Ramesh Wanjale

Ramesh Hiraman Wanjale (12 November 1965 – 10 June 2011) was a Maharashtra politician. He was fondly known as the “gold man” in the Pune district because of his habit of sporting gold jewellery.

Wanjale entered politics as a sarpanch of Ahire village and went on to become an MLA in 2009 representing the Khadakwasla constituency. Before joining the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, he was with the Congress and served as Deputy Chairman of the Haveli Panchayat Committee. He is survived by his wife, Harshada Wanjale who is also active in politics and is member of Pune Zilla Parishad and three children. He was the only MNS MLA from Pune.