Avdhoot Tatkare
Avadhut Tatkare | |
|---|---|
Tatkare in 2022 | |
| Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 19 October 2014 – 24 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sunil Tatkare |
| Succeeded by | Aditi Tatkare |
| Constituency | Shrivardhan |
| President of the Roha-Ashtami Municipal Council | |
| In office 12 May 2009 – 11 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ratnaprabha Kapre |
| Succeeded by | Samir Shedge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Avadhut Anil Tatkare 3 December 1978 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Shiv Sena (2019–2022), Nationalist Congress Party (until 2019) |
| Spouse | Revati Tatkare (m. 2003) |
| Relations | Tatkare family |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Anil Tatkare (father) Shubhada Tatkare (mother) |
Avadhut Anil Tatkare (born 3 December 1978) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He served as the Member of Legislative Assembly for Shrivardhan from 2014 to 2019. Before entering state-level politics, he was elected President of the Roha-Ashtami Municipal Council for two consecutive terms between 2009 and 2015. He has been a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party since 2022. [1]
Early life and background
Tatkare was born on 3 December 1978 in Mumbai to Anil and Shubhada Tatkare, and was raised in Roha, Raigad. His father, Anil Tatkare, served two consecutive terms (2010–2012, 2012–2018) as a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, representing the Raigad-Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Local Authorities. [2]
He hails from the influencial Tatkare family of Raigad. His uncle, Sunil Tatkare, is the current Member of Parliament for Raigad, and has previously served as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Maharashtra. [3]
He completed his high school education at J. M. Rathi English School & Junior College.
Political career
Tatkare began his political career with the Nationalist Congress Party, serving as a member of the Roha-Ashtami Municipal Council from 2006 to 2016. During this period, he served as Vice President from 2006 to 2009, as the President’s seat was reserved for women at the time. He was subsequently elected President for two consecutive terms from 2009 to 2011 and from 2011 to 2015, serving until his resignation from the post in 2015.
In the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections, Tatkare was elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly for the Shrivardhan constituency, representing the NCP, succeeding his uncle, Sunil Tatkare. [4] He has not contested any elections since his 2014 victory.
He later joined the Shiv Sena ahead of the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections and remained associated with the party until 2022. [5] Following the 2022 Maharashtra political crisis, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. [6]
Personal life
Tatkare is married to Revati Tatkare (née Jyoti Gopal), the couple married in 2003 and have two sons, Aadirya and Shaurya.
References
- ^ "Avadhut Anil Tatkare(Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- SHRIVARDHAN(RAIGAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "NCP's Avdhut Tatkare, his father join Shiv Sena; Bhaskar Jadhav to follow suit". Hindustan Times. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ दुसार, महेंद्र (17 October 2020). "काका सुनील तटकरेंसोबत पंगा घेतलेले अवधूत सध्या राजकीय विजनवासात". Politics News on Sarkarnama (in Marathi). Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ "Another NCP Maharashtra MLA Avdhut Tatkare resigns". Hindustan Times. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Will NCP leader Avadhut Tatkare join Shiv Sena?". Mumbai Live. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ Banerjee, Shoumojit (14 October 2022). "Jolt to Uddhav camp as ex-MLA from Raigad district joins BJP". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 August 2025.