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Dhananjay Panditrao Munde (born 15 July 1975)[2] is an Indian politician. Dhananjay Munde was in Bharatiya Janata Party as President Youth Wing (BJYM), who is currently a member of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) under Ajit Pawar and is a cabinet minister in Eknath Shinde government.[3][4]
Early life
[edit]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.[5]
He is related to Central Cabinet Minister Gopinath Munde whose daughters Pankaja Munde, Pritam Munde and their younger sister Yashashari are his cousins.
Political career
[edit]Munde won the 2019, 2024 assembly elections from Parli constituency.[6] He is the Guardian Minister of Beed District and the Minister of Social Justice and Special Assistance of the State of Maharashtra.[7][8] On 24 December 2019,[9][10] as the Minister for Social Justice and Special Assistance.[11] Earlier, he had held the role of opposition leader in the Legislative Council of Maharashtra.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Dhananjay Munde is married to Rajshri Munde.[13]
Controversy
[edit]In January 2021, a rape complaint was filed against Munde by singer Renu Sharma which was subsequently withdrawn.[14][15] Munde refuted the rape allegations and dismissed opposition demands to resign.[16] In a press release, Munde claimed that he is in a relationship with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.[17][18]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Maharashtra Council polls: Narayan Rane among 10 candidates elected unopposed". DNA India. 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Dhananjay Panditrao Munde". indialeader.com.
- ^ रापतवार, सुदर्शन (15 November 2024). सहज सुचलं म्हणून..! (in Marathi). Madhyam Publication's. ISBN 978-81-902787-8-2.
- ^ CNBCTV18 (23 November 2024). "Maharashtra Elections 2024: 14 candidates win by over 1 lakh votes, all from Mahayuti". Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Cousins collide". The Week. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Hindustantimes (23 November 2024). "Maharashtra election results: These candidates have won by biggest margins so far". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ 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) - ^ "समाजकार्य महाविद्यालयांच्या वेतनासाठी १०३ कोटींचे अनुदान". Loksatta (in Marathi). 9 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Pankaja Munde trailing behind NCP's Dhananjay Munde by 30,701 votes from Parli constituency". Business Insider. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Pankaja Munde loses Maharashtra's Parli seat to cousin Dhananjay Munde". Inshorts - Stay Informed. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Maharashtra Government, Council of Ministers". Sarkaritel.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Munde Dhananjay Panditrao - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Bhadani, Priyanka (19 October 2019). "Cousins collide". The Week. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019.
- ^ Sutar, Kamlesh Damodar (12 January 2021). "Singer alleges rape, Maha Minister Dhananjay Munde refutes, calls it blackmail". India Today.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dhananjay Munde denies rape charge, says he is in relationship with complainant's sister". The Hindu. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Sharad Pawar says stand vindicated as rape complaint against Dhananjay Munde withdrawn". The New Indian Express. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.