Uday Samant
Uday Samant | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra[1] | |
| Assumed office 5 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Vinod Tawde |
| Chairman of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Bal Mane |
| Constituency | Ratnagiri |
| Minister of State for Urban Development of Maharashtra | |
| In office June 2013 – September 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Shiv Sena |
| Spouse | Jaya Samant |
| Children | Kirti Samant, Tirtha Samant |
| Parent | Ravindra Dwarikanath Samant (father) |
| Residence(s) | Shanti Sadan, Pali, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India |
| Education | Diploma in Engineering |
| Alma mater | Dnyaneshwar University Pune |
| Occupation | Politician |
Uday Samant is a politician from Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, India. Earlier he was with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). He quit NCP in 2014 to join Shiv Sena. [2] He is current Member of Legislative Assembly from Ratnagiri Vidhan Sabha constituency of Konkan, Maharashtra, India as a member of Shiv Sena.[3] He has been elected to Vidhan Sabha for four consecutive terms in 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019. Abhishek Kumar Sharma a young cyclist and motorcyclist met Uday Samant in Ratnagiri at Shiv Sena office, Mr. Samant encouraged the young and energetic Abhishek and supported his tour. [4][5]
Positions held
- 2004: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1st term)
- 2009: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (2nd term)
- 2013 - 2014: Minister of State for Urban Development in Maharashtra Government [6]
- 2013 - 2014: Guardian Minister of Ratnagiri district [7]
- 2014: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (3rd term)
- 2017 : Appointed as Samparkh pramukh of Pune City [8]
- 2018 : Appointed as Deputy Leader of Shiv Sena Party [9]
- 2018 : Appointed as chairman of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) [10][11]
- 2019: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (4th term) [3]
- 2019: Appointed as minister of Higher and Technical Education[1][12]
- 2020: Appointed as guardian minister of Sindhudurg district[13]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Maharashtra Cabinet portfolios announced".
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Uday-Samant-latest-to-quit-NCP-for-Sena/articleshow/43561968.cms
- ^ a b "Ratnagiri Vidhan Sabha constituency result 2019".
- ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Ratnagiri Assembly Constituency".
- ^ "Ratnagiri Assembly Election 2014".
- ^ "Maharashtra Cabinet Reshuffle".
- ^ "पालकमंत्र्यांच्या हस्ते गुणवंतांचा सत्कार".
- ^ "शिवसेनेच्या पुण्याच्या संपर्क प्रमुखपदी आमदार उदय सामंत यांची नियुक्ती".
- ^ "शिवसेना उपनेतेपदी उदय सामंत यांची निवड".
- ^ "Shiv Sena MLA Uday Samant to head Mhada".
- ^ "महाराष्ट्र गृहनिर्माण व क्षेत्र विकास प्राधिकरणाच्या (म्हाडा) अध्यक्षपदी शिवसेनेचे उदय सामंत".
- ^ "महाराष्ट्र मंत्रिमंडळ खातेवाटप जाहीर".
- ^ "2020: Maharashtra govt appoints guardian ministers for all 36 districts".