Santosh Kautika Tarfe is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Kalamnuri Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Indian National Congress.
He is son in law of former INC minister Shivajirao Moghe.He has been president of Maharashtra State Tribal Youth Welfare Organisation. He joined the INC in February, 2012.
In September 2013, case was filed against Tarfe for abetting suicide of a tribal Raju Munjaji Vibhute (aged 23), son of RTI activist Munjaji Vibhute, belonging to Brahman Wadi, of Aundha Nagnath Taluka, Hingoli district, on a complaint filed by his widow. He was absconding in police records according to a news report dated 12 September, 2013.
