Ravindra Gaikwad

Ravindra Gaikwad
रवींद्र गायकवाड
Member of the India Parliament
for Osmanabad
Assumed office
May 2014
Preceded by Padamsinh Bajirao Patil
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
for Umarga
In office
2004–2009
Preceded by Basavraj Madhavrao Patil
Succeeded by Dnyanraj Chougule
In office
1995–1999
Preceded by Kazi Abdul Khalek A. Kadar
Succeeded by Basavraj Madhavrao Patil
Personal details
Born (1960-04-27) 27 April 1960
Solapur, Bombay State, India
Political party Shiv Sena
Alma mater Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Ravindra Vishwanath Gaikwad (born 27 April 1960)[1] is a member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India. He defeated sitting MP Padamsinha Bajirao Patil who contested from Nationalist Congress Party by 235325 votes by obtaining 607,699 votes against 373,374.[2][3] He represents the Osmanabad constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Shiv Sena political party. He was a two time MLA from Osmanabad constituency. He has also been the Chairman of Killari Sugar Factory. He is a director on the agriculture board committee in the Central Government of India.

Ravindra Gaikwad himself has various criminal charges against him which include voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servants from duty, criminal intimidation and rioting among others.[4][5] On 23 March 2017, while travelling to Delhi from Pune, he was accused of hitting an Air India staff with his shoe 25 times and attempting to throw him out of the plane. This act led all of the Indian Airline companies to impose an No-Fly ban on him. He mentioned that he is not a BJP member to tolerate the scolding. Delhi police filed two criminal charges on him: one for hitting the government staff on duty and the other for taking the plane ransom without departing from the plane. In 2014 he was in a row over trying to force-feed a Muslim caterer during the fasting month of Ramzan.[6][7]

In April 2017, Ravindra Gaikwad and his supporters were booked for unlawful assembly, misbehaviour and causing disorder at a public place following an incident in Latur, Maharashtra, where he allegedly behaved rudely with police officials, staged an agitation and shouted slogans.[8] This was in response to his inability to get money from an ATM. He expressed concerns about lack of availability of cash despite significant passage of time after demonetization. He expressed a view that it was the Union Finance Minister as well as the Maharashtra Finance Minister's responsibility to rectify the situation.[9]

Positions held

  • 1995 - 1999 : Member, State Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra[10]
  • 2004 - 2009 : Member, State Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra[11]
  • 2014 : Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
  • 1 Sep. 2014 onwards : Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture

In the news

  • 'Hit Him 25 Times': Sena MP's Assault Has Air India Debating No-Fly List[12]
  • He has been designated as the first person to the NoFly list in India.[13]
  • Sena MPs ‘force’ fasting Muslim staffer to eat chapati, Maharashtra Sadan says sorry[14]
  • Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad books Mumbai-Delhi ticket, Air India cancels it[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ravindra Vishwanath Gaikwad Biography". elections.in. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA, GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2014". Archived from the original on 19 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "osmanabad parliamentary constituency".
  4. ↑ "सिर्फ चप्पल ही नहीं चलाते शिवसेना के ये सांसद, दर्ज हैं कई मुकदमे– News18 Hindi". News18 India. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  5. ↑ "Shiv Sena MP with 8 criminal cases barred from flying". www.specttrumnews.com. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  6. ↑ MI MARATHI (2014-07-23), Maharashtra Sadan - Mi Marathi News, retrieved 2017-04-09
  7. ↑ "Sena MPs force feed Muslim staffer".
  8. ↑ "Ravindra Gaikwad at it again, booked for misbehaving with cops - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  9. ↑ "Now, Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad Clashes With Cops Over Cashless ATMs". News18. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  10. ↑ Omerga Assembly Election 1995, Maharashtra
  11. ↑ Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 2004
  12. ↑ 'Hit Him 25 Times': Sena MP's Assault Has Air India Debating No-Fly List
  13. ↑ Not On Our Flights: Airlines Ban Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, 2 Cancel His Ticket
  14. ↑ Sena MPs ‘force’ fasting Muslim staffer to eat chapati, Maharashtra Sadan says sorry | The Indian Express
  15. ↑ Sena MP Gaikwad books yet another ticket to Delhi, Air India cancels it too | delhi | Hindustan Times
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