List of Koli people

The Koli people are a community native to India. Notable people of the community include:

Military

Navy

• Kanhoji Angre, Admiral of Maratha Navy
• Yakut Khan, Admiral of Mughal Navy
• Laya Patil, Naval chief in Maratha Navy
• Ram Patil, Admiral of Ahmednagar Sultanate navy
• Chempil Arayan, Admiral of Travancore Kingdom navy

Army

• Tanaji Malusare, General in Maratha Empire

• Javji Bamble, Mansabdar of Maratha Empire

Politics

• Madhav Singh Solanki, former Chief Minister of Gujarat
• Bharti Shiyal, National Vice President of Bhartiya Janata Party, Member of Parliament from Bhavnagar
• Parshottambhai Solanki, Fishery Minister of Gujarat
• Ajitsinh Dabhi, Member of Parliament from Kheda and son of Fulsinh Dabhi Koli
• Anant Tare, was senior leader of Shiv Sena, former Mayor of Thane and Member of legislative council of Maharashtra
• Gigabhai Gohil, former Member of Parliament for Bhavnagar
• Pratap Shivram Singh, member of 3rd, 4th and 5th Lok Sabha, retired junior commissioned officer of British Indian Army and President of Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Koli Mahasabha
• Mohanbhai Patel, Member of Parliament from Junagadh constituency
• Balak Ram Kashyap, former Member of Parliament from Shimla Lok Sabha constituency and former Member of Legislative Assembly from Kasumpti Assembly constituency
• Roop Dass Kashyap, former Member of Legislative Assembly from Kasumpti Assembly constituency
• Krishan Dutt Sultanpuri, former Member of Parliament from Shimla Lok Sabha constituency
• Dhani Ram Shandil, Cabinet Minister of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and former Member of Parliament from Shimla Lok Sabha constituency
• Virender Kashyap, former Member of Parliament from Shimla Lok Sabha constituency
• Suresh Kashyap, Member of Parliament from Shimla Lok Sabha constituency
• Reena Kashyap, Member of Legislative Assembly from Pachhad Assembly constituency

Revolutionaries and freedom fighters

• Khemirao Sarnaik, challenged the Mughal Sultan Aurangzeb and dismissed the Jiziya
• Jhalkaribai, rebel leader of the Indian rebellion of 1857
• Rooplo Kolhi, hero of Indian Independence movement
• Govindas Ramdas, led the Kolis against British rule in Gujarat from 1826 to 1830
• Govind Rao Khare, Subedar of Ratangarh fort in Maratha Army later revolted against British rule after the defeat of Maratha Empire in 1840

Rulers

• Yashwantrao Mukne, Maharaja of Jawhar State
• Zalim Jalia, chief of the Dahewan
• Nag Nayak, Rana of Sinhagad fort who defended the fort for eight months from Muhammad bin Tughluq

Religion

• Bapu Velnath Thakor, saint from Gujarat
• Kanua Baba, a Koli saint of Uttar Pradesh followed by Hindus and Muslims

See also

• List of Koli states and clans
• Koli language

References