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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kiran Samant
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| office = Member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 2024
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| constituency = [[Rajapur Assembly constituency]]
| party = [[Shiv Sena]]
| birth_date = 1973
| birth_place = [[Ratnagiri]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| alma_mater = Board of Technical Examination, Bangalore
| profession = Politician, [[Civil Engineer]], [[Construction worker|Builder]]
| spouse =
| father = Ravindra Dwarkanath Samant
| relatives = [[Uday Samant]] (brother)
}}

'''Kiran Samant''' (born 1973),<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Kiran Alias Bhaiyya Samant(Shiv Sena):Constituency- RAJAPUR(RATNAGIRI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/Maharashtra2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=660 |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> alias Bhaiyya Samant, is an Indian politician from [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajapur Election Result 2024 LIVE: Kiran Alias Bhaiyya Samant of SS Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/rajapur-election-result-2024-live-leading-winner-mla-9130214.html |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from [[Rajapur Assembly constituency]] in [[Ratnagiri district]]. He won the [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] representing [[Shiv Sena (2022–present)|Shiv Sena]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Rajapur Assembly Election Results 2024 : राजापुरात किरण सामंत यांचा विजय ; ठाकरे गटाचे राजन साळवी पराभूत |url=https://www.loksatta.com/maharashtra/rajapur-assembly-election-results-2024-kiran-samant-defeated-thackeray-group-mla-rajan-salvi-zws-70-4729158/ |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Samant is born and raised in [[Ratnagiri]], Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Naik |first=Yogesh |date=14 November 2024 |title=Maharashtra polls: Kingmaker Kiran Samant wants to be king in Ratnagiri |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/kingmaker-kiran-samant-wants-to-be-king-in-ratnagiri-101731524649994.html |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> He is the son of Ravindra Dwarkanath Samant. He is the brother of state minister [[Uday Samant]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-18 |title=Deadlocks over Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg ends, BJP fields Union minister Rane |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/bjp-narayan-rane-ratnagiri-sindhudurg-shinde-senas-kiran-samant-9277780/ |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He studied engineering diploma in civil and passed the technical examinations in 1992, conducted by the Board of Technical Examination, [[Bengaluru|Bangalore]]. He is a builder and runs his own business.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Samant won from Rajapur Assembly constituency representing [[Shiv Sena]] in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He polled 80,256 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Rajan Prabhakar Salvi of [[Shiv Sena (UBT)|Shiva Sena (UBT)]], by a margin of 19,677 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Rajapur, Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: SHS's Kiran Samant defeats SHS (UBT)'s Prabhakar Salvi with 19677 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/rajapur-maharashtra-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-maelb-2638396-2024-11-23 |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Shiv Sena politicians]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:People from Ratnagiri district]]

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