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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2015}}
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Ravindra Gaikwad
| native_name = रवींद्र गायकवाड
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|4|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Solapur]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]
| constituency_MP = [[Osmanabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Osmanabad]]
| parliament = India
| term_start = May 2014
| term_end = May 2019
| predecessor = [[Padamsinh Bajirao Patil]]
| successor = [[Omprakash Rajenimbalkar]]
| constituency_AM2 = [[Umarga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Umarga]]
| assembly2 = Maharashtra Legislative
| term_start2 = 2004
| term_end2 = 2009
| predecessor2 = [[Basavraj Madhavrao Patil]]
| successor2 = [[Dnyanraj Chougule]]
| term_start3 = 1995
| term_end3 = 1999
| predecessor3 = Kazi Abdul Khalek A. Kadar
| successor3 = [[Basavraj Madhavrao Patil]]
| party = [[Shiv Sena]]
| alma_mater = [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University]]
}}
'''Ravindra Vishwanath Gaikwad''' (born 27 April 1960)<ref>{{cite web|title=Ravindra Vishwanath Gaikwad Biography|url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/ravindra-vishwanath-gaikwad.html|publisher=elections.in|accessdate=25 March 2017}}</ref> is an Indian politician associated with [[Shiv Sena]], and was a member of the 16th [[Lok Sabha]] of [[India]] from 2014 to 2019 as a member of that party. He did not contest Lok Sabha elections in 2019. In 2014, he had contested from [[Osmanabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Osmanabad]] constituency of [[Maharashtra]], and defeated sitting [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]] [[Padamsinha Bajirao Patil]] who contested from [[Nationalist Congress Party]] by 235,325 votes by obtaining 607,699 votes against 373,374.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1340.htm?ac=40 |title=ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA, GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519235701/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1340.htm?ac=40 |archivedate=19 May 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/parliamentary-constituencies/osmanabad.html|title=osmanabad parliamentary constituency}}</ref> Before 2014, he was a two time [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Osmanabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|omerga]] constituency. He has also been the Chairman of Killari Sugar Factory. He is a director on the agriculture board committee in the Central Government of India. His son Kiran Ravindra Gaikwad lost the Zilla parishad Osmanabad election from kunhali constituency. The loss to prakash Ashte was widely discussed in media.

==Controversies==
Ravindra Gaikwad himself has various criminal charges against him which include voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servants from duty, criminal intimidation and rioting among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hindi.news18.com/news/nation/shivsena-mp-ravindra-gaikwad-who-hit-air-india-employee-has-several-charges-against-him-961967.html|title=सिर्फ चप्पल ही नहीं चलाते शिवसेना के ये सांसद, दर्ज हैं कई मुकदमे– News18 Hindi|website=News18 India|access-date=2017-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.specttrumnews.com/news/3148-shiv-sena-mp-with-8-criminal-cases-barred-from-flying.aspx|title=Shiv Sena MP with 8 criminal cases barred from flying|website=www.specttrumnews.com|access-date=2017-04-08}}</ref>

On 23 March 2017, while travelling to [[Delhi]] from [[Pune]], he was accused of hitting an [[Air India]] staff with his shoe 25 times and attempting to throw him out of the plane. This act led all of the Indian Airline companies to impose a [[No Fly List|No-Fly]] ban on him. He mentioned that he is not a [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] member to tolerate the scolding. Delhi police filed two criminal charges on him: one for hitting the government staff on duty and the other for taking the plane ransom without departing from the plane.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Phukan|first=Sandeep|date=3 March 2017|title='Hit Him 25 Times': Sena MP's Assault Has Air India Debating No-Fly List|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/shiv-sena-mp-ravindra-gaikwad-beat-air-india-employee-with-slippers-over-seat-says-airline-1672656|url-status=live|access-date=23 February 2021|website=NDTV}}</ref> He has been designated as the first person to the NoFly list in India.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bawa|first=Parmeshwar|date=24 March 2017|title=Not On Our Flights: Airlines Ban Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, 2 Cancel His Ticket|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/not-on-our-flights-airline-association-bans-sena-mp-who-turned-violent-1672941|url-status=live|access-date=23 February 2021|website=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Haidar|first=Faizan|date=29 March 2017|title=Sena MP Gaikwad books yet another ticket to Delhi, Air India cancels it too|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/sena-mp-ravindra-gaikwad-books-mumbai-delhi-ticket-air-india-cancels-it/story-yRi5lrFTdKBBuirDASsxYO.html|url-status=live|access-date=23 February 2021|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> The incident happened when the Air India flight AI852 from Pune reached Delhi around 10.30 a.m. on March 23, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title='Forced to travel economy class', Shiv Sena MP assaults Air India staffer |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/forced-travel-economy-class-shiv-sena-mp-assaults-air-india-staffer-59114 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>

Earlier, in 2014 he was in a row over trying to force-feed a [[Muslim]] caterer during the fasting month of [[Ramadan|Ramzan]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=MI MARATHI|title=Maharashtra Sadan - Mi Marathi News|date=2014-07-23|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG52VV7YlKM|accessdate=2017-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghose|first=Dipankar|date=4 August 2014|title=Sena MPs ‘force’ fasting Muslim staffer to eat chapati, Maharashtra Sadan says sorry|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/maharashtra/sena-mps-force-fasting-muslim-staffer-to-eat-chapati-maharashtra-sadan-says-sorry/|url-status=live|access-date=23 February 2021|website=The Indian Express}}</ref>

In April 2017, Ravindra Gaikwad and his supporters were booked for unlawful assembly, misbehaviour and causing disorder at a public place following an incident in Latur, Maharashtra, where he allegedly behaved rudely with police officials, staged an agitation and shouted slogans.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ravindra-gaikwad-at-it-again-booked-for-misbehaving-with-cops/articleshow/58289905.cms|title=Ravindra Gaikwad at it again, booked for misbehaving with cops - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-04-21}}</ref> This was in response to his inability to get money from an ATM. He expressed concerns about lack of availability of cash despite significant passage of time after demonetization. He expressed a view that it was the Union Finance Minister as well as the Maharashtra Finance Minister's responsibility to rectify the situation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/now-shiv-sena-mp-ravindra-gaikwad-clashes-with-cops-over-cashless-atms-1378409.html|title=Now, Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad Clashes With Cops Over Cashless ATMs|date=2017-04-20|work=News18|access-date=2017-04-21}}</ref>

==Positions held==
* 1995 - 1999 : Member, State Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra<ref>[http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=609&cid=212 Omerga Assembly Election 1995, Maharashtra]</ref>
* 2004 - 2009 : Member, State Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra<ref>[http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/2004-election-results.html Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 2004]</ref>
* 2014 : Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
* 1 Sep. 2014 onwards : Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture

==See also==
* [[List of members of the 16th Lok Sabha]]
* [[Umarga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19981202100332/http://www.shivsena.org/ Shivsena Home Page]
* http://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/ravindra-vishwanath-gaikwad
* [https://goongaikwad.com/ Goon Gaikwad]
* [http://online3.esakal.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=5438489207722233295&SectionId=14&SectionName=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE&NewsDate=20140517&Provider=-&NewsTitle=%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%80/ रवींद्र गायकवाड दोन लाखांवर मतांनी विजयी]

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