Bala Nandgaonkar | |
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Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1995–2014 | |
Succeeded by | Ajay Choudhari |
Personal details | |
Born | 21 June 1957 |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena [1] [2] |
Occupation | Politician |
Bala Nandgaonkar (b 1957) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He started with Shiv Sena,and later joined Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. He is a three term Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Usroli (Murud Janjira)and Shivadi Assembly Constituency. [3]
Bala Nandgaonkar was first elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on a Shiv Sena ticket in 1995 from Mazgaon,and won again in 1999 and 2004. He was elected to Vidhan Sabha in 2009 from Shivadi on MNS ticket,but lost in 2014.
Bala Nandgaonkar was one of the driving forces along with Raj Thackeray to form the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. [4]
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