Ashish Shelar

Ashish Shelar
Minister of Information Technology
Government of Maharashtra
Assumed office
15 December 2024
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded byEknath Shinde
Minister of Cultural Affairs
Government of Maharashtra
Assumed office
15 December 2024
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded bySudhir Mungantiwar
Minister of School Education
Government of Maharashtra
In office
16 June 2019  12 November 2019
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded byVinod Tawde
Succeeded byVarsha Gaikwad
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2014
Preceded byBaba Siddique
ConstituencyVandre West
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
28 July 2012  27 October 2014
Succeeded byMahadev Jankar
Constituencyelected by Legislative Assembly members
President of Bharatiya Janata Party  Mumbai
Assumed office
12 August 2022
PresidentChandrashekhar Bawankule
Preceded byMangal Lodha
In office
10 June 2013  16 July 2019
PresidentDevendra Fadnavis
Raosaheb Danve
Preceded byRaj K. Purohit
Succeeded byMangal Lodha
Personal details
Born (1972-10-03) 3 October 1972
Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpousePratima Shelar
ChildrenOmkar Shelar
Alma materG.J Advani College Mumbai LLB
University of Mumbai
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.mumbaibjp.org

Ashish Shelar (born 3 October 1972) is an Indian politician and cricket administrator belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as Maharashtra Legislative Assembly member representing Vandre West since 2014. He is president of the Mumbai unit of the BJP. He was elected as vice president of Mumbai Cricket Association on 17 June 2015. Elected as treasurer of the BCCI. On 9 September 2015, Shelar gained controversy when he helped ban the sale of meat for 8 days for the annual Jain celebration, Paryushana, at which time total fast from any and every food is required. Most constituencies in Maharashtra ban the sale of meat for only 4 days. The ban was criticized by the BJP's Maharashtra coalition partner, Shiv Sena.