Divorced, married, divorced again: Pooja Khedkar's father's poll affidavit story
Dilip Khedkar, in his nomination papers for Maharashtra Assembly polls, disclosed that he is divorced, a status that contrasts with the information provided in his affidavit during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
by Omkar Wable · India TodayIn Short
- In Lok Sabha poll affidavit, Dilip Khedkar revealed that he was married
- However, his Assembly election affidavit states that he is divorced
- Documents show that Dilip Khedkar, Manorama filed divorce in 2010
Former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar's father, Dilip Khedkar, has filed nomination papers to contest the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections as an Independent candidate from the Ahmednagar South constituency.
Dilip Khedkar, in his recent nomination papers, disclosed that he is divorced, a status that contrasts with the information provided in his affidavit during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, where he declared himself as married to Manorama Khedkar.
Dilip Khedkar unsuccessfully contested the general elections from Ahmednagar constituency on Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi party's ticket.
In his affidavit submitted for the Lok Sabha elections, Dilip Khedkar identified Manorama Khedkar as his wife and detailed their jointly owned properties. He even described their household as an "undivided Hindu family".
Documents accessed by India Today TV show that Dilip and Manorama Khedkar filed for divorce by mutual consent in Pune's family court in 2009, and the separation was finalised on June 25, 2010.
Despite their divorce, it is said that the couple continued to live together in a bungalow in the Baner area of Pune, owned by Manorama Khedkar.
Puja Khedkar was suspended by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for allegedly misrepresenting information in her application for the UPSC Civil Services Examination, 2022 to get reservation benefits, charges which were categorically denied by her.
Khedkar, during her mock interviews at various academies in Delhi, claimed that her family income was zero as her parents were divorced, and she lived with her mother. However, Dilip Khedkar had also declared Rs 40 crore worth properties in his affidavit filed before the Lok Sabha polls.