23 Facts About Uddhav Thackeray

Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray is an Indian politician who served as the 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2019 to 2022.

Uddhav Thackeray was the president of Shiv Sena from 2013 to 2022, and leader of Shiv Sena.

Uddhav Thackeray was born on 27 July 1960 as the youngest of politician Bal Thackeray and his wife Meena Thackeray's three sons.

Uddhav Thackeray did his schooling from Balmohan Vidyamandir and graduated from Sir JJ Institute of Applied Art with photography as his main subject.

In 2002, Uddhav Thackeray started his political career as campaign incharge of Shiv Sena in the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections where the party performed well.

Uddhav Thackeray took over as chief editor of party mouthpiece Saamana in 2006 and resigned in 2019 before becoming chief minister of Maharashtra.

In 2022, during a party meeting, Uddhav Thackeray explained his move to pull out of NDA to join UPA.

Uddhav Thackeray accused BJP of dumping its allies according to its political convenience.

Uddhav Thackeray has committed Maharashtra to leading the effort against climate change, as the state considers a radical plan to deregister vehicles that run on diesel or petrol by 2030.

Uddhav Thackeray challenged the order in the Supreme Court of India citing the pending disqualification motion of the rebel MLAs, but the Supreme Court refused to stay the floor test.

Uddhav Thackeray took over as the leader of Shiv Sena in 2012 after his father, Bal Thackeray, passed away.

In 2018, Uddhav Thackeray oversaw changes to the Shiv Sena party constitution that were criticized for centralizing control of the party and not allowing for free, fair, and transparent elections for party positions.

Uddhav Thackeray has always had a keen interest in photography and has exhibited his collection of aerial shots of various forts of Maharashtra at the Jehangir Art Gallery in 2004.

Uddhav Thackeray has taken photographs of wildlife including those of the Kanha, Gir, Ranthambore, Bharatpur national parks.

Uddhav Thackeray has published photo-books Maharashtra Desh and Pahava Vitthal, capturing various aspects of Maharashtra and the warkaris during Pandharpur Wari respectively in the two books.

On 16 July 2012, Uddhav Thackeray was admitted to Lilavati Hospital after he reported chest pain.

Uddhav Thackeray underwent an angioplasty and all the three blockages in his arteries were successfully removed.

Uddhav Thackeray is married to Rashmi Uddhav Thackeray and has two sons, Aaditya and Tejas.

Rashmi Uddhav Thackeray is the editor of Saamana and Marmik.

Uddhav Thackeray is the daughter of Madhav Patankar who runs his family business and comes from a middle-class family and a RSS member.

Uddhav Thackeray lived in suburban Dombivli and did her Bachelor of Commerce degree from V G Vaze College in Mulund.

Uddhav Thackeray joined the Life Insurance Corporation of India as a contract employee in 1987.

Uddhav Thackeray was served as Cabinet Minister of Tourism and Environment Government of Maharashtra.