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Mandlik</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kolhapur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kolhapur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Kolhapur</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1972-01-15</span>) </span>15 January 1972<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 52)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Kolhapur" title="Kolhapur">Kolhapur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Commerce" title="Bachelor of Commerce">Bachelor of Commerce</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shivaji_University" title="Shivaji University">Shivaji University</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div>Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://loksabhaph.nic.in/members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4767&lastls=16">[1]</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Dhananjay Bhimrao Mahadik</b> is an Indian politician from <a href="/wiki/Kolhapur" title="Kolhapur">Kolhapur</a> district in <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a> state.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is a Member of Parliament in the <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a> from <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a> as a candidate of the <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a>. He was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha (2014–2019) from <a href="/wiki/Kolhapur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kolhapur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Kolhapur</a> as an NCP candidate. Dhananjay Mahadik is a Nephew of Mahadevrao Mahadik alias Appa Mahadik. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhananjay_Mahadik&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2004, Mahadik contested Lok Sabha election as a candidate of <a href="/wiki/Shiv_Sena" title="Shiv Sena">Shiv Sena</a> from <a href="/wiki/Kolhapur" title="Kolhapur">Kolhapur</a> against NCP's <a href="/wiki/Sadashivrao_Mandlik" class="mw-redirect" title="Sadashivrao Mandlik">Sadashivrao Mandlik</a> but lost. He parted ways with Shiv Sena and joined <a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Congress_Party" title="Nationalist Congress Party">Nationalist Congress Party</a> (NCP). But NCP did not consider him as the party's candidate for the <a href="/wiki/2009_Indian_general_election" title="2009 Indian general election">2009 Indian general election</a>. He unsuccessfully contested the election as an Independent candidate. </p><p>He entered Lok Sabha as member of NCP in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-Dhananjay_Bhimrao_Mahadik_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dhananjay_Bhimrao_Mahadik-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 10 January 2017, Mahadik, along with NCP MLA <a href="/wiki/Hasan_Mushrif" title="Hasan Mushrif">Hasan Mushrif</a>, former NCP MP <a href="/wiki/Nivedita_Sambhajirao_Mane" title="Nivedita Sambhajirao Mane">Nivedita Sambhajirao Mane</a>, Kolhapur mayor Hasina Faras, and 400 others were arrested for blocking traffic on the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway as part of a protest against the effects of demonetization. </p><p>He received Sansad Ratna Award for his outstanding performance in 2017 and 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After representing Kolhapur in Lok Sabha (2014–2019), he unsuccessfully contested from the same seat in 2019 elections. He lost 2019 LokSabha election against Shiv Sena leader <a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Mandlik" title="Sanjay Mandlik">Sanjay Mandalik</a>. </p><p>In September 2019, he along with his <a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Congress_Party" title="Nationalist Congress Party">NCP</a> colleagues joined <a href="/wiki/BJP" class="mw-redirect" title="BJP">BJP</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022, he became a <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a> Member from Maharashtra state. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhananjay_Mahadik&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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deceased)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2018 bye-election</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Madhukar_Kukde" title="Madhukar Kukde">Madhukar Kukde</a> (pre-bye poll: <a href="/wiki/Nanabhau_Patole" class="mw-redirect" title="Nanabhau Patole">Nanabhau Patole</a> – resigned)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Gavit" title="Rajendra Gavit">Rajendra Gavit</a> (pre-bye poll: <a href="/wiki/Chintaman_Vanaga" title="Chintaman Vanaga">Chitaman Wanga</a> – deceased)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha_members_from_Maharashtra" class="mw-redirect" title="Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra">Rajya Sabha <br /> members from MH</a> for</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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