Prataprao Govindrao Chikhalikar
Prataprao Govindrao Chikhalikar | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2019–2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Chavan |
| Succeeded by | Vasantrao Balwantrao Chavan |
| Constituency | Nanded |
| Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office (2004-2009), (2014 – 2019) | |
| Constituency | Loha (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 August 1960 |
| Political party | Nationalist Congress Party (Oct 2024-Present) |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party(2019-2024) Congress(I), Lok Bharati, NCP, Shiv Sena |
| Children | Dr Pramod Chikhalikar ,Pravin Chikhalikar, Pranita Chikhalikar-Deore, |
| Occupation | Politician |
Prataprao Govindrao Chikhalikar (born 2 August 1960) is an Indian politician and Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Nanded district. He is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Loha Assembly Constituency.[1]
Career
[edit]Chikhalikar has been described as close to Shankarrao Chavan, but later has become an opponent of his son Ashok Chavan becoming a close junior associate of former Maharashtra Chief Minister the late Vilasrao Deshmukh. He won assembly elections in 2004.[2][3] In 2007, Chikhalikar, joined Lok Bharati political outfit during municipality elections there, contesting elections against the Indian National Congress.[2] In 2012 Chikhalikar joined the Nationalist Congress Party and in August 2014, Chikhalikar joined the Shiv Sena.[4][5]In 2024 Chikhalikar joined the Nationalist Congress Party Ajit Pawar to get a ticket from loha kandhar Assembly Constituency.
Positions held
[edit]- 1999: Unsuccessfully contested Loha Vidhansabha on Congress ticket
- 2004: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 2014: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Shivsena Party
- 2015: Elected as Director of Nanded District Central Co-operative Bank[6]
- 2019: MP- Nanded loksabha Constituency
References
[edit]- ^ "Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014". India Today. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Nanded civic poll verdict upsets CM". Mumbai Mirror. 9 October 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Ananth, Venkat (2 October 2014). "The curious case of independents in Maharashtra politics". Live Mint. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Ekbote, Vinayak (20 August 2014). "चिखलीकरांनी उचलले शिवसेनेचे 'धनुष्य', मतदारसंघावर पुन्हा पकड मिळवण्यासाठी डावपेच". Divya Marathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Amit Shah's intervention preventing influx into BJP?". The Free Press Journal. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "जिल्हा बँक निवडणूक: प्रत्येक जिल्हा, प्रत्येक निकाल".
