Kirit Somaiya is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party who represented Mumbai North-East in the 16th Lok Sabha and the 13th Lok Sabha. He is currently appointed as the vice president of Bharatiya Janata Party's Maharashtra unit.
Vidarbha is a geographical region in the west Indian state of Maharashtra. Forming the eastern part of the state, it comprises Amravati and Nagpur divisions. As per the 2011 Census, the region had a population of 23,003,179. The region occupies 31.6% of the total area and is home to 21.3% of the total population of Maharashtra. Situated in central India, it borders the state of Madhya Pradesh to the north, Chhattisgarh to the east, Telangana to the south and Marathwada and Uttar Maharashtra regions of Maharashtra to the west.
Chandrapur district is a district in the Nagpur Division in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Chandrapur was the largest district in India until the Gadchiroli and Sironcha tehsils were separated as Gadchiroli district in 1981. In 2011, the district population was 2,204,307.
Sunil Panjabrao Deshmukh is the Member of Legislative Assembly from the constituency of Amravati, Maharashtra, India. He is a member of Indian National Congress (INC). He is a former Minister of State for Finance and Planning, Public Works and Energy in Government of Maharashtra and was also the guardian minister for Amravati and Bhandara districts of Vidarbha, Maharashtra from 2004–2009. He has also served as the ex-officio Vice-Chairman of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board's holding company and was the co-chairman of Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Ltd.
The 13th Assembly elections were held in Maharashtra, India on October 13, 2009. The ruling Democratic Front contested the elections against the alliance of Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Against the Third Front Known as Republican Left Democratic Front popularly known as RIDALOS.
Armori Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in central India.
Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra and a Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He is a member of Indian National Congress and a member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing Bramhapuri constituency.
Amgaon Vidhan Sabha seat is one of the constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, in India.
Sudhir Sachchidanand Mungantiwar is a legislator from the state of Maharashtra, India. He is currently cabinet Minister for Forests, Cultural Affairs and Fisheries in Maharashtra Government. He has earlier served as the Cabinet Minister of Finance & Planning and Forests departments in the Government of Maharashtra, Previously, he was the Maharashtra State President for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2010 to 2013 and the Minister of Tourism and Consumer Protection in the Government of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999. In 2014, he was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly to serve for a fifth consecutive term. He also holds additional charge as the Guardian Minister of Chandrapur and Wardha districts. In March 2024, he was announced as the BJP candidate for the Chandrapur constituency in the 2024 General Elections.
Nana Falgunrao Patole also known as Nanabhau, is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress Party and the President of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee. In 2014, he was elected as a Member of Parliament for Maharashtra's Bhandara-Gondia Lok Sabha constituency. He won the election by a margin of 1.5 lakh votes, defeating the current MP, senior NCP leader, and former Union Minister Praful Patel.
Ashok Nete is member of the 16th Lok Sabha from Gadchiroli–Chimur in Maharashtra state of India associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly twice: 1999–2004 and 2004–2009.
Vaibhav Madhukar Pichad is an Indian politician from Ahmednagar district. He was a Member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Akole Vidhan Sabha constituency which is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Schedule Tribes. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Maharashtra from Nationalist Congress Party. In 2019 he left Nationalist Congress Party and joined Bhartiya Janata Party. Currently, he is working as National Minister BJP Scheduled Tribes Morcha.
Wamanrao Sadashivrao Chatap is the former president of Shetkari Sanghatana. He was also President of the Swatantra Bharat Paksha representing Maharashtra in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, the lower house. He was MLA for three times, and was awarded "Best Performer in assembly" twice. He practised as a lawyer in Chandrapur district court from 1976 to 1980.
Milind Mane was a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represented the Nagpur North Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Mane has been a corporator in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation, in 2012, as sitting corporator, he unsuccessfully contested the municipal corporation elections representing the RPI Aghadi. Mane is a medical doctor.
Dr. Deorao Madguji Holi is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Gadchiroli Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a medical doctor. The second doctor elected from this constituency, reserved for a Scheduled Tribe candidate, after Saguna Talandi in 2009. His 2014 victory is amongst Vidarbha's top ten in terms of margin.
Nanaji Sitaram Shamkule is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Chandrapur Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In May, 2013 he was appointed President of BJP's Maharashtra state SC Cell. He was Member Legislative Assembly in 2009, also as a BJP member. Shamkule, before he became MLA in 2009, was a corporator in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation, from ward no 114, Takli Sim.
Tanaji Sakharamji Mutkule is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Hingoli Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Bramhapuri Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Chandrapur district, and is part of Gadchiroli–Chimur since the 2009 elections.
Harshvardhan Jadhav is an Indian politician who formerly represented Kannad in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He has been a member of Shiv Sena, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, Shiv Swarajya Paksha at various times in his political career and later joined in Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).
