Shraddha Jadhav served as the mayor from 1 December 2009 to 8 March 2012 of the city of Mumbai, the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra, and chief of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the country's richest municipal body.
12 Facts About Shraddha Jadhav
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Shraddha Jadhav was elected to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for six consecutive terms from 1992 to 2017.
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Shraddha Jadhav is married to Sridhar Jadhav and has two sons, Pawan and Govind Sagar.
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Shraddha Jadhav is one of the richest corporators in the BMC elected in 2007.
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In 1992, Shraddha Jadhav was first elected as corporator from Parel ward 36 as an independent candidate.
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Shraddha Jadhav subsequently won the next two BMC elections from the same ward.
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In 1997, Shraddha Jadhav joined the Shiv Sena and in 1998, she was selected in the 11-member council of then Mumbai Mayor Nandu Satam.
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Shraddha Jadhav was elected Mumbai mayor on 1 December 2009, defeating Priscilla Kadam of the Congress Party by 114 for and 96 against votes in the 228-member BMC.
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Shraddha Jadhav was the joint nominee of the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance.
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Shraddha Jadhav has headed the gardens and market committees and the women and child welfare committees of the BMC.
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Shraddha Jadhav has been part of the standing and improvement committee.
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Shraddha Jadhav was one of the 25 finalists for the 2010 World Mayor prize.