Ganpat Gaikwad


Ganpat Gaikwad is an Indian politician and member of Bharatiya Janata Party. Gaikwad is a three term member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing the Kalyan east constituency. Three times MLA from Kalyan east constituency, since 2009.

Criminal Charges

On 2 February 2024, Gaikwad was arrested for shooting and injuring Shiv Sena (Shinde) faction leader Mahesh Gaikwad over a land dispute inside a police station in Maharashtra’s Ulhasnagar, claiming he had “no regrets". His 2019 assembly election affidavit reveals that Ganpat Gaikwad faces 18 pending criminal cases.