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Nationality
  
Indian

Website
  
www.marutibhapkar.org


Name
  
Maruti Bhapkar

Political party
  
Maruti Bhapkar Maruti Bhapkar is AAP candidate at Maval The Indian Express


Born
  
2 June 1970 (age 54) (
1970-06-02
)

Residence
  
Pune, Maharashtra, India

Known for
  
Exposed Sharad Pawar family involvement in Lavasa scam.Indian anti-corruption movement – 2011Indian anti-corruption movement – 2012

Aap declares maruti bhapkar maval candidate


Maruti Bhapkar is an Indian Politician, Who belongs to Shiv Sena party. He is former a founder member and convenor of Pune District for Aam Aadmi Party. He is a known social activist and IAC activist in Pimpri Chinchwad and Pune. He was a corporator at Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporation from year 2007 to 2012. He fought the 2009 Lok Sabha Elections from Maval as an Independent candidate.

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Maruti bhapkar addressing mumbai mahasabha 19 feb 2014


Jan Lokpal Andolan

Maruti Bhapkar was associated with Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal in the Jan Lokpal Andolan since the first day. He plays a significant role in the andolan related activities in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad area. He participated in the Jail Bharo andolan following Anna-ji's call. He introduced a proposal supporting the Jan Lokpal Andolan in PCMC's general body meeting and it was passed with majority.

Experimentation and Implementation of Swaraj Model

In his capacity as the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation corporator from 2007–2012, Maruti Bhapkar successfully implemented the Swaraj model in his ward. Every 3 months, a Jan Sabha was held in the ward to engage public consulations on various issues such as roads, parks, cultural center, slum rehabilitation, electricity and police. He implemented public proposals that went against his personal opinion.

Anti-corruption work

  • Since its establishment in 1982, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation was not audited until Maruti's intervention in 2000. He filed a PIL in the Bombay High Court following which an audit was conducted. The audit exposed Rs. 4 billion worth of irregularities.
  • Bhapkar's agitation demanding action against irregularities in MIDC land allocation to NCP's Ajit Pawar aide resulted in Rs. 7.2 million fine against NCP MLA Vilas Lande.
  • Using RTI, Maruti Bhapkar exposed the Pawar family involvement in Lavasa scam.
  • 2009 Lok Sabha Election

    Maruti Bhapkar fought the 2009 Lok Sabha Election. His main election plank was farmers' displacement because of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Raigad and Pune districts. Though he received wide support from civil society leaders including Justice Sachar, Medha Patkar, Aruna Roy and Arvind Kejriwal., he lost the elections to Shiv Sena's Gajanan Babar.

    References

    Maruti Bhapkar Wikipedia


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