1. Kirit Somaiya was born on 12 February 1954 and is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party who represented Mumbai North-East in the 16th Lok Sabha and the 13th Lok Sabha.
13 Facts About Kirit Somaiya
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Kirit Somaiya is currently appointed as the vice president of Bharatiya Janata Party's Maharashtra unit.
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Kirit Somaiya graduated as a Chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 1979 and secured a rank in the All India Merit List.
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Kirit Somaiya married Medha Somaiya and they have one son.
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In 1995, Kirit Somaiya contested in the Maharashtra Assembly elections and got elected from the Mulund assembly where he won by a margin of 43,527 votes.
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In 1999 Lok Sabha election, Kirit Somaiya defeated the incumbent Gurudas Kamat of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 7,276 votes.
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Kirit Somaiya was an active member of the house where during his tenure he raised a total of 832 questions in the house on several issues.
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On 27 February 2014, the BJP announced its first list of candidates for the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections and Kirit Somaiya was fielded as the BJP candidate from Mumbai North East.
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Kirit Somaiya defeated the incumbent Sanjay Dina Patil of the Sharad Pawar led Nationalist Congress Party by a large margin of 317,122 votes.
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On 18 July 2023, Marathi news channel "Lokshahi" claimed possession of multiple videos allegedly featuring Kirit Somaiya in compromising positions, causing shockwaves throughout the political landscape.
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Kirit Somaiya refuted the allegations and requested Maharashtra Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis to investigate the incident.
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Kirit Somaiya has been characteristically silent on scams and corruption within his own party like the Yeddyurappa scandal.
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Kirit Somaiya founded the NGO "Yuvak Pratishthan" which has been active for over 3 decades in taking up several initiatives such as Slum Rehabilitation, Cheap and Accessible Healthcare for all, Promotion of Education and Sports.