Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena (शिवसेना) is a Hindu nationalist political organisation in India founded on 19 June 1966 by hindu hridaysamrat Bal Thackeray. The party originally emerged from a movement in Mumbai demanding preferential treatment for Maharashtrians over migrants to the city. The party has a powerful hold over the Bollywood film industry. It is currently headed by Thackeray’s son, Uddhav Thackeray. Members of Shiv Sena are referred to as Shiv Sainiks.
Although the party’s primary base is still in Maharashtra, it has tried to expand to a pan-Indian base. In the 1970s, it gradually moved from solely advocating a pro-Marathi ideology, to one supporting a broader Hindu nationalist agenda as it aligned itself with the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is commonly called an “extremist and “chauvinist” party as well as a “Hindu extremist” and fascist party. The party has taken part in numerous Maharashtra state governments at several times and was a coalition partner in the National Democratic Alliance cabinet that ruled India between 1998–2004.
The Shiv Sena especially attracted a large number of disgruntled and often unemployed Marathi youth, who were attracted by Thackeray’s charged anti-migrant oratory. In its early days, the Shiv Sena followed an anti-South agenda and its slogan was “Pungi Bajao, Lungi Bhagao”. Shiv Sena cadres became involved in various attacks against the South Indian communities, vandalising South Indian restaurants and pressuring employers to hire Marathis.
The Sena started placing more weight on the Hindutva ideology in the 1970s as the hallmark ‘sons of the soil’ cause was weakening. The party has ruled the state in coalition with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 1995–99. The Sena is the opposition party in the state along with the BJP since 1999. The Shiv Sena-BJP combine governs the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Traditionally the main strongholds of Shiv Sena have been Mumbai and the Konkan coastal areas. However, in the 2004 Lok Sabha elections the result was reversed. The Shiv Sena made inroads in the interior parts of the state, while suffering losses in Mumbai.
The Shiv Sena-BJP combine won the 1995 Maharasthra state elections. After assuming state government power, Shiv Sena began to redress its organisation. A ‘Shivsena Rajyapramukh Parishad’ convention was held in Mumbai six months after the election. At the meeting a large number of local party leaders and representatives of various wings of the party participated. The meeting filled the function of reorienting the party organisation to adapt to the new tasks of being a party in government.It renamed Bombay as Mumbai.
As the Pramukh (Chief) of the party, Bal Thackeray took all major decisions and claimed that he ran the Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party government of 1995 to 1999 with what he called a ‘remote control.’ Activists and members of the Shiv Sena call themselves Shiv Sainiks, and carry out most of the party’s grassroots work. During his last days, Bal Thackeray did not concern himself with day-to-day activities of the party, which was run by his youngest son Uddhav Thackeray. The recently refurbished Sena Bhavan located in the Dadar locality in Mumbai has served as the headquarters of the Sena since 1976. The Sena’s shakhas (Branches) spread throughout the state of Maharashtra as well as in selected locations in other states decide upon most of the local issues in their particular cities or towns. Aditya Thackeray, son of Shivsena Paksha pramukh Uddhav Thackeray is working as the Youth Leader of the party.
Official Website : http://www.shivsena.org/
Shivsena in 2009 Loksabha elections:
Constituency | Members |
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Buldhana | Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav |
Amravati | Anandrao Vithoba Adsul |
Yavatmal-Washim | Bhavana Pundlikrao Gawali (Patil) |
Hingoli | Subhash Bapurao Wankhede |
Parbhani | Ganeshrao Nagorao Dudhgaonkar |
Aurangabad | Chandrakant Khaire |
Kalyan | Anand Prakash Paranjape |
Raigad | Anant Geete |
Maval | Gajanan Dharmshi Babar |
Shirur | Shivaji Dattatray Adhalrao |
Shirdi | Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure |
Shivsena in Vidhansabha elections:
Constituency | Members |
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Dhule Rural | Sharad Patil |
Jalgaon City | Sureshkumar Bhikamchand Jain |
Erandol | Chimanrao Rupchand Patil |
Buldhana | Vijayraj Haribhau Shinde |
Mehkar | Sanjay Bhaskar Raimulkar |
Akot | Sanjay Laxman Gawande |
Daryapur | Abhijit Anandrao Adsul |
Hinganghat | Ashok Shamraoji Shinde |
Ramtek | Ashish Nandkishor Jaiswal (Wakil) |
Bhandara | Narendra Bhojraj Bhondekar |
Digras | Sanjay Dulichand Rathod |
Parbhani | Sanjay (Bandu) Haribhau Jadhav |
Pathri | Mira Kalyanrao Renge |
Badnapur | Santosh Vasantlal Sambre |
Aurangabad West | Sanjay Pandurang Shirsat |
Vaijapur | R. M. Vani |
Malegaon Outer | Dadaji Dagadu Bhuse |
Niphad | Anil Sahebrao Kadam |
Dindori | Dhanraj Haribhau Mahale |
Deolali | Baban Shankar Gholap |
Shahapur | Daulat Bhika Daroda |
Bhiwandi East | Rupesh Mhatre |
Ambarnath | Balaji Kinikar |
Ovala-Majiwada | Pratap Baburao Sarnaik |
Kopri-Pachpakhadi | Eknath Sambhaji Shinde |
Thane | Rajan Vichare |
Dahisar | Vinod Ramachandra Ghosalkar |
Jogeshwari East | Ravindra Dattaram Waikar |
Goregaon | Subhash Desai |
Vandre East | Prakash (Bala) Vasant Sawant |
Mahad | Bharatshet Gogawale |
Purandar | Vijay Sopanrao Shivatare |
Kothrud | Chandrakant Balbhim Mokate |
Hadapsar | Mahadeo Ramachandra Babar |
Kopargaon | Ashokrao Shankarrao Kale |
Parner | Vijayrao Bhaskarrao Auti |
Ahmednagar City | Anil Bhayya Ramkisan Rathod |
Umarga | Dayanraj Dhondiram Chougule |
Osmanabad | Rajenimbalkar Omprakash Bhupalsinha Alias Pawanraje |
Dapoli | Suryakant Shivram Dalvi |
Chiplun | Sadanand Narayan Chavan |
Rajapur | Rajan Salvi |
Karveer | Chandradip Shashikant Narake |
Kolhapur North | Rajesh Vinayakrao Kshirsagar |
Hatkanangale | Sujit Vasantrao Minachekar |
Shivsena Maharashtra Candidate List for Loksabha Election 2014:
Constituency | Members |
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5 - Buldhana | Shri. Prataprao Jadhav |
7 - Amravati | Shri. Aanandrao Adsul |
9 - Ramtek | Shri. Krupal Tumane |
14 - Yavtmal -Vashim | Ms. Bhavna Gavli |
15 - Hingoli | Shri. Shubhash Vankhede |
17 - Parbhani | Shri. Sanjay Bandu Patil |
19 - Aurangabad | Shri. Chandrakant Khaire |
21 - Nashik | Shri. Hemant Godse |
24 - Kalyan | Dr.Shrikant Shinde |
25 - Thane | Shri. Rajan Vichare |
27 - Mumbai North-west | Shri. Gajanan Kirtikar |
30 - South-Central Mumbai | Shri. Rahul Shevale |
31 - South Mumbai | Shri. Arvind Sawant |
32 - Raigad | Shri. Anant Gite |
33 - Maval | Shri. Shrirang Barane |
36 - Shirur | Shri. Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil |
38 - Shirdi | Shri. Sadashiv Lokhande |
40 - Usmanabad | Shri. Ravi Gaykvad |
46- Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg | Shri. Vinayak Raut |
47 - Kholapur | Shri. Sanjay Mandlik |
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