Mahadev Jankar

Mahadev Jagannath Jankar
Member of Legislative Council of Maharashtra[1]
Assumed office
23 January 2015
President Rashtriya Samaj Paksha
Minister for Animal Husbandry,Dairy Development and Fisheries Development
Maharashtra State[2][3]
Assumed office
08 July 2016
Preceded by Eknath Khadse
Personal details
Born (1968-04-19) 19 April 1968
Maan, Maharashtra
Political party Rashtriya Samaj Paksha
Occupation Politician
As of January 23, 2015

Mahadev Jagannath Jankar (Marathi: महादेव जानकरमहादेव जानकर (Born on 19 April 1968) is Senior Cabinate Minister in Government of Maharashtra as Minister for Animal Husbandry,Dairy Development and Fisheries Development. He is Indian Politician and founder and National President of Rashtriya Samaj Paksha(rsp} (Rashtriya Samaj Party) an Indian political party based in Maharashtra, founded in 2003.

Early life and education

Mr. Jankar was born in a poor family in small village in Maan which is in Satara district. Jankar completed his Electrical Engineering degree with Gold Medal from Walchand College of Engineering.[4]


Political career

Mr. Jankar contested the Madha Lok Sabha seat in the 2009 elections where he finished in third place behind the winner, Sharad Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Subhash Deshmukh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He also contested for a Lok Sabha seat in 2014 from Baramati where he finished in second place behind the winner, Supriya Sule of the Nationalist Congress Party only by the margin of 69,719.
He was elected as Member of Legislative Council on 23 January 2015. He was promoted as Cabinet Minister in July,2016 as Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Department, Maharashtra State.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.afternoonvoice.com/mlc-polls-bjp-accommodates-two-allies-sena-fields-desai.html
  2. ↑ http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/maharashtra-cabinet-rejig-11-ministers-sworn-in/article8823138.ece
  3. ↑ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/maharshtra-cabinet-expansion-shiv-sena-uddhav-thackeray-skips-ceremony/1/710119.html
  4. ↑ "A 'fakir' who is out to slay an 'emperor'". Mumbai Mirror. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
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