Eknath Gaikwad

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Indian English Template:Infobox officeholder Eknath Gaikwad (1 January 1940 – 28 April 2021) was an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha and the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He died from COVID-19 in 2021.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

Gaikwad belonged to an Ambedkarite Buddhist family.<ref name="auto">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> Gaikwad's daughter is Varsha Gaikwad, who is a four term Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and a ex-Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra.<ref name="auto"/><ref>Template:Cite web
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Career

He represented the Mumbai South Central constituency of Mumbai. He lost the seat to Rahul Shewale in 2014. He has been three times a Member of Legislative Assembly from Dharavi and also twice state minister of Maharashtra state cabinet. Since 1985, he has represented Dharavi which is Asia's largest slum.

Positions held

• 1985-1990: Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• 1990-1995: Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• 1999-2004: Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• 1999-2004: Maharashtra State Minister For Health, Medical Education, Social Justice, Housing and Slum Development and Labour
• 2004-2009: Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
• 2009-2014: Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
• 2017-2020: President Of Mumbai Congress Committee

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Congress candidates for 2004 elections to the Lok Sabha from Mumbai

Milind Deora (Mumbai South) | Govinda (Mumbai North) | Gurudas Kamat (Northeast Mumbai) Eknath Gaikwad (North-Central Mumbai) | Sunil Dutt (North-West Mumbai) | Sachin Ahir (South-Central Mumbai)