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Shraddha Jadhav

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Shraddha Jadhav
श्रद्धा जाधव
Mayor of Mumbai
In office
1 December 2009 – 8 March 2012
Preceded byShubha Raul
Succeeded bySunil Prabhu
ConstituencyWard 202, Mumbai
Personal details
Nationality Indian
Political partyShiv Sena
SpouseSridhar
ChildrenPawan and Govind Sagar
Residence(s)Parel, Mumbai

Shraddha Jadhav (born c.1964) is a Shiv Sena politician from Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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

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Jadhav 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

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In 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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b ET Bureau (2 December 2009). "Shiv Sena retains Mumbai mayor post". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  2. ^ Desai, Geeta (9 March 2012). "Shiv Sena all set to elect new mayor". DNA India. Mumbai. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Ex-Shiv Sena Mayor Shraddha Jadhav wins consecutively for 6th time".
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b Press Trust of India (1 December 2009). "Sena retains Mumbai bastion; Jadhav is Mayor". DNA. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
  6. ^ a b c d Times News Network (2 December 2009). "My priority is to save water, says Jadhav". The Times of India. Mumbai.
  7. ^ "Shiv Sena's Shraddha Jadhav is new Mumbai mayor". The Times of India. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Twenty-five mayors from across the world competed for the 2010 World Mayor Prize". World Mayor. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Winners List of BMC elections 2007". Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Winners List of BMC elections 2012".
  12. ^ "श्रद्धा जाधव ने लगातार छठी बार दर्ज की जीत".
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