->Citation bot Alter: title. Add: title. Changed bare reference to CS1/2. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by BrownHairedGirl | Linked from User:BrownHairedGirl/Articles_with_bare_links | #UCB_webform_linked 102/1101 |
m Improved article clarity and structure |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{short description|Indian politician}} | |||
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}} | {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}} | ||
{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name | | name = Sunil Prabhu | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|07|11|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = | |||
| residence = [[Mumbai]] | | residence = [[Mumbai]] | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| office = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly]] | | office = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| term_start = 2014 | | term_start = 2014 | ||
| term_end = | | term_end = | ||
| predecessor = | | predecessor = Rajhans Singh | ||
| successor = | | successor = | ||
| constituency = [[Dindoshi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dindoshi]] | | constituency = [[Dindoshi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dindoshi]] | ||
| office1 = [[Mayor of Mumbai]] | | office1 = [[Mayor of Mumbai]] | ||
| term_start1 = 9 March 2012 | | term_start1 = 9 March 2012 | ||
| term_end1 = 9 September 2014 | | term_end1 = 9 September 2014 | ||
| predecessor1 = [[Shraddha Jadhav]] | | predecessor1 = [[Shraddha Jadhav]] | ||
| successor1 = [[Snehal Ambekar]] | | successor1 = [[Snehal Ambekar]] | ||
| party = [[Shiv Sena]] | | party = [[File:SS(UBT) flag.png|25px]] [[Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)]]<br/>[[File:Logo of Shiv Sena.svg|25px]] [[Shiv Sena]] | ||
| spouse = | | spouse = | ||
| children = | | children = 1 (Ankit Prabhu) | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
| signature = | | signature = | ||
| footnotes = | | footnotes = | ||
| source = | | source = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Sunil Prabhu''' is an Indian politician belonging to the [[Shiv Sena]]. He is a member of the 14th [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]. He represents the [[Dindoshi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dindoshi]] Assembly Constituency.<ref name = Dindoshi2019>{{cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ACOCT2019/ConstituencywiseS13159.htm?ac=159 | title = Dindoshi Vidhan Sabha constituency result 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/dindoshi.html|title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Dindoshi Assembly Constituency}}</ref> He was the 74th<ref>{{cite news|last=Correspondent|first=DNA|title=Part 2 of We've done it begins in Mumbai|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_part-2-of-weve-done-it-begins-in-mumbai_1660445|accessdate=10 March 2012|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA India]]|date=10 March 2012|place=Mumbai}}</ref> [[Mayor of Mumbai|mayor]] of the city of [[Mumbai]], the capital of the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]], and chief of [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]], the country's richest municipal body.<ref>{{cite news|last=PTI|title=Shiv Sena's Sunil Prabhu is Mumbai's new mayor|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_shiv-sena-s-sunil-prabhu-is-mumbai-s-new-mayor_1660163|accessdate=9 March 2012|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA India]]|date=9 March 2012|place=Mumbai}}</ref> | '''Sunil Prabhu''' is an Indian politician belonging to the [[Shiv Sena (UBT)]]. He is a member of the 14th [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]. He represents the [[Dindoshi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dindoshi]] Assembly Constituency.<ref name = Dindoshi2019>{{cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ACOCT2019/ConstituencywiseS13159.htm?ac=159 | title = Dindoshi Vidhan Sabha constituency result 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/dindoshi.html|title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Dindoshi Assembly Constituency}}</ref> He was the 74th<ref>{{cite news|last=Correspondent|first=DNA|title=Part 2 of We've done it begins in Mumbai|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_part-2-of-weve-done-it-begins-in-mumbai_1660445|accessdate=10 March 2012|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA India]]|date=10 March 2012|place=Mumbai}}</ref> [[Mayor of Mumbai|mayor]] of the city of [[Mumbai]], the capital of the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]], and chief of [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]], the country's richest municipal body.<ref>{{cite news|last=PTI|title=Shiv Sena's Sunil Prabhu is Mumbai's new mayor|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_shiv-sena-s-sunil-prabhu-is-mumbai-s-new-mayor_1660163|accessdate=9 March 2012|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA India]]|date=9 March 2012|place=Mumbai}}</ref> He got ticket for 4th time from [[Dindoshi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dindoshi Assembly]] to contest against [[Sanjay Nirupam]] of [[Shiv Sena (2022–present)|shivsena]] in 2024 [[vidhan Sabha]] elections. | ||
==Early life and career== | ==Early life and career== | ||
Prabhu started | Prabhu started his career in 1992 as a personal assistant to a senior Shiv Sena leader and MP, [[Gajanan Kirtikar]], until 1997.<ref>{{cite news|last=Desai|first=Geeta|title=Shiv Sena all set to elect new mayor|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_shiv-sena-all-set-to-elect-new-mayor_1659987|accessdate=9 March 2012|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA India]]|date=9 March 2012|place=Mumbai}}</ref> It was on Kirtikar's insistence that he had gotten a chance to fight the civic elections from [[Aarey Colony]] in 1997. Subsequently, he went on to win three civic elections.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sayli Udas Mankikar|first=Sujit Mahamulkar|title=Sunil Prabhu: from personal assistant to city's likely mayor|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Sunil-Prabhu-from-personal-assistant-to-city-s-likely-mayor/Article1-821414.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307135052/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Sunil-Prabhu-from-personal-assistant-to-city-s-likely-mayor/Article1-821414.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 March 2012|accessdate=9 March 2012|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=6 March 2012|place=Mumbai}}</ref> However, Prabhu has been voted as the best orator in the civic house on several occasions. He is known for his powerful speeches, especially on financial issues. He was the leader of the house in BMC for six years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2602377181.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805181258/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2602377181.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-08-05|title=personal assistant to city's likely mayor|publisher=highbeam.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/shiv-senas-sunil-prabhu-is-new-mumbai-mayor_100603465.html|title=Sunil Prabhu new Mumbai mayor|publisher=thaindian.com}}</ref> | ||
==Positions held== | ==Positions held== | ||
* 1997: Elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (1st term) | * 1997: Elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (1st term) | ||
* 2002: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (2nd term) | * 2002: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (2nd term) | ||
* 2007: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (3rd term)<ref>http://mumbaimatters.bombayaddict.com/2007/03/bmc-elections-2007-winners.html</ref> | * 2007: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (3rd term)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mumbaimatters.bombayaddict.com/2007/03/bmc-elections-2007-winners.html |title=Mumbai Matters: BMC Elections 2007 Winners |website=mumbaimatters.bombayaddict.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225040600/http://mumbaimatters.bombayaddict.com/2007/03/bmc-elections-2007-winners.html |archive-date=2007-12-25}}</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 = Winners List of BMC elections 2012 |}}</ref> | * 2012: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (4th term)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://go4mumbai.com/cms/2012/02/winners-list-of-bmc-elections-2012/|title = Winners List of BMC elections 2012 |}}</ref> | ||
* 2012-2014: Mayor of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation<ref>{{ | * 2012-2014: Mayor of [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]]<ref name="Shiv Sena's Sunil Prabhu is Mumbai's new mayor">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Shiv Sena's Sunil Prabhu is Mumbai's new mayor |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-shiv-sena-s-sunil-prabhu-is-mumbai-s-new-mayor-1660163 |access-date=14 December 2024 |publisher=DNA India |date=9 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214164035/https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-shiv-sena-s-sunil-prabhu-is-mumbai-s-new-mayor-1660163 |archive-date=14 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Shiv Sena's Sunil Prabhu is new Mumbai mayor">{{cite news |title=Shiv Sena's Sunil Prabhu is new Mumbai mayor |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/shiv-senas-sunil-prabhu-is-new-mumbai-mayor-470850 |access-date=14 December 2024 |publisher=NDTV |date=12 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214164124/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/shiv-senas-sunil-prabhu-is-new-mumbai-mayor-470850 |archive-date=14 December 2024}}</ref> | ||
* 2014: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/dindoshi.html|title=dindoshi election results 2014|publisher=elections.in}}</ref> | * 2014: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/dindoshi.html|title=dindoshi election results 2014|publisher=elections.in}}</ref> | ||
* 2019: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly <ref name = Dindoshi2019/> | * 2019: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly <ref name = Dindoshi2019/> | ||
* 2019-2022: Chief whip, Shivsena | |||
* 2024: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |||
* 2024: Chief Whip, Shiv Sena (UBT)<ref name="Aaditya Thackeray elected as Shiv Sena (UBT)‘s Legislature party leader">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |date=25 November 2024 |title=Aaditya Thackeray elected as Shiv Sena (UBT)‘s Legislature party leader |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/maharashtra-assembly/shiv-sena-ubt-elects-aaditya-thackeray-as-leader-of-its-legislature-party/article68909034.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241129134433/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/maharashtra-assembly/shiv-sena-ubt-elects-aaditya-thackeray-as-leader-of-its-legislature-party/article68909034.ece |archive-date=29 November 2024 |access-date=29 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| Line 53: | Line 56: | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://twitter.com/prabhu_suneel/ official twitter account] | * [https://twitter.com/prabhu_suneel/ official twitter account] | ||
* [https://shivsena.org/leadership/ Shivsena Home Page] | * [https://shivsena.org/leadership/ Shivsena Home Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901163032/https://shivsena.org/leadership/ |date=1 September 2020 }} | ||
* http://m.newshunt.com/india/marathi-newspapers/saamana/mumbai/kostal-rodala-shivasenapramukhanche-nav-dya-sunil-prabhu-yanche-mukhyamantryanna-patr_41493590/c-in-l-marathi-n-saam-ncat-Mumbai | * http://m.newshunt.com/india/marathi-newspapers/saamana/mumbai/kostal-rodala-shivasenapramukhanche-nav-dya-sunil-prabhu-yanche-mukhyamantryanna-patr_41493590/c-in-l-marathi-n-saam-ncat-Mumbai | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prabhu, Sunil}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Prabhu, Sunil}} | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:21st-century mayors of places in India]] | |||
[[Category:Mayors of Mumbai]] | [[Category:Mayors of Mumbai]] | ||
[[Category:Marathi politicians]] | [[Category:Marathi politicians]] | ||
[[Category:Shiv Sena politicians]] | [[Category:Shiv Sena politicians]] | ||
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019]] | [[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019]] | ||
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2019–2024]] | |||
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2024–2029]] | |||
[[Category:1969 births]] | [[Category:1969 births]] | ||
[[Category:Shiv Sena (UBT) politicians]] | |||
Latest revision as of 07:09, 22 October 2025
Sunil Prabhu | |
|---|---|
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Rajhans Singh |
| Constituency | Dindoshi |
| Mayor of Mumbai | |
| In office 9 March 2012 – 9 September 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Shraddha Jadhav |
| Succeeded by | Snehal Ambekar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 July 1969 |
| Political party | _flag.png){kind=small} Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Shiv Sena |
| Children | 1 (Ankit Prabhu) |
| Residence | Mumbai |
Sunil Prabhu is an Indian politician belonging to the Shiv Sena (UBT). He is a member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Dindoshi Assembly Constituency.[1][2] He was the 74th[3] mayor of the city of Mumbai, the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra, and chief of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the country's richest municipal body.[4] He got ticket for 4th time from Dindoshi Assembly to contest against Sanjay Nirupam of shivsena in 2024 vidhan Sabha elections.
Early life and career[edit | edit source]
Prabhu started his career in 1992 as a personal assistant to a senior Shiv Sena leader and MP, Gajanan Kirtikar, until 1997.[5] It was on Kirtikar's insistence that he had gotten a chance to fight the civic elections from Aarey Colony in 1997. Subsequently, he went on to win three civic elections.[6] However, Prabhu has been voted as the best orator in the civic house on several occasions. He is known for his powerful speeches, especially on financial issues. He was the leader of the house in BMC for six years.[7][8]
Positions held[edit | edit source]
- 1997: Elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (1st term)
- 2002: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (2nd term)
- 2007: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (3rd term)[9]
- 2012: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (4th term)[10]
- 2012-2014: Mayor of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation[11][12]
- 2014: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly[13]
- 2019: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly [1]
- 2019-2022: Chief whip, Shivsena
- 2024: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 2024: Chief Whip, Shiv Sena (UBT)[14]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dindoshi Vidhan Sabha constituency result 2019".
- ↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Dindoshi Assembly Constituency".
- ↑ Correspondent, DNA (10 March 2012). "Part 2 of We've done it begins in Mumbai". DNA India. Mumbai. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ PTI (9 March 2012). "Shiv Sena's Sunil Prabhu is Mumbai's new mayor". DNA India. Mumbai. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ↑ Desai, Geeta (9 March 2012). "Shiv Sena all set to elect new mayor". DNA India. Mumbai. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ↑ Sayli Udas Mankikar, Sujit Mahamulkar (6 March 2012). "Sunil Prabhu: from personal assistant to city's likely mayor". Hindustan Times. Mumbai. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ↑ "personal assistant to city's likely mayor". highbeam.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016.
- ↑ "Sunil Prabhu new Mumbai mayor". thaindian.com.
- ↑ "Mumbai Matters: BMC Elections 2007 Winners". mumbaimatters.bombayaddict.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007.
- ↑ "Winners List of BMC elections 2012 |".
- ↑ "Shiv Sena's Sunil Prabhu is Mumbai's new mayor". DNA India. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ↑ "Shiv Sena's Sunil Prabhu is new Mumbai mayor". NDTV. 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ↑ "dindoshi election results 2014". elections.in.
- ↑ The Hindu (25 November 2024). "Aaditya Thackeray elected as Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Legislature party leader". Archived from the original on 29 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.