Manikrao Shivajirao Kokate | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2025 | |
| Minister | |
| Cabinet | Third Fadnavis ministry |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Deputy CM | |
| Preceded by | Dattatray Vithoba Bharne |
| Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 15 December 2024 –31 July 2025 | |
| Minister | Agriculture |
| Governor | C. P. Radhakrishnan |
| Cabinet | Third Fadnavis ministry |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Deputy CM | |
| Guardian Minister | Akola |
| Preceded by | Dhananjay Munde |
| Succeeded by | Dattatray Vithoba Bharne |
| Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office (2019-2024),(2024-Present) | |
| Preceded by | Rajabhau Waje |
| Succeeded by | Rajabhau Waje |
| Constituency | Sinner |
| In office (1999-2004),(2004-2009),(2009 –2014) | |
| Preceded by | Tukaram Dighole |
| Constituency | Sinner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1957 Nashik,Bombay State,India |
| Political party | Nationalist Congress Party (2019-Present),(1999-1999) |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party (2014-2019) Indian National Congress (2009-2014),(Before 1999) Shiv Sena (1999-2009) |
| Alma mater | B.Sc,LLB From University of Pune |
Manikrao Kokate is a politician from Nashik District of Maharashtra State. He is currently MLA of Sinnar Assembly Constituency on NCP Ticket. He has won from Sinnar assembly constituency 5 times. [1]
He has unsuccessfully contested as Independent candidate for 2019 Lok Sabha Elections from Nashik Lok Sabha Constituency. [2]
He started his political journey with Indian National Congress (INC) at young age. He left the Congress and joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP),which was founded by Sharad Pawar in 1999. After NCP denied him ticket for Sinnar Assembly Constituency,he switched to Shivsena and won the seat in 1999 and 2004 Maharashtra Assembly elections. Later he joined the rebellion of then Shivsena leader Narayan Rane and joined Congress along with Rane. He won from Sinnar for third time in 2009 assembly election on Congress ticket. He again switched to BJP for 2014 assembly election and was defeated by Shivsena candidate Rajabhau Waje. In 2019 Loksabha Elections,he fought as independent candidate from Nashik Lok Sabha seat,he was defeated by Shivsena candidate. He once again switched to NCP for 2019 assembly elections,he won the Sinnar assembly seat for 4th time by very thin margin. In the 2024 assembly elections,he won by a huge margin against the NCP Sharad Pawar's candidate,Uday Sangale. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
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