Jayant Shridhar Tilak

Jayant Shridhar Tilak (12 October 1921 – 23 April 2001), generally referred to as Jayantrao Tilak, was a politician from Indian National Congress and was a member of the Parliament of India representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was also a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.^[1] He was the chairman of the house for 16 years.

Jayantrao Tilak
Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office 23 September 1982 – 7 July 1998
Preceded by	R. S. Gavai
Succeeded by	Bhaurao Tulshiram Deshmukh
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office 23 September 1982 – 7 July 1998
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 03 April 1974 – 02 April 1980
In office 03 April 1968 – 02 April 1974
Constituency	Maharashtra
Personal details
Born	Jayant Shridhar Tilak 12 October 1921
Died	23 April 2001 (aged 79)
Nationality	British Indian (1921-1945) Indian (1947-2001)
Political party	Indian National Congress
Relatives	Bal Gangadhar Tilak (grandfather)
Occupation	Politician

Early life and family

Jayantrao Tilak was a grandson of the Indian independence leader, Lokmanya Tilak.^[2] Jayantrao's father, Shridhar Balwant Tilak was a campaigner for social reforms in India. He worked with B.R. Ambedkar to eradicate untouchability in the 1920s. Dispute with family members and trustees of Kesari led Shridharpant to commit suicide in 1928.^[3][4]

Jayant-rao Tilak's son, Deepak Tilak, is the Vice Chancellor of Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, a deemed University.^[5] Rohit Tilak, Deepak Tilak's son, was accused of rape in 2017. The case is pending in the court of law.^[6] Rohit Tilak contested 2009 assembly elections as a Congress candidate. Jayant Tilak's nephew Shailesh is associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Mukta Tilak, Shailesh Tilak's wife and Jayant Tilak's niece-in-law, was the first mayor from BJP in Pune Corporation in 2017.^[7][8] In 2019, Mukta Tilak was elected to Maharashtra assembly as a BJP candidate from Kasba Peth.

Death

Jayant Shridhar Tilak died on 23 April 2001.^[9]