Sada Sarvankar

Sada Sarvankar
सदा सरवणकर
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2014
Constituency Mahim
Personal details
Political party Shiv Sena
Occupation Politician

Sada Sarvankar (Marathi: सदा सरवणकर) is an Indian politician and Shiv Sena leader from Dadar, Mumbai. He is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Mahim Assembly Constituency.[1] He had been elected to Vidhan Sabha for two terms in 2004 and 2014.[2]

Defection from the Shiv Sena to the Indian National Congress in 2009

Sada Sarvankar had defected from the Shiv Sena to the Indian National Congress because he was denied a ticket by the Shiv Sena for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2009.[3][4] Sarvankar joined Congress in the presence of Narayan Rane who is claimed to have engineered Sarvankar's defection.[5] The Congress fielded Sada Sarvankar from the Mahim Assembly seat for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2009, a move which had upset many members of the Congress in Maharashtra.[6]

Rejoined the Shiv Sena in 2012

Sada Sarvankar returned to the Shiv Sena before the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2014, contested and won in Mahim Assembly constituency.[7][8][9]

Criminal Record

In 2014, Maharashtra Election Watch - Association for Democratic Reforms, an NGO, analysed the affidavits submitted by the candidates to the Election Commission which revealed that Sada Sarvankar was among those candidates who had the highest number of criminal cases against them, including an attempt to murder.[10][11]

Positions held

  • 2004: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
  • 2014: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

References

  1. ↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Mahim Assembly Constituency".
  2. ↑ "Maharashtra Election 2004" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Sena MLA defects to Congress". Hindustan Times. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Denied Assembly ticket, Sena MLA Sarvankar joins Congress". rediff.com. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Sada Sarvankar defection puts Narayan Rane back on top". DNA. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Congmen upset at Sainik's entry". The Times of India. 27 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "'Land of the loom' returns to Shiv Sena". The Indian Express. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "SADA SARVANKAR INDUCTED BACK INTO SENA FOLD". The Free Press Journal. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Wounded Sena faces a fight for lost turf". The Free Press Journal. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "57 Per Cent Of MLAs In Maharashtra Have Criminal Records". Midday. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "SADANAND SHANKAR SARVANKAR(Criminal & Asset Declaration)". MyNeta.info National Election Watch. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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