KirtiKumar Bhangdiya | |
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 Bhangdiya during Chimur Kranti Day | |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office (2014-2019), (2019-2024), (2024-Present) | |
| Preceded by | Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar |
| Constituency | Chimur [1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chimur,Maharashtra,India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2014-present) [2] |
| Occupation | Politician |
KirtiKumar Mitesh Bhangdiya, [2] also known as Bunty Bhau Bhangdiya,is an Indian politician serving as a 15th Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. [1] He represents the Chimur Assembly Constituency and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was the richest candidate from Vidarbha in the 2014 elections. [3] He was elected as an MLA for three consecutive terms in the 2014,2019,and 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections. [1]
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Bhangdiya was founder and head of Yuvashakti Sanghatna,a political organisation that held power in the Gadchiroli Zilla Parishad in 2014. In August 2014,Bhangdiya joined the BJP. [2]
Bhangdiya's father,Mitesh Bhangdiya,who also belongs to the BJP,was a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council from the Chandrapur- Gadchiroli- Wardha local body constituency from 2012 to 2018. He is amongst the leading irrigation contractors in the Vidarbha-Marathwada region. [4]
On 21 August 2017,Bhangdiya and several of his supporters were charged with assaulting an Indian National Congress leader and several of his supporters in Chimur. [5] Bhangdiya is considered to be close to Devendra Fadnavis. .