Rahul Shewale
Constituency: Mumbai South-Central

Born/Date of Birthday: 14 April 1973
Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality: India
Political party: Shiv Sena
Educational Qualifications: Diploma Course (Civil Engineering)
Educated at: Government Polytechnic of India, Mumbai
Profession: Civil Contractor, Consultant, Ploitician
Marital Status: Married
Date of Marriage: 14 Feb 2005
Spouse's Name: Smt. Kamini Rahul Shewale
Children: Vedant Shewale, Swayam Shewale
Parents: Shri Ramesh Sambhaji Shewale, Smt. Jayshree Ramesh Shewale
Siblings: Avinash Shewale
Permanent Address: ‘Shivtirth’, 10B/12, B.A.R.C., New Mandala Colony, Opp. Gate No.6, Sion - Trombay Road, Mumbai - 400088, Maharashtra
Tel : (022) 25582244, 09869982244, 09013869278 (M)
Mumbai Office:
101-102, Eastern Court, S.T. Road, Chembur, Mumbai-400071, Maharashtra
Tel : (022) 25291001, Fax : (022) 25221001

Official Website: rahulshewale.in

Rahul Ramesh Shewale (born 1973) is an Indian politician from the Shiv Sena and the Lok Sabha member from the Mumbai South Central constituency.

Shewale is a four-time chairman of the standing committee of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the municipal corporation of the city of Mumbai. He held the position from 2010 to 2014. His nomination for a fifth time was replaced by Yashodhar Phanse after he was declared a candidate for the Lok Sabha. He, along with his predecessor Ravindra Waikar, hold the record for being appointed the chairman of the BMC standing committee the most times.

Personal life
Rahul Shewale was born on 14 April 1973 to Ramesh Sambhaji Shewale, an Indian Navy officer and Jayashri Shewale, an employee of MTNL. His elder brother Avinash is a software engineer, who has settled in the United States, while his brother Navin is a doctor. He married fellow Shiv Sena politician and BMC corporator Kamini Mayekar (Kamini Shewale) on 14 February 2005. Kamini Shewale is a housewife. The couple have two sons: Swayam and Vedant.

Shewale is a Diploma holder in Civil Engineering from Government Polytechnic, Bandra.

Political career
Besides a four-time chairman of the all-powerful standing committee of the BMC, Shewale has also headed the Market and Garden Committee and the Ward Committee and was also a member of the Law Committee.

He was SS candidate from Trombay assembly seat in 2004 vidhansabha elections but lost to congress candidate

Shewale, then a BMC corporator from Anushakti Nagar was nominated by his party as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate from Mumbai South Central constituency in the 2014 Indian general election. Shewale, a Dalit leader was fielded against the sitting 2-time MP and Dalit leader Eknath Gaikwad of the Congress party, which was part of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). Shewale got 3.8 lakh votes and won by a margin of 1.38 lakh over his nearest rival Gaikwad.

Positions held

• Shakha Pramukh
• 2002: Elected as corporator in BMC
• 2007: Elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
• 2012: Re-elected as corporator in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
• 2012-2014: Standing Committee Chairman Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
• 2014 : Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
• 2019 : Elected to 17th Lok Sabha