Sunil Baliram Gaikwad | |
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| File:Sunil Gaikwad in 2021.jpg | |
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Latur | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jaywant Gangaram Awale |
| Succeeded by | Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 June 1970 Latur, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Website | official website |
Sunil Baliram Gaikwad (born 19 June 1970) is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He represented Latur, Maharashtra in the 16th Lok Sabha. [1]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Sunil Gaikwad was born to Shri Baliram Gaikwad and his wife Vatsala Gaikwad at Ambulga village of Latur district.[citation needed]
Political career[edit | edit source]
Gaikwad lost the Latur Lok Sabha seat by around 7000 votes in 2009. He won 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Latur. In 2017, he alleged he was being ill-treated at airports because he shared the same surname as Ravindra Gaikwad, who had assaulted an airline employee.[2] In 2019, BJP replaced him with Sudhakar Shringare.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Dr. Sunil Baliram Gaikwad Profile on Parliament of India". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ravindra Gaikwad row: BJP MP alleges harassment for having similar surname". Business Standard India. ANI. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ↑ "BJP's change in strategy helped it secure Maharashtra". Deccan Chronicle. Press Trust of India. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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| See also Rajya Sabha members from MH for | |
