Vivekanand Shankar Patil is a politician of the Peasants and Workers Party of India,[1] and the founder of the Karnala Sports Academy.
Patil represented the Panvel constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for three terms.[2] Since Panvel was divided, he has represented the Uran constituency.[3]
He ran in the 2014 Vidhan Sabha elections in Uran but received only 55,320 votes, losing to Manohar Bhoir of the Shiv Sena party. After the election, he threatened to file a public interest lawsuit against a rival politician, Prashant Thakur.[4][5][6]
He has been found guilty of money laundering and arrest order is issued to arrest him by Enforcement Directorate of Government of India on 15 June 2021.
References
- ^ ADR. "VIVEK PATIL (PWPI): Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ Tembhekar, Chittaranjan (26 September 2005). "Job peril keeps politicos away from Uran". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ "Thousands of PAPs stage morcha, reiterate demands to minister, JNPT". Mumbai Mirror. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ Nambiar, U K (23 October 2014). "Thakur family bent rules to get land for sports complex, parking lot". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "PWP loses ground, wins just 2 seats in Raigad". The Times of India. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Election 2014, Election Result, Lok Sabha Election News". NDTV.com. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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