Mukta_Tilak

Mukta Tilak

Mukta Tilak

Indian politician (1965–2022)

Mukta Tilak (17 August 1965 – 22 December 2022) was an Indian politician. She was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Kasba Peth in the 2019 state elections as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.

Quick Facts Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Preceded by ...

Tilak was elected Mayor of Pune for the period 2017 to 2019. Tilak was the first member of the BJP to hold the Mayor's position.[2][3][4][5][6][7] She died due to cancer in Pune on 22 December 2022.[8]

Personal life and death

Mukta Tilak was the daughter-in-law (niece-in-law) of Jayantrao Tilak, who was Bal Gangadhar Tilak's grandson. Her husband Shailesh Tilak is also associated with BJP.

Tilak died of cancer on 22 December 2022, at the age of 57.[9] Her death was condoled by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[10]

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    "BJP's Murlidhar Mohol Elected New Mayor of Pune". NDTV.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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    "BJP's Kothrud corporator set to become next Pune mayor". The Indian Express. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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    NewsWire (22 December 2022). "Maha: BJP MLA and Lokmanya Tilak kin Mukta S. Tilak dies at 57 CanIndia News". CanIndia News. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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    Mukta Tilak : भाजप आमदार मुक्ता टिळक यांचं निधन (in Hindi)
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    https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1885876


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