Mahadev Jankar | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Council ofMaharashtra[1] | |
| In office 30 January 2015 – 27 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ashish Shelar |
| Succeeded by | Yogesh Tilekar |
| Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries Development Maharashtra State[2][3] | |
| In office 8 July 2016 – 9 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Eknath Khadse |
| Succeeded by | Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1968-04-19)19 April 1968 (age 57) Maan,Maharashtra, India |
| Party | Rashtriya Samaj Paksha |
| Education | B.Tech. Electrical Engineering (Gold Medalist) |
| Alma mater | Walchand College of Engineering |
| Occupation | Politician |
As of January 23, 2015 | |
Mahadev Jagannath Jankar is an Indian politician fromRashtriya Samaj Paksha. He is a former Cabinet Minister in theGovernment of Maharashtra as Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Development in theMaha Yuti government. He is the founder and National President ofRashtriya Samaj Paksha, an Indian political party based in Maharashtra, founded in 2003.
Mr. Jankar was born in a poor peasant andDhangar (Gaderia) family in a small village at Palsawade Ta.Maan which is in theSatara district. Jankar completed his Degree In Electrical Engineering with first class fromWalchand College of Engineering, Sangli.[4]
Mr. Jankar started his political career by joiningBahujan Samaj Party in the leadership ofKanshi Ram. Then he became the chief of Yashwant Sena. But Yashwant Sena being a cultural organization had some limits in achieving political ends. In 2003, he founded the political partyRashtriya Samaj Paksha, contested theMadha Lok Sabha seat in 2009 elections, he finished in third place behind the winner,Sharad Pawar of theNationalist Congress Party and Subhash Deshmukh of theBharatiya Janata Party.
He also contested a Lok Sabha seat in 2014 fromBaramati where he finished in second place behind the winner, Supriya Sule of theNationalist Congress Party by a huge margin of 69,719.
He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Council on 23 January 2015. He was promoted in July 2016 as Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Department, Maharashtra State.