Dnyaneshwar Katke (born 1977),[1] alias Mauli Aba Katke, is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is a Member of 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Shirur Assembly constituency in Pune District. He won the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election representing the Nationalist Congress Party.[2][3]
Early life and education
Katke is from Shirur, Pune District, Maharashtra. He is the son of Pandharinath Kisanrao Katke. He passed Class 12 in 1995 at Shri Shivaji Maratha Memorial of Society, Pune, Maharashtra.[1]
Career
Katke won from Shirur Assembly constituency representing the Nationalist Congress Party in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He polled 192,281 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Ashok Raosaheb Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party (SP), by a margin of 74,550 votes.[4][5][6] He was a former district president of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) party and he joined the Nationalist Congress Party just before the elections in October 2024.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dnyaneshwar Alias Mauli Aba Katke(Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- SHIRUR(PUNE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ↑ Shirur (Maharashtra) Assembly Election Results 2024 Live: Winner, Runner-up, Candidates List. The Indian Express(2024-11-23). Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ↑ Maharashtra Assembly election results 2024 | Who won in Pune?(23 November 2024).
- ↑ Shirur, Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: NCP's Dnyaneshwar Alias Mauli Aba Katke defeats NCP (SP)'s Ashok Raosaheb Pawar with 74550 votes. India Today(2024-11-23). Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ↑ Mauli Katke won Shirur Assembly Election 2024: शिरूरमध्ये 'माऊली'! अशोक पवारांचं वर्चस्व मोडत ज्ञानेश्वर कटके यांनी उधळला विजयाचा गुलाल, Kodre, Pranali. Marathi News Esakal(2024-11-23). Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ↑ Shirur Election Result 2024 LIVE: Dnyaneshwar Alias Mauli Aba Katke of NCP Wins. News18. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ↑ Dnyaneshwar Katke Joins NCP; Expected to Contest from Shirur-Haveli, Urunkar, Salil. The Bridge Chronicle(2024-10-21). Retrieved 2024-12-02.