Anil Desai

Anil Desai
अनिल देसाई
Member of Parliament, Loksabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 2024
Preceded by	Rahul Shewale
Constituency	Mumbai South Central
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 2012–2024
Preceded by	Manohar Joshi
Succeeded by	Milind Deora
Constituency	Maharashtra
Personal details
Born	(1957-05-02) 2 May 1957 (age 67) Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Shiv Sena(UBT)
Spouse	Priti Desai
Children	Seema and Rima Desai
Residence	Mumbai
Alma mater	Mumbai University

Anil Desai (Marathi: अनिल देसाई) is an Indian politician belonging to the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray). He is a member of the Lok Sabha, the Lower house of Indian Parliament from Maharashtra.^[1][2] Anil Desai is considered to be excellent at managing elections, legal matters and back room activities. He has played a major role in managing the party’s resources and floated ideas like coining slogan, UTha Maharashtra (Wake up, Maharashtra). He is known as the party’s sober face.^[3]

In 2020, Desai promoted a Two-child policy with his the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, Desai proposed to amend the Article 47A of the Constitution of India to state^[4] -

The State shall promote small family norms by offering incentives in taxes, employment, education etc. to its people who keep their family limited to two children and shall withdraw every concession from and deprive such incentives to those not adhering to small family norm, to keep the growing population under control.

• 2002: All India Party Secretary, Shiv Sena^[5]
• 2005: General Secretary, Sthaniya Lokadhikar Samiti Mahasangh (Federation), an affiliated organization of Shiv Sena^[6]
• 2012: Elected to Rajya Sabha (1st term)
• 2018: Re-Elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term) ^[7]
• 2024:elected to Loksabha from Mumbai South Central^[8]

• Rajya Sabha Members

• Shivsena official website
• http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/anil-desai.html
• Rajya Sabha MP Biodata^{[permanent dead link‍]}