Kalidas Kolambkar
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Wadala
🌍 Indian · Born November 13, 1952
About
Kalidas Nilkanth Kolambkar is a prominent Indian politician and senior member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing the Wadala constituency in Mumbai. Recognized as one of the longest-serving legislators in Maharashtra, he has been elected to the state assembly for nine consecutive terms across multiple party affiliations. He began his political career with Shiv Sena, winning the former Naigaon assembly seat four times between 1990 and 2004. In 2005, Kolambkar joined the Indian National Congress following senior leader Narayan Rane, subsequently representing the newly delineated Wadala constituency in the 2009 and 2014 state assembly elections. Before the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections, Kolambkar switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party and successfully retained his Wadala seat in both 2019 and 2024. Respected for his grassroots presence and developmental work across the Wadala and Naigaon regions of central Mumbai, he was selected as the Pro-tem Speaker for the 14th and 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assemblies to administer oaths to newly elected members.
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First Elected to Assembly
Elected as a Shiv Sena Member of Legislative Assembly from the Naigaon constituency.
Joined Indian National Congress
Left Shiv Sena along with Narayan Rane and joined the Indian National Congress.
Elected MLA from Wadala
Won the newly defined Wadala Assembly seat on a Congress party ticket.
Joined Bharatiya Janata Party
Joined the BJP and retained his Wadala Assembly seat in the state elections.
Re-elected as MLA for Ninth Term
Secured victory from the Wadala constituency as a BJP candidate.
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Senior BJP MLA Kalidas Kolambkar appointed Pro-tem Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly
The Hindu