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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| caption = Kulkarni in 2024
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start = 3 April 2024
| predecessor = [[Prakash Javadekar]]
| constituency = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra|Maharashtra]]
| office1 = Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 2014
| term_end1 = 2019
| predecessor1 = [[Chandrakant Mokate]]
| successor1 = [[Chandrakant Patil]]
| constituency1 = [[Kothrud Assembly constituency|Kothrud]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1969|10|30}}
| birth_place = [[Pune]], [[Pune district]], [[Maharashtra]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Vishram Kulkarni|1991}}
| children = 1 son, 1 daughter
| father = Madhukar Patankar
| mother = Madhuvanti Patankar
| education = [[B.Sc]], [[B.Ed]], [[M.Ed]], [[Ph.D]]
| alma_mater = [[Pune University]]
| profession = Teacher, politician
}}

'''Medha Vishram Kulkarni''' is an Indian politician and member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. She has served as the [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Rajya Sabha]] from [[Maharashtra]] since 2024. Previously, she was [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of Vidhan Sabha]] from [[Kothrud Assembly constituency|Kothrud]], [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Maharashtra]]. She was awarded the Sansad Ratna award in 2025 for her performance in parliamentary duties.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sansad Ratna: 'संसद रत्न' से सम्मानित होंगे 17 सांसद; जानें सुप्रिया-निशिकांत समेत किस-किस को मिलेगा पुरस्कार |url=https://www.amarujala.com/india-news/seventeen-members-of-parliament-to-receive-sansad-ratna-awards-news-in-hindi-2025-05-18 |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>

In October 2025, Kulkarni caused a controversy when she used cow urine to [[purification ritual|purify]] [[Shaniwarwada]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Anger as Indian MP 'purifies' Muslim prayer spot with cow dung and urine |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/shaniwarwada-pune-medha-kulkarni-muslim-prayer-b2849897.html |website=The Independent |access-date=22 October 2025 |language=en-gb |date=22 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Three women booked for offering namaz inside Shaniwar wada in Pune after video goes viral |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/three-women-booked-for-offering-namaz-inside-shaniwar-wada-in-pune-after-video-goes-viral/article70185549.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=22 October 2025 |language=en-IN |date=21 October 2025}}</ref>

==Political career==
Kulkarni was a first term member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Kothrud (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kothrud]] assembly constituency in [[Pune]], where she won against [[Chandrakant Mokate]] of [[Shiv Sena (UBT)]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pune-bjp-mla-medha-kulkarni-detected-with-swine-flu/ | title=Pune: BJP MLA Medha Kulkarni | work=indianexpress.com | accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newsreporter.in/kulkarni-medha-vishram-of-bjp-wins-the-kothrud-constituency-maharastra-maharastra-assembly-election-2014-548899 | title=Kulkarni Medha Vishram of BJP WINS the Kothrud constituency Maharastra Assembly Election 2014 | work=newsreporter.in | accessdate=2 May 2016 | archive-date=7 May 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507164340/https://www.newsreporter.in/kulkarni-medha-vishram-of-bjp-wins-the-kothrud-constituency-maharastra-maharastra-assembly-election-2014-548899 | url-status=dead }}</ref> She is one of the two women members in the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from Pune and belonging to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/the-2-women-mlas-and-their-success-mantras/ | title=The 2 women MLAs and their success mantras | work=indianexpress.com | accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref>

== Positions held ==

* [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kothrud (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kothrud]].
* Terms in office: 2014–2019.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/kothrud.html | title=Winner Candidate in Kothrud assembly constituency | work=elections.in | accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Maharashtra now has seven more women members in assembly2">{{cite news |last1=The New Indian Express |first1= |date=24 October 2019 |title=Maharashtra now has seven more women members in assembly |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/Oct/24/maharashtra-now-has-seven-more-women-members-in-assembly-2052497.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124181202/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/Oct/24/maharashtra-now-has-seven-more-women-members-in-assembly-2052497.html |archivedate=24 November 2024 |accessdate=24 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Politicians from Pune]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019]]
[[Category:Marathi politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Women members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Women members of the Rajya Sabha]]
[[Category:Women in Maharashtra politics]]

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