Suresh Narayan Dhanorkar
Suresh Narayan Dhanorkar | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Chandrapur | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Constituency | Chandrapur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 July 1975 (age 49) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Occupation | Politician |
Suresh Narayan Dhanorkar, also called Balubhau Dhanorkar, is the newly elected member of Lok Sabha from Chandrapur constituency. He belongs to the Indian National Congress political party.[1] He is the only candidate for Indian national Congress to be elected as MP from Maharashtra.[2] He was nominated as the Lok Sabha candidate after resigning as MLA from Shiv Sena and joined the Indian National Congress Party
Controversy
Dhanorkar, along with Sada Sarvankar also of the Shiv Sena and Member of Legislative Assembly from Mahim, had the maximum number of criminal cases pending against him amongst the 288 members of 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, as declared in the affidavit submitted by him to the Election Commission of India.[3] In September, 2012, Dhanorkar was externed from Chandrapur and its neighbouring districts: Nagpur, Wardha, Yavatmal, Gadchiroli and Gondia purported as an action against his alleged criminal activities.[4]
On 1 February 2016, Dhanorkar was arrested for threatening a patwari handling a case involving illegal excavation of sand.[5]
References
- ^ "Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014". India Today. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ Ali, Mazhar (23 October 2009). "BJP wins in Chanda, Ballarpur, Bramhapuri; Rajura Chimur, Warora Go To Congress". Times of India. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ Datar, Saurabh (23 October 2014). "57 per cent of MLAs in Maharashtra have criminal records". Mid-Day. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ Ali, Mazhar (16 September 2012). "Sena's district bandh call against Dhanorkar's externment". Times of India. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Sena-MLA-threatens-patwari-held/articleshow/50812980.cms