Madhavrao Bhujangrao Kinhalkar

Madhavrao Kinhalkar (born 27 September 1957 in Bhokar, Nanded district, India) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar
डॉ. माधवराव किन्हाळकर
MLA
In office
1990-1999
ConstituencyBhokar
Personal details
Born
Madhav Bhujangrao Kinhalkar

(1957-09-27) 27 September 1957
Bhokar, Nanded district
Citizenship Indian
Nationality Bharatiya
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (before 1999)
Spouse(s)वृषाली
RelationsMarried
Children1 Daughter
ResidenceManjula Nagar, Bhokar
Alma materM.B.B.S., MS (Surgeon)
ProfessionDoctor, Politician
Known forAuthor, Babli project
Websitehttp://facebook.com/BallalkarMaruthiRao

Career

He served as a Congress Member of the Legislative Assembly of Bhokar Constituency from 1991 through 1999.[1] He served as Minister of State for Home Affairs, Revenue and Cooperation in the Maharashtra government from 1991 to 1995 headed Sharad Pawar.

He was a Nationalist Congress Party leader, but in 2014 he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at Mumbai.

In 2014, he contested from Bhokar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as BJP Candidate against Ameeta Ashokrao Chavan unsuccessfully with 53,224 votes.

Litigation surrounding "paid news"

Kinhalkar is the main litigant in the Ashok Chavan paid news case of 2009 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha. He Independently contested against him in the 2009 assembly poll from Bhokar Assembly Constituency.

References
  1. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Bhokar Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
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