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.
Hansraj Ahir is an Indian politician and current Chairman of the National Commission for Backward classes. He is a former Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers in the First Modi Ministry. He was the former member of the 16th Lok Sabha in India. He was member of 11th Lok Sabha, 14th Lok Sabha, 15th Lok Sabha. He is famous for exposing Coal Mining Scam specially pouni-3 in WCL.
Chandrapur is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency is spread over Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts.
Gadchiroli–Chimur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency came into existence on 19 February 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 on 12 July 2002. This seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Marotrao Kowase of the Indian National Congress. As of the 2014 elections, it is represented by Ashok Nete of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Armori Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in central India.
Warora is one of the six constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly located in the Chandrapur district. It was created after the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008. It is a part of Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency along with five other assembly constituencies, namely Rajura, Ballapur and Chandrapur (SC) from Chandrapur district and Wani and Arni from the neighbouring Yavatmal district.
Rajura Assembly constituency is one of the six constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha located in Chandrapur district.
Arni is a town with & tehsil in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra State in India. It is situated on the banks of the Arunavati River. It Connected with National Highway-361. Nearest Railway Station is a Dhamangaon which is located 90 km approx & Nearest Airport is a Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur is around 187 km from Arni.
Yavatmal Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the seven which are located in the Yavatmal district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Wani Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the seven which are located in Yavatmal district.
Arni-Kelapur Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the seven which are located in Yavatmal district. It is reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidate.
Umarkhed Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the seven which are located in Yavatmal district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.
Amgaon Vidhan Sabha seat is one of the constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, in India.
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.
Raje Vishveshvar Rao a.k.a. Raja Saheb, Aheri or Raja Saheb was an Indian Gond Raje (king) and politician. He was a Member of Parliament of India and was member of the 6th Lok Sabha. Raje Vishveshvar Rao represented the Chandrapur constituency of Maharashtra and was a member of the Bharatiya Lok Dal political party.
Shantaram Rajeshwar Potdukhe was an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament of India. Potdukhe was member of Lok Sabhas for four straight terms; 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Lok Sabhas of India. He represented the Chandrapur constituency of Maharashtra and was a member of the Indian National Congress political party.
K. M. Koushik was an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament of India. Koushik was a member of the 4th Lok Sabha and represented the Chandrapur constituency of Maharashtra. He was a member of the Swatantra Party during his term as M.P.
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.
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.
Saoli Assembly constituency was one of the 288 assembly constituencies of Maharashtra, a western state of India. Saoli was also part of Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency.