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.
Bhandara District is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The name Bhandara is a corruption of Bhanara. Reference to Bhanara is found in an inscription of 1100 A.D. traced at Ratanpur. The district headquarters are located at Bhandara. The district occupies an area of 3717 km2 and has a population of 1,200,334,of which 19.48% are urban as of 2011. The growth rate of Bhandara is 5.56% Bhandara has a mixed economy with agriculture,industries and forest resources. Bhandara is known for its large production of rice. Tumsar,a tahsil town,is a noted rice market. Bhandara town is also known as "Brass City" owing to the presence of a large brass products industry. Bhandara has several tourist destinations,like Ambagad Fort,Brahmi,Chinchgad,and Dighori.
Ashok Shankarrao Chavan is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is the son of the late former Maharashtra Chief Minister Shankarrao Chavan. He was one of the most influential leaders of Indian National Congress in Maharashtra but joined Bhartiya Janata Party on 13 February 2024. He has served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra state from 8 December 2008 to 9 November 2010. Also,he has served as Minister for Cultural Affairs,Industries,Mines and Protocol in the Vilasrao Deshmukh government and he is also the former PWD Minister of Maharashtra.
Bhandara–Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the Presidential notification on delimitation of parliamentary constituencies,based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002 and Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency ceased to exist. Three of its assembly segments are in Bhandara district,while the other three are in Gondia district.(Member of parliament) resigned recently (2014-2017).
Devappa Anna Shetti is an Indian Politician and former Member of Parliament of India from Hatkanangle constituency in the 16th Lok Sabha. He is the president of the Swabhimani Paksha,the political party which he founded in 2004,after separating from the Shetkari Sanghatana. He also founded Swabhimani Shetkari Saghtana.
Sakoli Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra state in central India. This constituency is one of the three constituencies located in Bhandara district.
Gondia Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency was in existence during Lok Sabha elections of 1962 for the 3rd Lok Sabha. It was abolished from next 1967 Lok Sabha elections. It was reserved for Scheduled Caste candidate.
Bhandara is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra state in central India. This constituency is one of the three constituencies located in Bhandara district.
Tumsar is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra state in central India. This constituency is one of the three constituencies located in Bhandara district.
Abdul Shafee was an Indian politician. A member of the Indian National Congress,he served as a Member of Parliament in the 5th Lok Sabha. Shafee represented the Chandrapur constituency. He was also a Member of Legislative Council of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha,First Zilla Parishad President of Chandrapur,First Sarpanch of Rajoli. Shafee was a social activist and head of BSS before entering national politics.
Pradeep Majhi is an Indian politician. He was a member of parliament in 15th Lok Sabha from Nabarangpur and is at present the State Vice-president of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee,having held previous offices of State President of Orissa Pradesh Youth Congress,Secretary of the Indian Youth Congress,and President of Zilla Parishad. In 15th Lok Sabha,he asked 1160 questions inside Parliament,the third-highest number questions asked in that Lok Sabha tenure. He asked 501 questions in his first two years,according to The Week magazine. In 2021,Majhi quited from Congress and joined BJD in a Mishran Parba.
Although a parliamentary democracy,Indian politics has increasingly become dynastic,possibly due to the absence of a party organization,independent civil society associations that mobilize support for the party,and centralized financing of elections. Family members have also led the Congress party for most of the period since 1978 when Indira Gandhi floated the then Congress(I) faction of the party. It also is fairly common in many political parties in Maharashtra. The dynastic phenomenon is seen from national level down to district level and even village level.The three-tier structure of Panchayati Raj established in the 1960s also helped to create and consolidate the dynastic phenomenon in rural areas. Apart from government,political families also control cooperative institutions,mainly cooperative sugar factories,district cooperative banks in the state,and since the 1980s private for profit colleges. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party also features several senior leaders who are dynasts. In Maharashtra,the NCP has particularly high level of dynasticism.
Charan Sovinda Waghmare is a politician who served as a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 2014 to 2019. He was elected as MLA from the Tumsar - Mohadi Assembly Constituency. And he is very likely known leader in his constituency. He belonged to the local established party Vikas Foundation as chairperson and he is member of Nationalist Congress Party. In 2012,Waghmare was chairman of finance and works committee of Bhandara Zilla Parishad. In 2014 he was President of Bhandara District BJP.
Arjuni Morgaon is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituency of Maharashtra state in India. This Constituency is one of the three Constituencies located in the Gondia district.
Suresh Narayan Dhanorkar, also called Balubhau Dhanorkar or Balu Dhanorkar,was an Indian politician who was the elected member of the Lok Sabha from Chandrapur constituency. He was a member of the Indian National Congress political party. He was the only candidate for the INC to be elected as MP from Maharashtra.
Dr Parinay Fuke is a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council from Bhandara-Gondiya Local Authorities,belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party elected as Member of Legislative Council from Bhandara-Gondia Constituency and former Minister of Maharashtra State in First Fadnavis ministry.
Zilla Parishad Bhandara or District Council Bhandara is one of the District Councils having jurisdiction on Bhandara district in Maharashtra,India.
The Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi is an Indian political party founded by Prakash Ambedkar on 20 March 2018. The party is primarily based in Maharashtra in India. Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi follows Phule-Ambedkarite ideology.
Sunil Baburao Mendhe is an Indian Politician and a Member of Parliament to the 17th Lok Sabha from Bhandara–Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency,Maharashtra. He won the 2019 Indian general election being a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate.
The Revolutionary Goans Party is a regional party in the Indian state of Goa. First registered as a non-governmental organization when founded in March 2017,it received recognition as a political party from the Election Commission of India in 2022. The party contested 38 seats in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election,winning the St Andre constituency. The party's "anti-migrant" policies have been classified as similar to the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).
