Mahesh (Dada) Landge | |
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| Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Vilas Vithoba lande |
| Constituency | Bhosari Assembly constituency |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party Pimpri-Chinchwad City | |
| In office 16 January 2020 – 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mahesh Kisanrao Landge 27 November 1975 Bhosari, Poona district, (now Pune district) Maharashtra, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2014-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Nationalist Congress Party (till 2014) |
| Spouse(s) | Pooja Maheshdada Landge |
| Children | Malhar Maheshdada Landge and Sakshi Ninad Bhondve |
| Residence | Bhosari |
| Alma mater | Savitribai Phule Pune University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Mahesh Kisanrao Landge (born 27 November 1975) is an Indian politician. He is currently a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing Bhosari Vidhan sabha constituency in the Pune district.
Political career[edit | edit source]
Before entering politics, Landge was a wrestler. [citation needed] His political career began with National Students' Union of India (NSUI), student wing of Indian National Congress.[citation needed] In 2002, he contested his first election for the position of corporator but was defeated. However, he won a by-election in 2004 and became a corporator in Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC).
Landge served as a corporator for three consecutive terms as a member of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). In 2014, after being denied a ticket by the NCP for Bhosari Assembly Constituency, he contested the election as an independent candidate. He won the election and subsequently joined Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).
Mahesh became a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a far-right Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation.
In the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections, Landge was re-elected as a BJP candidate from Bhosari.[1][2][3][4][5]
Positions held[edit | edit source]
- 2004-2014: Corporator, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (three consecutive terms)
- 2014-2019: Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Bhosari (Independent candidate, later joined BJP)
- 2019-2024: Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Bhosari (BJP)
- 2024-present: Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Bhosari (BJP)
- 2020-2023: City president, BJP Pimpri-Chinchwad
Electoral history[edit | edit source]
| Year | Party BJP | Constituency | Opponent | Result | Margin | |||
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| 2014 | Independent | Bhosari | SHS | Ubale Rambhau | Won | 15,314 | ||
| 2019 | BJP | Independent | Vilas Lande | Won | 77,567 | |||
| 2024[6] | BJP | Nationalist Congress Party | Ajit Damodar Gavhane | Won | 63,765 | |||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Azam Pansare stuns NCP, joins BJP
- ↑ MLA Mahesh Landge set to join BJP
- ↑ "Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014". India Today. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "It's Family Inc in Pimpri-Chinchwad". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ↑ "महेश लांडगे : क्रीडाप्रेमी आमदार | mahesh landge sports enthusiast person | Loksatta". 27 January 2023. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ↑ The Hindu, Sruthi (23 November 2024). "Maharashtra Assembly election results 2024 | Who won in Pune?". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.