| Office | Mayor of Mumbai
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| Term start | 22 November 2019 |
| Term end | 8 March 2022 |
| Predecessor | Vishwanath Mahadeshwar |
| Successor | Ritu Tawde
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| Born | 25 December 1962-{{{2}}}-{{{3}}} (age Expression error: Unrecognized word "december".)[1]
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| Nationality | Template:Flagn
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| Political party | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) (2022–present) Shiv Sena (until 2022)
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Kishori Pednekar born 25 December 1962 is an Indian politician served as the mayor of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC),[2][3][4][5][6] which is India's richest municipal corporation.[7][8] She was elected as Mayor without any opposition.[9] She worked as a nurse earlier on and once again in 2020, this time to motivate other healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11]
She was awarded Newsmakers Achievers Awards in 2022.[12]
Early career
She joined Shiv Sena after her marriage. She became corporator in 2002 from Lower Parel area in Mumbai.[13][14] Currently she is a part of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) party.Template:Fact
From November 2019 till March 2022, Pednekar served as the Mayor of Mumbai.
Controversies
Pednekar was accused of being involved in a scam during the COVID-19 pandemic, where the BMC was found to have favored giving contracts for procuring medical kits to Sujit Patkar.[15] Patkar was reported to be an aid of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, who was also implicated in the fraud.[16]
Following a parody musical video released by radio jockey Malishka Mendonsa in July 2017, which criticized the BMC for incompetence in dealing with and fixing potholed roads, Pednekar, who was a corporator then, came in crosshairs with the RJ and targeted her with a poetic verse.[17] The parody video did not go down well with BMC officials and Shiv Sena leaders, who slapped a notice to the RJ for defamation with a penalty of Rs 10,000.[18]
Positions held
- 2002: Elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (Ward No 52)[19][20]
- 2012: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (Ward 191)[21][22][23]
- 2017: Re-Elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (Ward 199).[24][25]
- 2018: Elected as Mayor of Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationTemplate:Fact
References
- ↑ MyBMC - Welcome to BMC's Website. portal.mcgm.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ↑ Shiv Sena's Kishori Pednekar named Mumbai mayor.
- ↑ किशोरी पेडणेकर मुंबईच्या नव्या महापौर.
- ↑ Inspiring! Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar returns to serve as nurse to motivate Covid warriors. financialexpress.com(23 April 2020).
- ↑ Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar says 76% desilting work completed in western suburbs. timesofindia.com(11 May 2021).
- ↑ BMC and citizens must work together: Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar. freepressjournal.in(19 February 2020).
- ↑ BMC to open green channel for octroi. Financialexpress.com(2007-09-03). Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ↑ Gold & beautiful, News - Cover Story. Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- ↑ Kishori Pednekar elected Mumbai’s new Mayor. She starts with three appeals. Hindustan Times(2019-11-22). Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ↑ Inspiring! Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar returns to serve as nurse to motivate Covid warriors. The Financial Express(2020-04-27). Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ↑ Mumbai Mayor Dons Her Old Nursing Uniform To Motivate Corona Warriors. NDTV.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ↑ Nominations are open for Afternoon Voice's 14th Newsmakers Achievers Awards 2022. ANI News.
- ↑ Tracing the journey of Kishori Pednekar; A fiery mayor with a heart. Mid Day(24 November 2019).
- ↑ Maharashtra: Shiv Sena corporator Kishori Pednekar elected as BMC Mayor. ANI News. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ↑ BMC Covid 'scam': EOW books former Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar. The Times of India(5 August 2023).
- ↑ BMC Covid scam: Accused's assets worth ₹12 cr attached. The Times of India(22 December 2023).
- ↑ RJ Faces BMC Music for parody on Bad Roads. The Times of India(20 July 2017).
- ↑ RJ Malishka-BMC Controversy: Civic Body Slaps Fine Of Rs 10,000 On The Radio Jockey(22 July 2017).
- ↑ Kishori Pednekar: मुंबईच्या महापौर वादळी वारा झेलत थेट रस्त्यावर उतरल्या आणि.... Maharashtratimes.com(18 May 2021).
- ↑ BMC must function in Marathi: Sena. thehindu.com(4 April 2017).
- ↑ 2012 BMC election winners list.
- ↑ Women on top at BMC, clinch top 3 corporator spots: The Praja Foundation's report card has said the three best performing corporators in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) are Kishori Pednekar, Sweta Korgaonkar and Priti Satam. dnaindia.com(29 September 2018).
- ↑ Know your candidates (Ward 151-227). mid-day.com(15 February 2012).
- ↑ Traffic, housing cause angst in ward with chawls & highrises. timesfindia.indiatimes.com(14 February 2017).
- ↑ Ward No. 199. himdustantimes.com(21 February 2017). Retrieved 8 June 2021.