Sunil Tingre

Sunil Tingre is a leader of Nationalist Congress Party[1] and a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elected from Vadgaon Sheri Assembly constituency[2] in Pune city.

Sunil Tingre
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byJagdish Mulik
ConstituencyVadgaon Sheri
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partyNationalist Congress Party
Other political
affiliations		Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
Shiv Sena
OccupationPolitician

He was elected in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election on a Nationalist Congress Party ticket from Vadgaon Sheri Assembly constituency,[3] beating the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Jagdish Mulik by a margin of 4,956 votes.

He previously contested the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election from Vadgaon Sheri on a Shiv Sena ticket, but lost to Jagdish Tukaram Mulik of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 5,325 votes.[4]

Political career

Hunger Strike Against PMC

Sunil Tingre launched a hunger strike on April 6th, 2023 to protest the inaction of the Pune Municipal Corporation to take up basic civic infrastructure work in his constituency i.e. Vadgaon Sheri Assembly constituency. The PMC was ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party- which is opposed to Sunil Tingre's Nationalist Congress Party- in the previous five-year term that ended in 2022 and was governed by an administrator appointed by the state government at the time of the protest.[5]

The issues raised by Tingre included traffic congestion on Ahmednagar and Porwal roads, blocked roads, a blocked flyover at Kharadi and water problems in Shastri Nagar, Vishrantwadi and Lohegaon. He alleged that the PMC was not addressing these issues in a sufficient manner. To protest, he started a hunger strike in front of the municipal building on the morning of April 6th.

Tingre was supported by several prominent local leaders like Hadapsar MLA Chetan Tupe, NCP city president Prashant Jagtap, former Mayor Dattatray Dhankawade and others. In addition, many local citizens of the constituency were also present for the event.

After discussing the issues with Sunil Tingre and the delegation, Additional Municipal Commissioner Vikas Dhakne assured them that the municipal administration is positive about solving the issues raised by Tingre. The administration also gave a written statement regarding the timeframe in which the issues will be resolved. Finally, after receiving the written assurance, Tingre ended his fast.[6]

Positions held

References
  1. "Sunil Vijay Tingre(Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)) Constituency- VADGAON SHERI (PUNE) Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. 21 November 2022. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. "Vadgaol Sheri Election Results 2019 Live Updates (वडगाव शेरी) Wadgaon Sheri : Sunil Vijay Tingre of NCP Wins". News18 India. 24 October 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  3. "Pune: NCP makes big gains, two saffron ministers lose". Deccan Herald. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  4. "Vadgaon Sheri Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  5. "NCP MLA Sunil Tingre launches hunger strike against PMC 'inaction' in Vadgaonsheri". The Indian Express. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  6. Dolare, Rahul (7 April 2023). "Pune: MLA Sunil Tingre Calls Off Fast After Receiving Written Assurance On Pending Issues In Vadgaonsheri Constituency". Punekar News. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  7. "राज्यातील विजयी उमेदवारांची यादी येथे पाहा". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  8. "Maharashtra Election 2019 Winners Full List: Check full list of winning candidates in Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Chunav 2019". The Financial Express. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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