Rambhau Mhalgi | |
|---|---|
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| Shukrawar PethVidhan Sabha Seat (defunct) | |
| In office 1967,1972 – 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Rambhau Vithal Telang |
| Succeeded by | (constituency abolished) |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1977,1980 – 1982 | |
| Preceded by | (did not exist) |
| Succeeded by | Jagannath Patil |
| Constituency | Thane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1921-07-09)9 July 1921 |
| Died | 6 March 1982(1982-03-06) (aged 60) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Spouse | Vijaya |
Ramchandra Kashinath Mhalgi (1921-1982), commonly known asRambhau Mhalgi, was an Indian politician and a member of theLok Sabha.
He was born in on 9 July 1921 to Kashinathpant and Sarasvatibai inKadus,Pune district. He joined the Sarasvati Mandir School in Pune and matriculated in 1939. He earned LLB and MA, as well as cleared the bar council exam. He was regional secretary of the RSS in 1950-54.[1] He was also involved with running theAkhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of RSS. On urging of theRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), he went toKerala as a RSSpracharak.[2][3]
Mhalgi belonged toBharatiya Janata Party and its earlier variants like Jana Sangh until 1977 and Janata Party from 1977 to 1980.[4]
He contested the1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly elections as a member ofSamyukta Maharashtra Samiti won the from Maval constituency, and served as opposition leader in the Bombay Legislature.[5][6] He contested the1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election fromShivajinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) but lost to Sadashiv Govind Barve.[7]
He was elected to Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha as a member ofBharatiya Jana Sangh in1967 and1972 fromShukrawar Peth Vidhan Sabha Seat (now defunct).[8][9][10]
He was arrested underMaintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) duringthe emergency in 1976.[11]: 22, 42 [1]: 191
Later, he was elected to the Lok Sabha fromThane inMaharashtra state as aBharatiya Lok Dal candidate in1977 andJanata Party candidate in1980.[12][13] When the erstwhile Jana sangh faction broke away from Janata Party, and formed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Mhalgi was named the first president of BJP's Maharashtra state unit.
Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini (RMP) in Mumbai is a training and research institute that focuses on leadership development and socio-political research.[14][15] It was established in 1982 after his death.[16]
Secondary Schools inKatraj andKadus,[17][18][19] roads inThane &Pune are named after him.[20]
Mhalgi died on 6 March 1982.[3][21] He was married to Vijaya, who died of old age in Pune in 2011.[22] He has a son named Jayant.[23][24]