Rahul Narwekar
Rahul Narwekar | |
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Rahul Narwekar at the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Bhavan) in Mumbai | |
| 16th Speaker of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 3 July 2022 | |
| Governor | |
| Deputy |
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| Chief Minister |
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| Deputy CMs |
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| Preceded by | Narhari Sitaram Zirwal (acting) |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Raj K. Purohit |
| Constituency | Colaba |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by Governor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1977 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2019–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Nationalist Congress Party (2014–2019) Shiv Sena (till 2014) |
| Spouse |
Sarojini Naik Nimbalkar
(m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Education | Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Law |
| Occupation | Advocate, Politician |
| Website | rahulnarwekar |
Rahul Narwekar is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is currently the MLA from the Colaba Assembly constituency and also the current Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Narwekar was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council in June 2016 as a Governor's Nominated member. He is the second-youngest (age 44) person to be elected speaker of any state in the country, the youngest being Shivraj Patil (age 42). In May 2023, he completed a 4-day UK tour speaking at the Ideas for India Conference organised by Bridge India in London, and speaking with students at Cambridge University. His tour attracted media attention because of its proximity to the Supreme Court judgement on the disqualification of 16 MLAs of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. In November 2024 he was re-elected on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Colaba constituency and won by a huge margin.