Balaji Kinikar is a

Shiv Sena Shiv Sena (IAST: ''Śiva Sēnā'') () was a Right-wing politics, right-wing to Far-right politics, far-right Marathi people, Marathi Regionalism (politics), regionalist and Hindu nationalism, Hindu ultranationalist political party in India f ...

politician from

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, Maharashtra. He is a member of Legislative Assembly from Ambernath Vidhan Sabha constituency, Maharashtra, India. He has been elected for 3 consecutive terms in the

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in 2009,2014 & 2019.

Controversy

On 26 December, Kinikar led a delegation of fellow Shiv Sena workers outside the office of Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation executive engineer Sanjay Nanavare in

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, concerning water shortage being faced by residents of

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. During the discussion with Nanavare, SS Ulhasnagar city president Rajendra Chowdhary, party corporator Ramesh Chavan and two others ransacked the office and also smashed Nanavare's cell phone on a table and threw chairs at him. The four were arrested and charged with criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty, voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty, mischief, intentional insult, and criminal intimidation.

Positions held

* 2009: Elected to

(1st term) * 2014: Re-Elected to

(2nd term) * 2019: Re-Elected to

(3rd term)

References

External links

Official website

Shiv Sena Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kinikar, Balaji Living people Maharashtra MLAs 2009–2014 Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019 Shiv Sena politicians 1972 births People from Thane district People from Latur Marathi politicians