Ramesh Mendola
| Ramesh Mendola | |
|---|---|
 Ramesh Mendola | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP | |
|
In office 2008 – current | |
| MLA | |
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In office 2008-2013, 2013-Current | |
| Preceded by | Kailash Vijayvargiya |
| Constituency | Indore-2 (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 November 1960[1] Nandanagar, Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | BJP |
| Profession | Politician |
Ramesh Mendola is an Indian politician of BJP from Indore[2] who has been a member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Indore-2 (Vidhan Sabha constituency) since 2008. [3] In the previous election held in 2013 he won from this constituency by a record margin of over 91000 votes.[4]
Political career
Ramesh Mendola is considered to be a close associate of national General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party Kailash Vijayvargiya, who is also from Indore and originally represented Indore-2 constituency until handing it over to Mendola in 2008.[5]
Before fighting assembly election, Mendola has been previously elected as a corporator in Indore Municipal Corporation several times. He has also served as the city President of Indore BJP. He has also served as the president of Nanda Nagar Sakh Sahkari Sanstha Maryadit, a local credit cooperative society in Indore-2, his constituency.[6] Ramesh Mendola was elected to the Vidhan Sabha in 2008 and 2013.
Controversies
Ramesh Mendola was accused of corruption in Sugni Devi land Scam, A case of misappropriation of funds in a school land in Nandanagar, located in his constituency- Indore-2[7][8].The case was closely followed in political circles following the legislator’s proximity to BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya. Later, charges against Ramesh Mendola were dropped by high court in this case ."[9]
References
- ↑ "official website data" (PDF).
- ↑ "Mendola discharged in land scam case". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ "MP polls: BJP MLA wins Indore-2 seat with margin of over 91,000 votes". The Economic Times. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "BJP MLA Ramesh Mendola wins Indore-2 seat with margin of over 91,000 votes". News 18. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "By the Bhai". theweek.in. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ "official data" (PDF).
- ↑ "Indore Sugni Devi Land Scam Case: Indore Sugni Devi Land Scam Case News in Hindi, Breaking News, Photos, Videos | Patrika Hindi News". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ↑ "Sugni Devi land scam case hearing today - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ↑ "High Court drops charges against Mendola". freepressjournal. 2016-10-13.