Vivek Patil

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
  1. ADR. "VIVEK PATIL (PWPI): Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  2. Tembhekar, Chittaranjan (26 September 2005). "Job peril keeps politicos away from Uran". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  3. "Thousands of PAPs stage morcha, reiterate demands to minister, JNPT". Mumbai Mirror. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  4. 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.
  5. "PWP loses ground, wins just 2 seats in Raigad". The Times of India. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  6. "Election 2014, Election Result, Lok Sabha Election News". NDTV.com. Retrieved 13 January 2017.


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