Bhaskar Jadhav
Bhaskar Jadhav | |
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| Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Vinay Natu |
| Constituency | Guhagar |
| Minister of Water Resources Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 26 June 2014 – 19 October 2014 | |
| Chief Minister | Prithviraj Chavan |
| Portfolio | Water Resources |
| State President of the Nationalist Congress Party (Maharashtra) | |
| In office 15 June 2013 – 25 June 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Madhukar Pichad |
| Succeeded by | Sunil Tatkare |
| Minister of State Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 19 November 2010 – 11 June 2013 | |
| Chief Minister | Prithviraj Chavan |
| Portfolios | |
| Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office 2006–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Anant Tare |
| Succeeded by | Anil Tatkare |
| Constituency | Raigad–Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg Local Authorities |
| Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1995–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Bapu Khedekar |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Kadam |
| Constituency | Chiplun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1, 1957 Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India |
| Party | Shiv Sena (UBT) (2022–present) |
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| Occupation | Politician |
Bhaskar Bhaurao Jadhav (born 1 August 1957) is an Indian politician from Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. He is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Guhagar and has previously served as Cabinet Minister for Water Resources. He has also held roles as Minister of State for Urban Development, Forest, Ports, Sports & Youth Welfare, Parliamentary Affairs, Ex-Defence Welfare, Law & Order, Fisheries, and served as the Guardian Minister of Ratnagiri.
He earlier represented the Chiplun constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 1995 to 2004. After disagreements with the leadership, he left Shiv Sena and contested the 2004 Assembly election from Chiplun as an Independent but was unsuccessful. After the 2004 election, he joined the Nationalist Congress Party. He was later elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council from the Raigad–Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg Local Authorities constituency, serving from 2006 to 2009. In the 2009 Assembly elections, he contested from Guhagar and went on to win the seat for four consecutive terms. He also served as the Maharashtra state president of the Nationalist Congress Party from 2013 to 2014.
In 2019, he rejoined Shiv Sena, and after the 2022 party split, he remained with Shiv Sena (UBT).