Madhavrao Bhujangrao Kinhalkar
Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar | |
|---|---|
| डॉ. माधवराव किन्हाळकर | |
| MLA | |
| In office 1990-1999 | |
| Constituency | Bhokar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Madhav Bhujangrao Kinhalkar 27 September 1957 Bhokar, Nanded district |
| Citizenship |  Indian |
| Nationality | Bharatiya |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (before 1999) |
| Spouse | वृषाली |
| Relations | Married |
| Children | 1 Daughter |
| Residence(s) | Manjula Nagar, Bhokar |
| Alma mater | M.B.B.S., MS (Surgeon) |
| Profession | Doctor, Politician |
| Known for | Author, Babli project |
| Website | http://facebook.com/BallalkarMaruthiRao |
Madhavrao Kinhalkar (born 27 September 1957 in Bhokar, Nanded district, India) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Career
He served as a Congress Member of the Legislative Assembly of Bhokar Constituency from 1991 through 1999.[1] He served as Minister of State for Home Affairs, Revenue and Cooperation in the Maharashtra government from 1991 to 1995 headed Sharad Pawar.
He was a Nationalist Congress Party leader, but in 2014 he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at Mumbai.
In 2014, he contested from Bhokar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as BJP Candidate against Ameeta Ashokrao Chavan unsuccessfully with 53,224 votes.
Litigation surrounding "paid news"
Kinhalkar is the main litigant in the Ashok Chavan paid news case of 2009 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha. He Independently contested against him in the 2009 assembly poll from Bhokar Assembly Constituency.
References
- ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Bhokar Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 27 January 2014.