Mangal Prabhat Lodha was born on December 1955 and is an Indian billionaire businessman and politician.
13 Facts About Mangal Lodha
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Mangal Lodha is the minister of the Ministry of Tourism and of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
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Mangal Lodha was the president of Bharatiya Janata Party's Mumbai unit.
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Mangal Lodha is the founder of the Macrotech Developers, a Mumbai-based real estate developer.
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Mangal Lodha is the Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Malabar Hill constituency of South Mumbai.
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In October 2024 Lodha was ranked 19th on Forbes list of India's 100 richest tycoons, with a net worth of $11.4 billion.
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Mangal Prabhat Lodha was born and brought up in a Marwari Jain family in Jodhpur.
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Mangal Lodha's father Guman Mal Lodha was an independence activist and was former chief justice of the Guwahati High Court.
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Mangal Lodha is married to Manju Lodha and has two children.
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Mangal Lodha is run by his elder son, Abhishek Lodha.
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Mangal Lodha was an active member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad in his youth.
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Mangal Lodha has been the MLA of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha, representing the Malabar Hill constituency for five consecutive terms since 1995, after beating the then incumbent Balwant Desai of the Indian National Congress.
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Mangal Lodha helped set up the Animal Welfare Board in Maharashtra and has proposed a law against cow slaughter in the state.