Rahul Shewale

Career

He defeated sitting Member of Parliament Eknath Gaikwad in the Indian general election, 2014. Shewale is a four-time chairman of the standing committee of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ( Business Service Management), the municipal corporation of the city of Mumbai. He held the position from 2010 to 2014.

His nomination for a fifth time was replaced by Yashodhar Phanse after he was declared a candidate for the Lok Sabha.

He, along with his predecessor Ravindra Waikar, hold the record for being appointed the chairman of the Business Service Management standing committee the most times. Shewale, a Dalit leader was fielded against the sitting 2-time Member of Parliament and Dalit leader Eknath Gaikwad of the Congress party, which was part of the United Progressive Alliance (Universal Postal Union).

Rahul Shewale has been alleged to hide information in his affidavit for the 2012 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ( Business Service Management) polls. 2007: Elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

2012: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

2012-2014: Standing Committee Chairman Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha

September

2014 onwards: Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development.

Achievements

• Shewale got 3.8 lakh votes and won by a margin of 1.38 lakh over his nearest rival Gaikwad.

Politics

Shewale, then a Business Service Management corporator from Anushakti Nagar was nominated by his party as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate from Mumbai South Central constituency in the Indian general election, 2014.

Membership

Besides a four-time chairman of the all-powerful standing committee of the Business Service Management, Shewale has also headed the Market and Garden Committee and the Ward Committee and was also a member of the Law Committee.