Manohar Chandrikapure

Manohar Chandrikapure
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
26 November 2019 – 2024
Preceded byRajkumar Badole
Succeeded 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

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

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 the sitting MLA. The Nationalist Congress Party leadership had nominated his rival Rajkumar Badole instead, who went on to win from the seat.[3][5]

References

  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.
  5. ^ "Arjuni-Morgaon Election Result 2024 LIVE: Badole Rajkumar Sudam of NCP Wins". News18. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.


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