Rahul Shewale

Rahul Shewale
Member of the India Parliament
for Mumbai South Central
Incumbent
Assumed office
2014
Preceded by Eknath Gaikwad
Majority 1,38,342 (17.99%)
Personal details
Born 14 April 1973
Political party Shiv Sena
Residence Mumbai
Website rahulshewale.in

Rahul Shewale (born 1973) is an Indian politician from the Shiv Sena and the Lok Sabha member from the Mumbai South Central constituency. He defeated sitting MP Eknath Gaikwad in the Indian general election, 2014.

Shewale is a four-time chairman of the standing committee of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the municipal corporation of the city of Mumbai. He held the position from 2010 to 2014. His nomination for a fifth time was replaced by Yashodhar Phanse after he was declared a candidate for the Lok Sabha. He, along with his predecessor Ravindra Waikar, hold the record for being appointed the chairman of the BMC standing committee the most times.[1][2]

Personal life

Rahul Shewale was born on 14 April 1973 to Ramesh Sambhaji Shewale, an Indian Navy officer and Jayashri Shewale, an employee of MTNL. His elder brother Avinash is a software engineer, who has settled in the United States, while his brother Navin is a doctor. He married fellow Shiv Sena politician and BMC corporator Kamini Mayekar (Kamini Shewale) on 14 February 2005. Kamini Shewale is still a BMC corporator and is a housewife. The couple have two sons: Swayam and Vedant.[3]

Shewale is a Diploma holder in Civil Engineering from Government Polytechnic, Bandra.[4]

Political career

Besides a four-time chairman of the all-powerful standing committee of the BMC, Shewale has also headed the Market and Garden Committee and the Ward Committee and was also a member of the Law Committee.[4]

Shewale, then a BMC corporator from Anushakti Nagar was nominated by his party as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate from Mumbai South Central constituency in the Indian general election, 2014. Shewale, a Dalit leader was fielded against the sitting 2-time MP and Dalit leader Eknath Gaikwad of the Congress party, which was part of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).[5] Shewale got 3.8 lakh votes and won by a margin of 1.38 lakh over his nearest rival Gaikwad.[6]

Controversies

Rahul Shewale has been alleged to hide information in his affidavit for the 2012 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls.[7] After the riots in Mankhurd, in April 2014, in which a police constable was seriously injured and Mumbai police registered a case of attempt to murder against his wife Kamini Shewale; Mr. Shewale stated that his wife was not present at the riot spot.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Rahul Shewale to head BMC standing committee for the fourth consecutive time - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  2. ↑ "Shiv Sena decides to replace Rahul Shewale as standing committee chairman - News". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  3. ↑ "BMC Mumbai | Dadar Shivaji Park | Mumbai Development". Rahulshewale.in. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rajemahadik, Vishal (20 May 2014). "Rahul Shewale promises to transform Mumbai". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "In Mumbai South Central, two Dalits set for a tight fight". The Indian Express. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Elections 2014: Shiv Sena's Rahul Shewale takes Mumbai South Central from Congress - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  7. ↑ "Rahul Shewale accused of hiding info in affidavit for 2012 BMC polls | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  8. ↑ "Rahul Shewale says wife was not at Mankhurd riot spot | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2014-05-25.