Ganpat Gaikwad

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ganpat Gaikwad

• Ganpat lost his father when he was a little kid; therefore in 1978, he started selling and delivering bread to various hotels on his bicycle to support his family. He began making clips that were used to fit TV antennae in 1982 after renting a hand press.

• In 1985, he purchased a used rickshaw and began driving it. By 1989, he had gathered Rs. 16,000 in funds and established a company called Shree Tisai Cable Service, offering video cable services. Initially, he offered only 2 channels. In that year, he attracted 50 customers whom he charged Rs. 60 per month.

• In 1995, he had two employees and over 150 connections, offering 12 channels with new technology. By 1997, he had introduced two more channels, and his company achieved significant success.

• In 2000, Ganpat Gaikwad started a construction business called Shree Tisai Developers. He is the owner of several other businesses and companies, including Shree Tisai Cable Services Pvt. Ltd, Wire & Wireless Tisai Satellite Pvt. Ltd, Jarimari Satellite Service, Shree Tisai Satellite Service, and Shree Tisai Health Club.

• In 2004, he secured distributorship for ESPN, Star Sports, Star Cricket, Raigad District, and UTV (Bindas Movies, UTV Movies, Bindas Ent., World Movies, UTV News) for Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Pune, Satara, and Ahmednagar, as well as Sun Direct T.V. (DTH service) for Kalyan and Dombivli, further enhancing the success of his company.

• In 2019, he became a 3-time Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Elections after he won the elections consecutively in 2009, 2014, and 2019. ^[6]News 18

  

• Ganpat Gaikwad is a philanthropist and also supports sports. He has sports clubs in Maharashtra, like the Armature Bodybuilding Association of Kalyan and Prabodhankar Thackrey Sports Club in Thane City.