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Chandrakant Handore

Chandrakant Handore

Indian politician

Chandrakant Damodhar Handore (born 13 March 1957) is an Indian politician and the current Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Maharashtra.[2][3][4] He is an Indian National Congress member and had represented Chembur in 12th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in Vilasrao Deshmukh ministry.[5] On 5 February 2021, Handore appointed as a Working President of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee.[6]

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Handore is former cabinet minister for Social Justice of the Government of Maharashtra. He was elected Mayor of Mumbai for the period 1992 to 1993.[7] Handore was a vice President of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee for the period 2014 to 2021. Since 2020, he is also the in charge of the Mumbai Pradesh Congress Committee. Handore is the founder and president of the "Bhim Shakti" (tran: The "Bhim's power" or "Ambedkar's power"), an Ambedkarite and socio-political organization.[8][9][10]

Personal life

Chandrakant Handore's mother's name is Hausabai and father's name is Damodhar Handore. He is married to Mrs Sangita Handore, she is the current corporator of 125 Chembur, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. They have five daughters Runita, Sonal, Prajyoti, Nikita and Priyanka, and a son Ganesh. Chandrakant Handore's family, inspired by B. R. Ambedkar, follows Buddhism.[11][12]

Positions held

References

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    https://www.inc.in/congress-working-committee/permanent-invitees
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    "Congress MLA has 'no opponents' in Chembur - Times of India". The Times of India.
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    "ना विधानसभा, ना परिषद, काँग्रेस सोडण्याचा इशारा दिलेल्या माजी मंत्र्याला कार्यकारी अध्यक्षपद". 5 February 2021.
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    "Welcome to Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, India". portal.mcgm.gov.in.
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    "'भीमशक्ती'ची फारकत!". Maharashtra Times.
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    "'एक विचार एक मंच'ला २० संघटनांचा पाठिंबा". Maharashtra Times.
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    "चंद्रकांत हंडोरे यांची कॉंग्रेसमध्ये घुसमट! पक्षाकडून डावलले जात असल्याची चर्चा | eSakal". www.esakal.com.
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    Teltumbde, Anand. "Bombay High Court's 'Dalit' ruling has come in handy for the politics of Hindutva". Scroll.in.
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    "Cabinet off-limits for sons & daughters - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
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    "Chandrakant Damodhar Handore".
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    "Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019, Chembur profile: Shiv Sena's Prakash Phateparkar to battle Congress' Chandrakant Handore". Firstpost. 17 October 2019.
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    "Lokatantra - vidhansabhacandidates". www.lokatantra.in.
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    Permanent Invitee of the Congress Working Comitee[1]
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