Sada Sarvankar is an Indian politician and Shiv Sena leader from Dadar, Mumbai. He is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Mahim Assembly Constituency.[2] He had been elected to Vidhan Sabha for three terms in 2004, 2014 and 2019.[1][3] Before that he served as Corporator in Brighanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for three terms from 1992 to 2004 till he was asked to contest Dadar Constituency in 2004.
Sada Sarvankar | |
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Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly[1] | |
Assumed office 2014 | |
Constituency | Mahim |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Shiv Sena |
Children | Samadhan Sarvankar, Priya Gurav |
Occupation | Politician |
Defection from the Shiv Sena to the Indian National Congress in 2009
Sada Sarvankar had defected from the Shiv Sena to the Indian National Congress because he was denied a ticket by the Shiv Sena for the 2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election.[4][5] Sarvankar joined Congress in the presence of Narayan Rane who is claimed to have engineered Sarvankar's defection.[6] The Congress fielded Sada Sarvankar from the Mahim Assembly seat for the 2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, a move which had upset many members of the Congress in Maharashtra.[7]
Rejoined the Shiv Sena in 2012
Sada Sarvankar returned to the Shiv Sena before the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, contested and won in Mahim Assembly constituency.[8][9][10]
Positions held
- 1992: Elected as Corporator in Brighanmumbai Municipal Corporation (1st term)
- 1997: Re-elected as Corporator in Brighanmumbai Municipal Corporation (2nd term)
- 2002: Re-elected as Corporator in Brighanmumbai Municipal Corporation (3rd term)
- 2002-04: Standing Committee Chairman
- 2004: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly [3]
- 2014: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly [1]
- 2019: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly