Madhavrao Bhujangrao Kinhalkar

Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar
डॉ. माधवराव किन्हाळकर
MLA, Maharashtra
In office
1990-1995
Constituency Bhokar
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
for Bhokar
In office
1995–1999
Preceded by Shankarrao Chavan
Succeeded by BG Deshmukh
Personal details
Born
Madhav Bhujangrao Kinhalkar

27 September 1957
Bhokar, Nanded district
Citizenship Indian
Nationality Bharatiya
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (before 1999)
Spouse Vrushali Kinhalkar
Relations Married
Children Only Daughter
Residence(s) Manjula Nagar, Bhokar
Alma mater Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Medical College
Profession Doctor, Politician
Known for Author, Babli project
Website http://facebook.com/BallalkarMaruthiRao

Madhavrao Kinhalkar is a former Minister in Sharad Pawar Government. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party after resignation from NCP.

Career

He served as a Congress Member of the Legislative Assembly of Bhokar Constituency from 1991 through 1999. He served as Minister of State for Home Affairs, Revenue and Co-operation in the Maharashtra government from 1991 to 1995 headed by 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 securing 53,224 votes as running candidates.

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.