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Manohar Chandrikapure

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Manohar Chandrikapure
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
26 November 2019
Preceded byRajkumar Badole
ConstituencyArjuni-Morgaon
Personal details
Born
Manohar Gowardhan Chandrikapure

1955 or 1956 (age 68–69)[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyPrahar Janshakti Party (2024-present)
Other political
affiliations
Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) (2023-2024)
Residence(s)Bamhani, Sadak Arjuni, Gondia district, Maharashtra
Alma materCollege of Agriculture, Nagpur (BSc)
Profession
  • Politician
  • agriculturalist

Manohar Gowardhan Chandrikapure is an Indian politician and a member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elected from the Arjuni-Morgaon constituency in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election as a Nationalist Congress Party candidate.[2][1] He joined Prahar Janshakti Party in October 2024.[3]

Early life

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Chandrikapure was born to Govardhan Chandrikapure and hails from the village of Bamhani of Sadak Arjuni taluka in Gondia district of Maharashtra. He studied Higher Secondary in 1971-72 under HSC Board, Nagpur from Adarsh College, Amgaon.[4] He is a Bachelor of Science which he completed from College of Agriculture, Nagpur in March 1975.[2]

Political career

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In 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, Chandrikapure won from Arjuni-Morgaon seat as a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate, defeating two-time winner Rajkumar Badole of BJP.[1]

In October 2024, Chandrikapure joined Prahar Janshakti Party after being denied nomination for the upcoming legislative assembly election in November despite being a sitting MLA. The Nationalist Congress Party leadership had nominated his rival Rajkumar Badole instead.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Arjuni-Morgaon Election Results 2019 Live Updates (अर्जुनी मोरगाव): Chandrikapure Manohar Gowardhan of NCP Wins". News18. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Manohar Chandrikapure - Profile". MyNeta. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b ठाकरे, राजेश्वर (24 October 2024). "अजित पवारांच्या नाराज आमदाराची प्रथम काँग्रेसकडे धाव, नंतर प्रहारमध्ये प्रवेश, महायुतीमध्ये बंडाचा झेंडा". Loksatta (in Marathi). Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Chandrikapure Manohar Gowardhan(Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- Arjuni Morgaon (SC) (Gondiya) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 25 October 2019.