Dhananjay Munde

Dhananjay Panditrao Munde (born 15 July 1975)[2] is an Indian politician, who is currently a member of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and was appointed cabinet minister in Uddhav Thackeray's Maharashtra State Government.

Dhananjay Munde
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022
Minister
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray
Deputy CMAjit Pawar
Preceded bySuresh Khade
Succeeded byEknath Shinde
Guardian Minister of Beed District
Government of Maharashtra
In office
9 January 2020 – 29 June 2022
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray
Preceded byPankaja Munde
ConstituencyParli
Leader of Opposition the Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
22 December 2014 – 24 October 2019
Governor
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded byVinod Tawde
Succeeded byPravin Darekar
ConstituencyElected by MLAs
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
21 October 2019
Preceded byPankaja Munde
ConstituencyParli[1]
Personal details
Born (1975-07-15) 15 July 1975
Parli, Maharashtra, India
Political partyNationalist Congress Party (NCP)
Parent
  • Panditrao Munde (father)
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.dhananjaymunde.org

Early life and education

Munde was born on 15 July 1975 in Nathra, Parli Vaijnath, Beed in a Vanjari family. Munde's family consists of his mother, Rukmini Munde, wife Rajshri Munde and daughter Adishri Munde.[3]

Political career

Munde won the 2019 assembly elections from Parli constituency. He is the Guardian Minister of Beed District and the Minister of Social Justice and Special Assistance of the State of Maharashtra.[4][5] On 24 December 2019,[6][7] as the Minister for Social Justice and Special Assistance.[8] Earlier, he had held the role of opposition leader in the Legislative Council of Maharashtra.[9]

Personal life

Dhananjay Munde is married to Rajshri Munde.[10]

Controversy

In January 2021, a rape complaint was filed against Munde by singer Renu Sharma which was subsequently withdrawn.[11][12] Munde refuted the rape allegations and dismissed opposition demands to resign.[13] In a press release, Munde claimed that he is in a relationship with Renu Sharma's sister, Karuna Sharma and even had two children out of that relationship which was known to his wife and family.[14][15]

See also

References
  1. "Maharashtra Council polls: Narayan Rane among 10 candidates elected unopposed". DNA India. 3 June 2016.
  2. "Dhananjay Panditrao Munde". indialeader.com.
  3. "Cousins collide". The Week. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. author/lokmat-news-network (30 October 2020). "बीड जिल्ह्यातील चार तालुक्यांमध्ये नुकसानीचे होणार फेर पंचनामे; पालकमंत्री मुंडे यांचे आदेश". Lokmat (in Marathi). Retrieved 16 January 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. "समाजकार्य महाविद्यालयांच्या वेतनासाठी १०३ कोटींचे अनुदान". Loksatta (in Marathi). 9 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  6. "Pankaja Munde trailing behind NCP's Dhananjay Munde by 30,701 votes from Parli constituency". Business Insider. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  7. "Pankaja Munde loses Maharashtra's Parli seat to cousin Dhananjay Munde". Inshorts - Stay Informed. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  8. "Maharashtra Government, Council of Ministers". Sarkaritel.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  9. "Munde Dhananjay Panditrao - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  10. Bhadani, Priyanka (19 October 2019). "Cousins collide". The Week. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019.
  11. Sutar, Kamlesh Damodar (12 January 2021). "Singer alleges rape, Maha Minister Dhananjay Munde refutes, calls it blackmail". India Today.
  12. Jog, Sanjay (15 January 2021). "Singer Renu Sharma backs off on rape charges against Maha minister Dhananjay Munde". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  13. Marapakwar, Prafulla (16 January 2021). "Finish Dhananjay Munde probe in a week, Mumbai cops told; minister not to be axed". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  14. "Dhananjay Munde denies rape charge, says he is in relationship with complainant's sister". The Hindu. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  15. "Sharad Pawar says stand vindicated as rape complaint against Dhananjay Munde withdrawn". The New Indian Express. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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