Mukta Tilak
मुक्ता टिळक
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
2019–2022
Preceded byGirish Bapat
Succeeded byRavindra Dhangekar[1]
ConstituencyKasba Peth
Mayor of Pune
In office
March 2017 – November 2019
Preceded byDattatray Dhankawade
Succeeded byMurlidhar Mohol
Personal details
Born(1965-08-17)17 August 1965
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Died22 December 2022(2022-12-22) (aged 57)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Political partyBhartiya Janta Party
SpouseShailesh 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.

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.[2][3][4][5][6][7] She died due to cancer in Pune on 22nd December 2022.[8]

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.[9] Her death was condoled by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. [10]

References

  1. ^ "A BJP bastion falls at the hands of former Shiv Sainik: Who is Ravindra Dhangekar?". The Indian Express. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Mukta Shailesh Tilak(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KASBA PETH(PUNE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Maharashtra election result winners full list: Names of winning candidates of BJP, Congress, Shiv Sena, NCP". India Today. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Maharashtra election results: Full list of winners from BJP, Shiv Sena, Congress, NCP". International Business Times, India Edition. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ Saigal, Sonam (25 October 2019). "Only 19 of 235 women contestants taste victory in Maharashtra". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ "BJP's Murlidhar Mohol Elected New Mayor of Pune". NDTV.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. ^ "BJP's Kothrud corporator set to become next Pune mayor". The Indian Express. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. ^ NewsWire (22 December 2022). "Maha: BJP MLA and Lokmanya Tilak kin Mukta S. Tilak dies at 57 CanIndia News". CanIndia News. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  9. ^ Mukta Tilak : भाजप आमदार मुक्ता टिळक यांचं निधन (in Hindi)
  10. ^ https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1885876


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