Rahul Narwekar
Rahul Narwekar | |
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| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office June 2020 – June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Raj K. Purohit (Bharatiya Janata Party) |
| Constituency | Colaba |
Rahul Narwekar is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Narwekar was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council in June 2016 as a Governor's Nominated member. Previously, he was a member of the Shiv Sena party, but as the party denied him a ticket in 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he joined the Nationalist Congress Party and unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha election on the party's ticket from the Maval constituency. Rahul is the sitting MLA from Colaba Assembly Constituency in Mumbai on a Bhartiya Janata Party ticket.
Personal life
Rahul Narwekar is the son-in-law of senior NCP leader Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar. Rahul's father, Suresh Narwekar was a Municipal Councillor from the Colaba area. Rahul's brother Makarand Narwekar is a second-term Municipal Councillor, currently from Ward No. 227. Rahul's sister-in-law Harshita Narwekar is a Municipal Councillor from Ward No. 226.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
References
- ^ Rahul Narwekar opts out of MLC poll fray, goes incommunicado
- ^ Shiv Sena leader Rahul Narwekar joins NCP
- ^ Shiv Sena leader Rahul Narwekar joins NCP, to contest from Maval
- ^ Rahul Narwekar says he was victimised by Shiv Sena, defects to NCP
- ^ Shiv Sena leader Rahul Narwekar joins NCP, gets ticket from Maval
- ^ My Neta