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| name               = Sunil Tatkare
| name = Sunil Tatkare
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| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
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| term_start = 23 May 2019
| birth_date        = 10 July 1955
| term_end =  
| birth_place        =[[Kolad]] [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| predecessor = [[Anant Geete]]
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| successor =  
| children          = 2
| constituency = [[Raigad Lok Sabha constituency|Raigad]]
| office             =             [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| office1 = President of [[Nationalist Congress Party]]{{dash}}[[Maharashtra]]
| term_start         = 23 May 2019
| term_start1 = 3 July 2023
| term_end           =  
| term_end1 =  
| predecessor         = [[Anant Geete]]
| president1 = [[Ajit Pawar]]
| successor           =  
| predecessor1 = [[Jayant Patil]]
|constituency   = [[Raigad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raigad]]
| successor1 =
| office1             = [[Nationalist Congress Party|President Maharashtra State <br> of the Nationalist Congress Party]]
| term_start2 = 25 June 2014
| term_start1         = 16 February 2015
| term_end2 = 29 April 2018
| term_end1           = 20 April 2018
| president2 = [[Sharad Pawar]]
|1namedata1          = [[Sharad Pawar]]
| predecessor2 = [[Bhaskar Jadhav]]
| 1blankname1        = National President [[Nationalist Congress Party]]  
| successor2 = [[Jayant Patil]]
| predecessor1        = [[R. R. Patil]]
| office3 = Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
| successor1          = [[Jayant Patil]]
| term_start3 = 14 August 2014
| office2            = [[Government of Maharashtra|Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra]]
| term_end3 = 27 July 2018
| 1blankname2          = Chief Minister
| predecessor3 = [[Vinayak Raut]]
| 1namedata2            = [[Prithviraj Chavan]]
| constituency3 = ''elected by Members of Legislative Assembly''
| governor2              = *[[Kateekal Sankaranarayanan]]
| office4 = [[Ministry of Water Resources (Maharashtra)|Minister of Water Resources<br/>Government of Maharashtra]]
*[[C. Vidyasagar Rao]]
| term_start4 = 11 November 2010
| minister2            = *Water Resources
| term_end4 = 28 September 2014
| term_start2          = 11 November 2010
| 1blankname4 = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| term_end2            = 26 September 2014
| 1namedata4 = [[Prithviraj Chavan]]
| predecessor2          = [[Ajit Pawar]]
| predecessor4 = [[Ajit Pawar]]
| successor2            = [[Girish Mahajan]]
| successor4 = [[Girish Mahajan]]
| 1blankname3          = Chief Minister
| office5 = [[Ministry of Finance (Maharashtra)|Minister of Finance]] & [[Ministry of Planning (Maharashtra)|Planning<br/>Government of Maharashtra]]
| 1namedata3            = [[Ashok Chavan]]
| term_start5 = 7 November 2009
| governor3              = *[[S. C. Jamir]]
| term_end5 = 11 November 2010
*[[K. Sankaranarayanan]]
| 1blankname5 = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| minister3            = *Finance
| 1namedata5 = [[Ashok Chavan]]
*Planning
| predecessor5 = [[Dilip Walse Patil]]
| term_start3          = 07 November 2009
| successor5 = [[Ajit Pawar]]
| term_end3            = 10 November 2010
| office6 = [[Ministry of Energy, New and Renewable Energy Maharashtra|Minister of Energy<br/>Government of Maharashtra]]
| predecessor3          = [[Dilip Walse-Patil]]
| term_start6 = 8 December 2008
| successor3            = [[Ajit Pawar]]
| term_end6 = 7 November 2009
| 1blankname4          = Chief Minister
| 1blankname6 = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata4            = [[Ashok Chavan]]
| 1namedata6 = [[Ashok Chavan]]
| governor4              = [[S. C. Jamir]]
| predecessor6 = [[Dilip Walse Patil]]
| minister4            = *Energy
| successor6 = [[Ajit Pawar]]
| term_start4          = 08 December 2008
| office7 = [[Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)|Minister of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection<br/>Government of Maharashtra]]
| term_end4            = 06 November 2009
| term_start7 = 1 November 2004
| predecessor4          = [[Dilip Walse-Patil]]
| term_end7 = 8 December 2008
| successor4            = [[Ajit Pawar]]
| 1blankname7 = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| 1blankname5          = Chief Minister
| 1namedata7 = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
| 1namedata5            = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
| predecessor7 = [[Sushilkumar Shinde]]
| governor5              = *[[Mohammed Fazal]]
| successor7 = Ramesh Bang
* [[S. M. Krishna]]
| office8 = Minister of State<br/>[[Government of Maharashtra]]
*[[S. C. Jamir]]
| term_start8 = 18 October 1999
| minister5            = *Food and Civil Supplies
| term_end8 = 18 January 2003
| term_start5          = 09 November 2004
| 1blankname8 = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| term_end5            = 1 December 2008
| 1namedata8 = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
| predecessor5          = [[Datta Meghe]]
| 2blankname8 = Department
| successor5            = Ramesh Bang
| 2namedata8 = Urban Development<br/>Ports
| office6      = [[Government of Maharashtra|Ministers of state Government of Maharashtra]]
| office9 = Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| 1blankname6          = Chief Minister
| term_start9 = 2009
| 1namedata6            = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
| term_end9 = 2014
| governor6              = * [[P.C. Alexander]]
| predecessor9 = Tukaram Surve
* [[Mohammed Fazal]]
| successor9 = [[Avdhoot Tatkare]]
| minister6            = *Urban Development
| constituency9 = [[Shrivardhan Assembly constituency|Shrivardhan]]
*Urban Land Ceiling
| term_start10 = 1995
*Ports
| term_end10 = 2009
| term_start6          = 27 October 1999
| predecessor10 = Ashok Sabale
| term_end6            = 16 January 2003
| successor10 = ''Constituency defunct''
| predecessor6          =  
| constituency10 = [[Mangaon Assembly constituency|Mangaon]]
| successor6            =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|10 July 1955}}
| birth_place = Sutarwadi, [[Roha]], [[Raigad district]]
| party = [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (2024–present)
| otherparty = [[Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction)]] (2023–2024)<br>[[Nationalist Congress Party]] (1999–2023)<br>[[Indian National Congress]] (till 1999)
| spouse = Varda Tatkare (m. 1981)
| children = 2 ([[Aniket Tatkare|Aniket]], [[Aditi Tatkare|Aditi]])
| father = Dattatray Tatkare
| mother = Geeta Tatkare
| website =  
| relatives = ''[[Political families of Maharashtra#The_Tatkare_Family,_Raigad|Tatkare family]]''
| source = https://sansad.in/ls/members/biographyM/5199?from=members
| birth_name = Sunil Dattatray Tatkare
| residence = Sutarwadi, [[Roha]], [[Raigad district]]
| caption = Tatkare in 2024
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'''Sunil Dattatray Tatkare''' (born 10 July 1955) is an Indian politician currently serving as the [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] for [[Raigad Lok Sabha constituency|Raigad]], [[Maharashtra]]. He is a senior leader of the [[Nationalist Congress Party]], and has held several key ministerial portfolios in the [[Government of Maharashtra]], including [[Ministry of Finance (Maharashtra)|Finance]], [[Ministry of Energy, New and Renewable Energy Maharashtra|Energy]], [[Ministry of Water Resources (Maharashtra)|Water Resources]], and [[Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)|Food and Civil Supplies]]. On 3 July 2023, he was appointed State President of the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] in [[Maharashtra]]. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Centre |first=National Informatics |title=Digital Sansad |url=https://sansad.in/ls |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=Digital Sansad |language=en}}</ref>
 
== Early life and education ==
Tatkare was born on 10 July 1955 in [[Mumbai]] to Dattatray Tatkare and Geeta Tatkare. He was raised in [[Kolad]], a town in the [[Raigad district]] of Maharashtra. His father, Dattatray Tatkare, was a respected local leader who served as the Chairperson of the Panchayat Samiti in the [[Raigad District Council]] for 17 years, laying the foundation for the family's longstanding political influence in the region.


| office8      = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra]]
Tatkare completed his higher secondary education at Kolad High School, and went on to pursue Inter Science at [[Fergusson College]], [[Pune]], although he did not complete the degree. Before entering politics, he worked as a government road contractor.
| constituency8 = [[Shrivardhan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shrivardhan]]
 
| term_start8  = 30 October 2009
== Political career ==
| term_end8    = 31 October 2014
Tatkare began his political journey in 1984 by joining the [[Indian National Congress]]. In [[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1985]], he contested his first election from the [[Mangaon Assembly constituency|Mangaon constituency]] for the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] but lost. In the [[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1990 elections]], he was denied a party ticket, temporarily halting his electoral run. However, he gained ground politically when he served as the President of the [[Raigad District Council|Raigad Zilla Parishad]] from 1992 to 1995.
| predecessor8 = Tukaram Surve
 
| successor8 = [[Avdhoot Tatkare]]
In 1995, he was elected to the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Mangaon Assembly constituency|Mangaon constituency]] and went on to represent it for three consecutive terms until 2009. During this period, he became a senior figure in the newly formed [[Nationalist Congress Party]] and held several key ministerial positions in the Maharashtra state government. He served as the [[Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)|Minister of Food and Civil Supplies]] from 2004 to 2008, was appointed [[Ministry of Energy, New and Renewable Energy Maharashtra|Energy Minister]] in 2008, and became the [[Ministry of Finance (Maharashtra)|Finance Minister]] in 2009. In 2010, he was given charge of the crucial [[Ministry of Water Resources (Maharashtra)|Water Resources portfolio]], a position he held until 2014. <ref>{{Cite web |title=TATKARE SUNIL DATTATREY(Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- MANGAON(Raigad) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/mah2004/candidate.php?candidate_id=14 |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>
| party              = [[Nationalist Congress Party]]
 
| nationality        ={{flagicon|India}} [[Indian people|Indian]]
In 2009, following the [[Electoral boundary delimitation|delimitation]] of constituencies, Tatkare contested and won from the newly formed [[Shrivardhan Assembly constituency|Shrivardhan constituency]], serving as its MLA until 2014. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Thakare Sunil Dattatrey (Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- Shrivardhan(RAIGAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/mh2009/candidate.php?candidate_id=2527 |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> In the same year, he contested the [[Raigad Lok Sabha constituency|Raigad Lok Sabha]] seat in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general elections]], but was defeated by [[Shiv Sena]] leader and sitting MP [[Anant Geete]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tatkare Sunil Dattatrey(Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- RAIGAD(MAHARASHTRA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=6001 |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>
| website            =
 
}}
Following this setback, he was elected to the [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]] and served as a [[Legislative council|Member of the Legislative Council]] from 2014 to 2018. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tatkare, Sh. Sunil Dattatray (Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- TATKARE SH. SUNIL DATTATRAY (2014-2018)(ELECTED BY MLAS) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/maharashtramlc/candidate.php?candidate_id=152 |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> In the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 general elections]], he was elected as the Member of Parliament for [[Raigad Lok Sabha constituency|Raigad]] in the Lok Sabha <ref>{{Cite web |title=Raigad Election Results, Raigad Lok Sabha Election Results 2019, Live Polls Coverage, Voting Count of Raigad |url=https://www.india.com/lok-sabha-election-2019/maharashtra/raigad/ |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=India.com}}</ref> and retained the seat in the [[2024 Indian general election|2024 elections]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Raigad Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result: Candidates Profiles, Map, Total Votes, Past Results |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/maharashtra/raigad |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> On 3 July 2023, following the [[2023 Nationalist Congress Party split|split]] in the [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]], he was appointed State President of the [[Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Faction)|Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction)]] in Maharashtra. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-04 |title=Newsmaker {{!}} Ajit Pawar’s confidant, new NCP ‘state president’ Sunil Tatkare a heavyweight OBC leader |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/ncp-state-president-sunil-tatkare-ajit-pawar-8699812/ |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
==Electoral history==
 
===Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
! Constituency
! colspan="2" |Party
!Votes
!%
! colspan="3" |Opponent
!Result
!Margin
|-
|[[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Mangaon Assembly constituency|Mangaon]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|28,013
|41.26%
|{{party name with color|Peasants and Workers Party of India}}
|Nilkanth Sawant
|{{Lost}}
|{{no2|5,432}}
|-
|[[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|44,569
|42.11%
|{{party name with color|Shiv Sena|rowspan=4}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Vinod Ghosalkar]]
|{{Won}}
|{{yes2|13,394}}
|-
|[[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
| {{party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party|rowspan=3}}
|41,573
|47.85%
|{{Won}}
|{{yes2|7,453}}
|-
|[[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|69,865
|55.80%
|Anant Lokhande
|{{Won}}
|{{yes2|32,274}}
|-
|[[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
| [[Shrivardhan Assembly constituency|Shrivardhan]]
|66,141
|47.71%
|Tukaram Surve
|{{Won}}
|{{yes2|10,871}}
|}
 
===[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
! Constituency
! colspan="2" |Party
!Votes
!%
! colspan="3" |Opponent
!Result
!Margin
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Raigad Lok Sabha constituency|Raigad]]
| {{party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party|rowspan=3}}
|394,068
|25.71%
|{{party name with color|Shiv Sena|rowspan=3}}
| rowspan="3" | [[Anant Geete]]
|{{Lost}}
|{{no2|2,110}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|486,968
|47.39%
|{{Won}}
|{{yes2|31,438}}
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|508,352
|50.17%
|{{Won}}
|{{yes2|82,784}}
|}
 
== Personal life ==
Sunil Tatkare is married to Varda Tatkare. The couple has two children, Aditi and Aniket, both of whom are active in Maharashtra politics. He is the most prominent figure of the [[Political families of Maharashtra#The_Tatkare_Family,_Raigad|Tatkare family]], which holds significant political influence in the [[Raigad district]] and [[Konkan]] region.


'''Sunil Tatkare''' is an Indian Politician currently serving as [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Raigad district|Raigad]]. He formerly served as the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra]] from [[Shrivardhan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] as [[Government of Maharashtra|Minister of Water Resources, Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/a-whole-lotta-loot-going-on/282473|title=A Whole Lotta Loot Going On?}}</ref> He formerly also served as the leader of [[Nationalist Congress Party]] in [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]]. Tatkare has been alleged to have been associated in number of cases due to which the Anti-Corruption Bureau has sought the state government's nord to launch an "open inquiry" against him over allegations of land grab and disproportionate assets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Anti-Corruption-Bureau-seeks-nod-to-probe-irrigation-minister/articleshow/16694058.cms|title=Anti-Corruption Bureau seeks nod to probe irrigation minister &#124; Mumbai News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Enforcement Directorate had started probe against him in assets case.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/enforcement-directorate-begins-probe-against-ncp-leader-sunil-tatkare-in-assets-case-503357|title=Enforcement Directorate begins probe against NCP leader Sunil Tatkare in assets case|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
His daughter, [[Aditi Tatkare]], is a [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] for [[Shrivardhan Assembly constituency|Shrivardhan]] and currently serves as the [[Ministry of Woman and Child Development (Maharashtra)|Minister for Women and Child Development]] in the Maharashtra government. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Aditi Sunil Tatkare |url=https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/aditi-sunil-tatkare-1 |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=PRS Legislative Research |language=en-US}}</ref> His son, [[Aniket Tatkare]], served as a [[Maharashtra Legislative Council|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council]] representing the [[Raigad–Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg Local Authorities constituency|Raigad-Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Local Authorities]] Constituency from 2018 to 2024. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Shri Aniket Sunil Tatkare(Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- (1-JUN-2018, 31-MAY-2024) RAIGAD-CUM-RATNAGIRI-CUM-SINDHUDURG- SHRI ANIKET SUNIL TATKARE(LOCAL AUTHORITIES) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/maharashtramlc/candidate.php?candidate_id=316 |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>


[[File:During a program in shrivardhan 2014-03-17 01-10.jpg|thumbnail|During a program in shrivardhan]]
Tatkare’s elder brother, [[Anil Tatkare]], has also served as an [[Legislative council|MLC]] for the [[Raigad–Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg Local Authorities constituency|Raigad-Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg local authorities]]. <ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-22 |title=Elder brother of Sunil Tatkare enters Sharad Pawar’s party |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/elder-brother-of-sunil-tatkare-joins-sharad-pawars-party/articleshow/107897517.cms |access-date=2025-07-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> His nephew, [[Avdhoot Tatkare|Avadhut Tatkare]], was elected as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for [[Shrivardhan Assembly constituency|Shrivardhan]] and served a term from 2014 to 2019. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Avadhut Anil Tatkare(Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- SHRIVARDHAN(RAIGAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/maharashtra2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=1121 |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>
He was born in Sutarwadi [[Kolad]] on 10 July 1955 and studied up to Inter science from [[Ferguson college]] in [[Pune]]. He worked as government road contractor before joining [[Indian National Congress]] in 1984. In 1995 he became MLA on congress party's ticket .


He was made Minister of Food and Civil Supplies in 2004. In 2008, he was appointed Energy minister and in 2009 Finance Minister. His daughter [[Aditi Sunil Tatkare]] is a member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].
== Controversies ==
Tatkare has faced several allegations over the years. The [[Anti-Corruption Bureau (Maharashtra)|Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)]] sought permission from the state government to conduct an open inquiry against him in cases relating to land grabs and disproportionate assets. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Krishna |date=2017-09-12 |title=NCP's Sunil Tatkare named in Anti-Corruption Bureau chargesheet |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ncps-sunil-tatkare-named-in-anti-corruption-bureau-chargesheet/articleshow/60470418.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-07-27 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> The [[Enforcement Directorate|Enforcement Directorate (ED)]] has also initiated a probe into his alleged accumulation of wealth beyond known sources of income. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Enforcement Directorate begins probe against NCP leader Sunil Tatkare in assets case |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/enforcement-directorate-begins-probe-against-ncp-leader-sunil-tatkare-in-assets-case-503357 |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=www.ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:27, 10 March 2026


Sunil Tatkare
Tatkare in 2024
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byAnant Geete
ConstituencyRaigad
President of Nationalist Congress Party – Maharashtra
Assumed office
3 July 2023
PresidentAjit Pawar
Preceded byJayant Patil
In office
25 June 2014 – 29 April 2018
PresidentSharad Pawar
Preceded byBhaskar Jadhav
Succeeded byJayant Patil
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
14 August 2014 – 27 July 2018
Preceded byVinayak Raut
Constituencyelected by Members of Legislative Assembly
Minister of Water Resources
Government of Maharashtra
In office
11 November 2010 – 28 September 2014
Chief MinisterPrithviraj Chavan
Preceded byAjit Pawar
Succeeded byGirish Mahajan
Minister of Finance & Planning
Government of Maharashtra
In office
7 November 2009 – 11 November 2010
Chief MinisterAshok Chavan
Preceded byDilip Walse Patil
Succeeded byAjit Pawar
Minister of Energy
Government of Maharashtra
In office
8 December 2008 – 7 November 2009
Chief MinisterAshok Chavan
Preceded byDilip Walse Patil
Succeeded byAjit Pawar
Minister of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection
Government of Maharashtra
In office
1 November 2004 – 8 December 2008
Chief MinisterVilasrao Deshmukh
Preceded bySushilkumar Shinde
Succeeded byRamesh Bang
Minister of State
Government of Maharashtra
In office
18 October 1999 – 18 January 2003
Chief MinisterVilasrao Deshmukh
DepartmentUrban Development
Ports
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byTukaram Surve
Succeeded byAvdhoot Tatkare
ConstituencyShrivardhan
In office
1995–2009
Preceded byAshok Sabale
Succeeded byConstituency defunct
ConstituencyMangaon
Personal details
Born
Sunil Dattatray Tatkare

(1955-07-10) 10 July 1955 (age 71)
Sutarwadi, Roha, Raigad district
Political partyNationalist Congress Party (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations		Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) (2023–2024)
Nationalist Congress Party (1999–2023)
Indian National Congress (till 1999)
Spouse(s)Varda Tatkare (m. 1981)
Children2 (Aniket, Aditi)
Parents
  • Dattatray Tatkare (father)
  • Geeta Tatkare (mother)
RelativesTatkare family
ResidenceSutarwadi, Roha, Raigad district

Sunil Dattatray Tatkare (born 10 July 1955) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha for Raigad, Maharashtra. He is a senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party, and has held several key ministerial portfolios in the Government of Maharashtra, including Finance, Energy, Water Resources, and Food and Civil Supplies. On 3 July 2023, he was appointed State President of the Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra. [1]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Tatkare was born on 10 July 1955 in Mumbai to Dattatray Tatkare and Geeta Tatkare. He was raised in Kolad, a town in the Raigad district of Maharashtra. His father, Dattatray Tatkare, was a respected local leader who served as the Chairperson of the Panchayat Samiti in the Raigad District Council for 17 years, laying the foundation for the family's longstanding political influence in the region.

Tatkare completed his higher secondary education at Kolad High School, and went on to pursue Inter Science at Fergusson College, Pune, although he did not complete the degree. Before entering politics, he worked as a government road contractor.

Political career[edit | edit source]

Tatkare began his political journey in 1984 by joining the Indian National Congress. In 1985, he contested his first election from the Mangaon constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly but lost. In the 1990 elections, he was denied a party ticket, temporarily halting his electoral run. However, he gained ground politically when he served as the President of the Raigad Zilla Parishad from 1992 to 1995.

In 1995, he was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Mangaon constituency and went on to represent it for three consecutive terms until 2009. During this period, he became a senior figure in the newly formed Nationalist Congress Party and held several key ministerial positions in the Maharashtra state government. He served as the Minister of Food and Civil Supplies from 2004 to 2008, was appointed Energy Minister in 2008, and became the Finance Minister in 2009. In 2010, he was given charge of the crucial Water Resources portfolio, a position he held until 2014. [2]

In 2009, following the delimitation of constituencies, Tatkare contested and won from the newly formed Shrivardhan constituency, serving as its MLA until 2014. [3] In the same year, he contested the Raigad Lok Sabha seat in the 2014 general elections, but was defeated by Shiv Sena leader and sitting MP Anant Geete. [4]

Following this setback, he was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council and served as a Member of the Legislative Council from 2014 to 2018. [5] In the 2019 general elections, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Raigad in the Lok Sabha [6] and retained the seat in the 2024 elections. [7] On 3 July 2023, following the split in the NCP, he was appointed State President of the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) in Maharashtra. [8]

Electoral history[edit | edit source]

Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Year Constituency Party Votes % Opponent Result Margin
1985 Mangaon INC 28,013 41.26% Peasants and Workers Party of India Nilkanth Sawant Lost 5,432
1995 44,569 42.11% SHS Vinod Ghosalkar Won 13,394
1999 NCP 41,573 47.85% Won 7,453
2004 69,865 55.80% Anant Lokhande Won 32,274
2009 Shrivardhan 66,141 47.71% Tukaram Surve Won 10,871

Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha[edit | edit source]

Year Constituency Party Votes % Opponent Result Margin
2014 Raigad NCP 394,068 25.71% SHS Anant Geete Lost 2,110
2019 486,968 47.39% Won 31,438
2024 508,352 50.17% Won 82,784

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Sunil Tatkare is married to Varda Tatkare. The couple has two children, Aditi and Aniket, both of whom are active in Maharashtra politics. He is the most prominent figure of the Tatkare family, which holds significant political influence in the Raigad district and Konkan region.

His daughter, Aditi Tatkare, is a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Shrivardhan and currently serves as the Minister for Women and Child Development in the Maharashtra government. [9] His son, Aniket Tatkare, served as a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council representing the Raigad-Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Local Authorities Constituency from 2018 to 2024. [10]

Tatkare’s elder brother, Anil Tatkare, has also served as an MLC for the Raigad-Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg local authorities. [11] His nephew, Avadhut Tatkare, was elected as an MLA for Shrivardhan and served a term from 2014 to 2019. [12]

Controversies[edit | edit source]

Tatkare has faced several allegations over the years. The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sought permission from the state government to conduct an open inquiry against him in cases relating to land grabs and disproportionate assets. [13] The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has also initiated a probe into his alleged accumulation of wealth beyond known sources of income. [14]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Centre, National Informatics. "Digital Sansad". Digital Sansad. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "TATKARE SUNIL DATTATREY(Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- MANGAON(Raigad) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Thakare Sunil Dattatrey (Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- Shrivardhan(RAIGAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Tatkare Sunil Dattatrey(Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- RAIGAD(MAHARASHTRA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Tatkare, Sh. Sunil Dattatray (Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- TATKARE SH. SUNIL DATTATRAY (2014-2018)(ELECTED BY MLAS) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Raigad Election Results, Raigad Lok Sabha Election Results 2019, Live Polls Coverage, Voting Count of Raigad". India.com. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Raigad Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result: Candidates Profiles, Map, Total Votes, Past Results". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Newsmaker | Ajit Pawar's confidant, new NCP 'state president' Sunil Tatkare a heavyweight OBC leader". The Indian Express. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Aditi Sunil Tatkare". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Shri Aniket Sunil Tatkare(Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- (1-JUN-2018, 31-MAY-2024) RAIGAD-CUM-RATNAGIRI-CUM-SINDHUDURG- SHRI ANIKET SUNIL TATKARE(LOCAL AUTHORITIES) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Elder brother of Sunil Tatkare enters Sharad Pawar's party". The Times of India. 22 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Avadhut Anil Tatkare(Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- SHRIVARDHAN(RAIGAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  13. ↑ Kumar, Krishna (12 September 2017). "NCP's Sunil Tatkare named in Anti-Corruption Bureau chargesheet". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Enforcement Directorate begins probe against NCP leader Sunil Tatkare in assets case". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
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