Jitendra Awhad

Jitendra Awhad
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
(Maharashtra Legislative Assembly)
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 August 2023
Serving with Ajay Choudhari
Governor
Chief Minister
Deputy CM
Leader of the Opposition
Speaker of the House
Preceded by
Leader of the Opposition
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Acting
In office
2 July 2023 – 18 July 2023
Governor
Deputy
Chief Minister
Deputy CM
Speaker of the House
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022
Minister
Governor
Chief Minister
Deputy CM
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
29 May 2014 – 26 September 2014
Minister
Governor
Chief Minister
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2009
Preceded byConstituency Established
ConstituencyMumbra-Kalwa
Personal details
Born
Jitendra Satish Awhad

(1963-08-05) 5 August 1963 (age 61)[1]
Nashik, Maharashtra, India
Political partyNationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) (2024-present)
SpouseRuta Awhad
ChildrenNatasha Awhad
ParentSatish Awhad (Father)
ResidenceThane
Alma materMumbai University
OccupationPolitician

Jitendra Satish Awhad is a senior leader and Indian politician from Maharashtra. Previously he served as a member of legislative council of Maharashtra from 2002 to 2009. Currently he is Deputy Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly serving with Ajay Choudhari and currently a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for 3 terms representing Mumbra-Kalwa in Thane. He has previously served as the Acting Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and he has previously served as Cabinet Minister of Medical Education and Horticulture in 2014 and Housing and Minority Affairs from 2019 to 2022. He belongs to the Nationalist Congress Party.[2]

  1. ^ शेतकऱ्यांना लाखमोलाचा दिलासा (PDF). dgipr.maharashtra.gov.in. p. 17. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. ^ "NCP MLA Jitendra Ahwad drags Arnab Goswami, Times Now into Rs 100 cr defamation suit". Firstpost. 5 November 2016. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.