{{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Kiran Samant | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | office = Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | term_start = 2024 | term_end = | predecessor = | successor = | constituency = Rajapur Assembly constituency | party = Shiv Sena | birth_date = 1973 | birth_place = Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India | alma_mater = Board of Technical Examination, Bangalore | profession = Politician, Civil Engineer, Builder | spouse = | father = Ravindra Dwarkanath Samant | relatives = Uday Samant (brother) }}
'''Kiran Samant''' (born 1973),<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Kiran Alias Bhaiyya Samant(Shiv Sena):Constituency- RAJAPUR(RATNAGIRI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/Maharashtra2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=660 |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> alias Bhaiyya Samant, is an Indian politician from Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajapur Election Result 2024 LIVE: Kiran Alias Bhaiyya Samant of SS Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/rajapur-election-result-2024-live-leading-winner-mla-9130214.html |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> He is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Rajapur Assembly constituency in Ratnagiri district. He won the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election representing Shiv Sena.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Rajapur Assembly Election Results 2024 : राजापुरात किरण सामंत यांचा विजय ; ठाकरे गटाचे राजन साळवी पराभूत |url=https://www.loksatta.com/maharashtra/rajapur-assembly-election-results-2024-kiran-samant-defeated-thackeray-group-mla-rajan-salvi-zws-70-4729158/ |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Samant is born and raised in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Naik |first=Yogesh |date=14 November 2024 |title=Maharashtra polls: Kingmaker Kiran Samant wants to be king in Ratnagiri |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/kingmaker-kiran-samant-wants-to-be-king-in-ratnagiri-101731524649994.html |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> He is the son of Ravindra Dwarkanath Samant. He is the brother of state minister Uday Samant.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-18 |title=Deadlocks over Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg ends, BJP fields Union minister Rane |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/bjp-narayan-rane-ratnagiri-sindhudurg-shinde-senas-kiran-samant-9277780/ |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He studied engineering diploma in civil and passed the technical examinations in 1992, conducted by the Board of Technical Examination, Bangalore. He is a builder and runs his own business.<ref name=":0" />
== Career == Samant won from Rajapur Assembly constituency representing Shiv Sena in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He polled 80,256 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Rajan Prabhakar Salvi of Shiva Sena (UBT), by a margin of 19,677 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Rajapur, Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: SHS's Kiran Samant defeats SHS (UBT)'s Prabhakar Salvi with 19677 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/rajapur-maharashtra-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-maelb-2638396-2024-11-23 |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Samant, Kiran}} Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:Shiv Sena politicians Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2024–2029 Category:People from Ratnagiri district