Raju Devnath Parwe is a leader of

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and a former member of the

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elected from Umred Assembly constituency in

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city.

Positions held

2019: Elected to

with 91,968 votes.

Political career

In 2015 Raju Parwe joined the

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. Before that, In 2014 he unsuccessfully fought from Umred Vidhan Sabha Seat as an

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and lost by a margin of 68,002 votes. In 2019 the Congress Party offered him ticket from Umred Vidhan Sabha Seat and he won by margin of 18,029 votes. On 24 March 2024, Raju Parwe left the Congress Party as he was denied ticket from Ramtek Lok Sabha Seat. He Joined Eknath Shinde Led Shiv Sena (SHS) and got the ticket. On 4 June 2024, Raju Parwe Lost To Indian National Congress Candidate, Shyamkumar (Bablu) Barve from Ramtek Lok Sabha Seat By A Margin Of 76,768 Votes.

References

Living people Maharashtra MLAs 2019–2024 Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra People from Nagpur Year of birth missing (living people) Shiv Sena politicians {{Maharashtra-INC-politician-stub