Shivaji Bhanudasrao Kardile (4 December 1958 â 17 October 2025) was an Indian politician who was six time Member of Legislative Assembly of Rahuri and Ahmednagar North Vidhan sabha of Maharashtra and owned a dairy business before he entered politics.
Kardile was born on 4 December 1958. He studied at secondary school and left education after that.
In 2018, Kardile was arrested by Ahmednagar police in connection to the killings of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Kotkar and Vasant Thube.
Kardile had Four daughters and a son. His son-in-law is MLA Sangram Jagtap, Sandeep Kotkar is a former mayor of Ahmednagar and Jyoti Amol Gade is current mayor of Ahilyanagar and His son Akshay is the Ahmednagar District president of BJP Yuva Morcha
Kardile died from a cardiac arrest on 17 October 2025, at the age of 66.