Shraddha Jadhav (born c.1964) is a Shiv Sena politician from Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Shraddha Jadhav | |
|---|---|
| श्रद्धा जाधव | |
| Mayor of Mumbai | |
| In office 1 December 2009 – 8 March 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Shubha Raul |
| Succeeded by | Sunil Prabhu |
| Constituency | Ward 202, Mumbai |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality |  Indian |
| Political party | Shiv Sena |
| Spouse | Sridhar |
| Children | Pawan and Govind Sagar |
| Residence(s) | Parel, Mumbai |
She served as the mayor from 1 December 2009 to 8 March 2012 of the city of Mumbai, the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra, and chief of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the country's richest municipal body.[1][2] She was elected to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for six consecutive terms from 1992 to 2017.[3]
Personal life
editJadhav originally hails from Sangameshwar in the Konkan region of Maharashtra.[4] She is a commerce graduate.[5]
She is married to Sridhar Jadhav and has two sons, Pawan and Govind Sagar.[4] She is a resident of Parel.[4]
Her father-in-law, Mukund Jadhav, a former independent corporator, was also her political mentor.[4] Her family runs Manohar decorators and a travel agency, which is run by her husband. She is one of the richest corporators in the BMC elected in 2007.[4]
In political circles, Jadhav is known for "elegant dressing" and "fashion sense", especially her "crisp" cotton saris.[4][6]
Political career
editIn 1992, Jadhav was first elected as corporator from Parel ward 36 as an independent candidate.[5][6] She subsequently won the next two BMC elections from the same ward. In 1997, Jadhav joined the Shiv Sena and in 1998, she was selected in the 11-member council of then Mumbai Mayor Nandu Satam.[6] In 2006, she contested against Kalidas Kolambkar, a close aide of Narayan Rane, in a Maharashtra assembly by-election.[6] In 2007, she was elected as a municipal corporator from ward 169, which includes Parel and Antop Hill. Jadhav was elected Mumbai mayor on 1 December 2009, defeating Priscilla Kadam of the Congress Party by 114 for and 96 against votes in the 228-member BMC. She was the joint nominee of the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance.[1][7] She became the fifth female Mayor of Mumbai, taking office after another female mayor, Shubha Raul, also from the Shiv Sena.[8]
Jadhav has headed the gardens and market committees and also the women and child welfare committees of the BMC. She has been part of the standing and improvement committee.[4] She was one of the 25 finalists for the 2010 World Mayor prize.[9]
Positions held
edit- 1992: Elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (1st term)
- 1997: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (2nd term)
- 2002: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (3rd term)
- 2007: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (4th term)[10]
- 2009-2012: Mayor of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
- 2012: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (5th term)[11]
- 2017: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (6th term)[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b ET Bureau (2 December 2009). "Shiv Sena retains Mumbai mayor post". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ^ Desai, Geeta (9 March 2012). "Shiv Sena all set to elect new mayor". DNA India. Mumbai. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Ex-Shiv Sena Mayor Shraddha Jadhav wins consecutively for 6th time".
- ^ a b c d e f g "From novice to Mumbai's first citizen". Hindustan Times. 2 December 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ a b Press Trust of India (1 December 2009). "Sena retains Mumbai bastion; Jadhav is Mayor". DNA. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ a b c d Times News Network (2 December 2009). "My priority is to save water, says Jadhav". The Times of India. Mumbai.
- ^ "Shiv Sena's Shraddha Jadhav is new Mumbai mayor". The Times of India. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ "Shraddha Jadhav is the fifth woman Mayor in Mumbai". Times Now. 1 December 2009. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ "Twenty-five mayors from across the world competed for the 2010 World Mayor Prize". World Mayor. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "Winners List of BMC elections 2007". Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Winners List of BMC elections 2012".
- ^ "श्रद्धा जाधव ने लगातार छठी बार दर्ज की जीत".