Mukta Tilak Explained

Mukta Tilak
Office:Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Term Start:2019
Term End:2022
Predecessor:Girish Bapat
Successor:Ravindra Dhangekar[1]
Constituency:Kasba Peth
Office1:Mayor of Pune
Term Start1:March 2017
Term End1:November 2019
Predecessor1:Dattatray Dhankawade
Successor1:Murlidhar Mohol
Party:Bhartiya Janta Party
Birth Date:17 August 1965
Birth Place:Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Death Place:Pune, Maharashtra, India
Spouse:Shailesh Tilak

Mukta Tilak (17 August 1965 – 22 December 2022) was an Indian politician. She was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Kasba Peth in the 2019 state elections as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] [3] [4]

Tilak was elected Mayor of Pune for the period 2017 to 2019. Tilak was the first member of the BJP to hold the Mayor's position.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] She died due to cancer in Pune on 22 December 2022.[11]

Personal life and death

Mukta Tilak was the daughter-in-law (niece-in-law) of Jayantrao Tilak, who was Bal Gangadhar Tilak's grandson. Her husband Shailesh Tilak is also associated with BJP.

Tilak died of cancer on 22 December 2022, at the age of 57.[12] Her death was condoled by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-03-02 . A BJP bastion falls at the hands of former Shiv Sainik: Who is Ravindra Dhangekar? . 2023-03-02 . The Indian Express . en.
  2. News: The New Indian Express . 24 October 2019 . Maharashtra now has seven more women members in assembly . https://web.archive.org/web/20241124181202/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/Oct/24/maharashtra-now-has-seven-more-women-members-in-assembly-2052497.html . 24 November 2024 . 24 November 2024 . en.
  3. News: The Times of India . 26 October 2019 . Meet Maharashtra's 24 women MLAs . https://web.archive.org/web/20241124092457/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/meet-maharashtras-24-women-mlas/articleshow/71769844.cms . 24 November 2024 . 24 November 2024.
  4. News: The Hindu . 24 October 2019 . Only 19 of 235 women contestants taste victory in Maharashtra . https://web.archive.org/web/20241124181954/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/only-19-of-235-women-contestants-taste-victory/article29790751.ece . 24 November 2024 . 24 November 2024 . en-IN.
  5. Web site: Mukta Shailesh Tilak(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KASBA PETH(PUNE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. myneta.info. 2020-04-12.
  6. Web site: Maharashtra election result winners full list: Names of winning candidates of BJP, Congress, Shiv Sena, NCP. October 24, 2019. India Today. en. 2020-04-12.
  7. Web site: Maharashtra election results: Full list of winners from BJP, Shiv Sena, Congress, NCP. 2019-10-25. International Business Times, India Edition. english. 2020-04-12.
  8. News: Saigal. Sonam. Only 19 of 235 women contestants taste victory in Maharashtra. 2019-10-25. The Hindu. 2020-04-12. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  9. Web site: BJP's Murlidhar Mohol Elected New Mayor of Pune. NDTV.com. 2020-04-12.
  10. Web site: BJP's Kothrud corporator set to become next Pune mayor. 2019-11-19. The Indian Express. en-US. 2020-04-12.
  11. Web site: NewsWire . 2022-12-22 . Maha: BJP MLA and Lokmanya Tilak kin Mukta S. Tilak dies at 57 CanIndia News . 2022-12-22 . CanIndia News . en-US.
  12. Web site: Mukta Tilak : भाजप आमदार मुक्ता टिळक यांचं निधन. सकाळ डिजिटल. टीम. 22 December 2022. Marathi News Esakal.
  13. Web site: Press Release: Press Information Bureau.

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