Prataprao Patil Chikhalikar
Prataprao Chikhalikar | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Shyamsundar Dagdoji Shinde |
| Constituency | Loha |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Shankarrao (Shankar Anna) Ganeshrao Dhondge |
| Succeeded by | Shyamsundar Dagdoji Shinde |
| Constituency | Loha |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Chavan Rohidas Khobraji |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Constituency | Kandhar, Nanded |
| Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2019–2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Chavan |
| Succeeded by | Vasantrao Balwantrao Chavan |
| Constituency | Nanded |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 August 1960 |
| Party | Nationalist Congress Party (Oct. 2024-Present) |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party (2019-2024) ,NCP, Shiv Sena, Lok Bharati, Congress(I). |
| Children | Dr. Pramod, Pravin, 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 | edit source]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 | edit source]- 2004: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Kandhar Vidhansabha as Independent
- 2009: Unsuccessfully contested Loha Vidhansabha on Congress ticket
- 2014: 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
- 2024: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Nationalist Congress Party
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