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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| honorific-prefix = '''Dr.'''<br />
| name = Kirit Somaiya<br />
| native_name =<br />
| native_name_lang = Marathi<br />
| image =File:Kirit Somaiya.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|02|12|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]<br />
| nationality = {{flag|India|name=Indian}}<br />
| residence = Neelam Nagar, <br />Mulund East, <br /> Mumbai, Maharashtra <br />Pin-425111<br />
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| office = [[Vice President]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], [[Maharashtra]] <br />
| term_start = Aug 2019<br />
| term_end =<br />
| constituency = <br />
| constituency1 = [[Mumbai North East (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mumbai North East]]<br />
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]] <br />
| term_start1 = May 2014<br />
| term_end1 = 23 May 2019<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Sanjay Dina Patil]] <br />
| successor1 = [[Manoj Kotak]]<br />
| term_start2 = 1999<br />
| term_end2 = 2004<br />
| constituency2 = [[Mumbai North East (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mumbai North East]]<br />
| predecessor2 = [[Gurudas Kamat]] <br />
| successor2 = [[Gurudas Kamat]]<br />
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| office4 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Maharashtra]] <br />
| constituency4 = [[Mulund (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mulund]] <br />
| term_start4 = 1995<br />
| term_end4 = 1999<br />
| predecessor4 = Vamanrao Parab<br />
| successor4 = [[Sardar Tara Singh]]<br />
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| spouse = Dr. Medha Somaiya<br />
| children = 1<br />
| alma_mater = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Institute of Chartered Accountants of India]] {{small|(Chartered Accountants)}}<br />
* [[University of Mumbai]] {{small|(PhD in Finance) }}<br />
}}<br />
| website = {{URL|kiritsomaiya.com }}<br />
| footnotes = <br />
| date = 31 March<br />
| year = 2015<br />
| source = <br />
}}<br />
'''Dr. Kirit Somaiya''' (born 12 February 1954) is an Indian [[politician]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] who represented [[Mumbai North East (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mumbai North-East]] in the [[16th Lok Sabha]] and the [[13th Lok Sabha]] . He is currently appointed as [[vice president]] of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP's]] [[Maharashtra]] unit.<ref>{{cite news |title =Kirit Somaiya vice-chief of BJP Maharashtra unit|url =https://m.timesofindia.com/city/mumbai/kirit-somaiya-vice-chief-of-bjp-maharashtra-unit/amp_articleshow/70747733.cms|publisher = [[Times of India]]|date= 20 Aug 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Somaiya was born and brought up in Mumbai in a middle – class family. He married Medha Somaiya and they have one son.<br />
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Somaiya's son Neil has also joined BJP and he is Municipal Councillor from Ward 108 Mulund.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Somaiya|first1=Neil|title=Neil Somaiya in Mumbai Civic Body|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/bmc-elections-2017-dynastic-politics-in-play-big-leaders-kin-emerge-victorious-4540757/|website=Indian Express|publisher=Indian Express|access-date=25 March 2017}}</ref><br />
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He graduated as Chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartererd Accountants of India (ICAI) in 1979 and also secured a rank in the All India Merit List. He was conferred with a Doctorate from the Mumbai University in 2005 – "Ph.D in Finance – Capital Market – Small Investors Protection." He is credited with submitting one of the longest thesis of 1,202 pages which was submitted in 2 volumes.<br />
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==Political career==<br />
Somaiya was motivated by his mother during his childhood to serve the country and he decided to enter into politics and concentrate on finance and economic issues at a young age.<br />
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As a student activist, Kirit took part in the [[Jayprakash Narayan|Jayaprakash Narayan]] movement in 1975 when a [[Indian Emergency|State of National Emergency]] was declared in country. Later on, he joined the BJP and represented the Mulund Constituency of Maharashtra Assembly and the [[Mumbai North East (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mumbai North-East]] Lok Sabha Constituency.<br />
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In 1995, Somaiya contested the Maharashtra Assembly elections and got elected from the Mulund assembly where he won by a margin of 43,527 votes. As a M.L.A., he got 2 major Acts passed in the Maharashtra Assembly - Small Investors’ Protection Act of Maharashtra, Repealing Coroners Court (Post Mortem) Act and introduced the Housing Society Conveyance Bill.<br />
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In [[1999 Indian general election|1999 Lok Sabha election]], Somaiya defeated the incumbent [[Gurudas Kamat]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] by a margin of 7,276 votes. As a parliamentarian, he submitted the maximum number of petitions to the parliament, i.e. 11 (out of 27 total petitions presented in 13th Lok Sabha) during his tenure in Lok Sabha which was the highest number of petitions submitted by any MP in the history of Indian Parliament. He was an extremely active member of the house where during his tenure he raised a total of 832 questions in the house on several issues.<br />
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On 27 February 2014, the BJP announced its first list of candidates for the [[2014 Lok Sabha Elections]] and Somaiya was fielded as the BJP candidate from Mumbai North East. He defeated the incumbent Sanjay Dina Patil of the Sharad Pawar led Nationalist Congress Party by a large margin of 317,122 votes.<ref>[http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1328.htm?ac=28 EC]</ref><br />
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==Social and political contributions==<br />
As the National Convenor of the Anti-Corruption – Scam Expose Committee of the BJP, Somaiya ran a Nationwide campaign against corruption of the ruling UPA Government and its allies where he travelled through 16 states and 100 districts exposing several scams. He has, however, been characteristically silent on scams and corruption within his own party like the Yeddyurappa scandal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-14384315 |title=BBC News - Karnataka mining scandal: Yeddyurappa faces probe |publisher=Bbc.com |date=2011-08-03 |access-date=2014-04-17}}</ref><br />
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Often, Somaiya in his exposes has taken on several Ministers and Senior Politicians for charges of corruption and also filed [[Public Interest Litigations]] (PIL) in an attempt to bring justice.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}<br />
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List of the scams Somaiya has exposed /pursued<br />
* NSEL Scam<br />
* [[Coal mining scam]]<br />
* Maharashtra Sadan Scam<br />
* [[Adarsh Scam]]<br />
* Wheat Scam<br />
* Demat Scam<br />
* [[Maharashtra Irrigation Scam]]<br />
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As a People's Activist, Somaiya has made several contributions, both Social and political in nature. He founded the NGO "Yuvak Pratishthan" which has been active for over 3 decades in taking up several initiatives such as Slum Rehabilitation, Cheap and Accessible Healthcare for all, Promotion of Education and Sports.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}<br />
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Some of his Notable Social Contributions<br />
* Hepatitis B Free Mumbai where more than 32 Lakhs vaccines were provided at a subsidized rate (Setting a record in Limca Book of Records)<br />
* ‘Cataract Free Mumbai’ Campaign where over 400 camps were held all over Mumbai{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}<br />
* Rail Pravasi Suraksha Abhiyaan – Submitted a petition to the Parliament which was co-signed by 50,000 railway passengers of Mumbai to address the safety issues at Mumbai's railway stations{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}<br />
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Somaiya also founded the Investors’ Grievances Forum (IGF) in 1994, an NGO with a social objective dedicated to the protection and safeguarding of the rights of investors through education, awareness, guidance, mass campaigns and representations to regulators, govt. authorities and courts.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}<br />
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==Positions held==<br />
* [[Member of Parliament]] , [[Lok Sabha]] <br />
* [[National Secretary]] – [[BJP]]<br />
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] - [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]<br />
* [[Vice President]] – [[Maharashtra]] [[BJP]]<br />
* [[President (corporate title)|President]] – [[Mumbai]] [[BJP]]<br />
* All India Convenor - [[BJP]] Investors Cell<br />
* [[President (corporate title)|President]] – [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]] , [[Maharashtra]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.kiritsomaiya.com Somaiya's website]<br />
* [http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13MH07.htm Biographical Sketch: Member of Parliament: 13th Lok Sabha]<br />
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