Indian politician (1943–2022)

Gajanan Dharmshi Babar (1 March 1943 – 2 February 2022) was an Indian politician.

Biography

He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha. He represented the Maval (Lok Sabha cons*uency) in Pune District of Maharashtra and was a member of the Shiv Sena political party.

Babar was the member of Standing Committee On Urban Development from 31 August 2009 to 30 August 2011 and Standing Committee on Rural Development. He was also a member of Standing Committee on Chemical & Fertilizer and Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence, and a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language (First Sub-Committee).

In January 2016, he joined Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis and Pune district guardian minister Girish Bapat.

He died from COVID-19 in Pune on 2 February 2022, at the age of 78.

External links

• Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website

References