elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation <ref>{{cite web|url=http://mumbaimatters.bombayaddict.com/2007/03/bmc-elections-2007-winners.html|title=BMC elections 2007 winners}}</ref>
* 2012: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation <ref>{{cite web|url=http://go4mumbai.com/cms/2012/02/winners-list-of-bmc-elections-2012|title=BMC elections 2012 winners}}</ref>
* 2012-2014: Standing Committee Chairman Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation <ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Rahul-Shewale-to-head-BMC-standing-committee-for-the-fourth-consecutive-time/articleshow/19402582.cms| title = Shewale to head BMC standing committee}}</ref>
* 2014 : Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
* 2019 : Elected to 17th Lok Sabha

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://rahulshewale.in/ Official Website]
* [https://shivsena.org/leadership/ Shiv Sena official website]
* [http://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/rahul-shewale/ Rahul Shewale Lok Sabha Profile]
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