Suresh Narayan Dhanorkar, also called Balubhau Dhanorkar or Balu Dhanorkar, was an Indian politician who was the elected member of the
Lok Sabha
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from
Chandrapur constituency. He was a member of the
Indian National Congress
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political party.
He was the only candidate for the INC to be elected as MP from
Maharashtra
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.
He was nominated as the
Lok Sabha
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candidate after resigning as MLA from
Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena ( IAST: ''Śiva Sēnā'') () was a right-wing to far-right Marathi regionalist and Hindu ultranationalist political party in India founded in 1966 by cartoonist Bal Thackeray. Originally emerging from nativist movements in Bom ...
and had joined the
Indian National Congress
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Party.
Political career
In 2006, Dhanorkar became the
Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena ( IAST: ''Śiva Sēnā'') () was a right-wing to far-right Marathi regionalist and Hindu ultranationalist political party in India founded in 1966 by cartoonist Bal Thackeray. Originally emerging from nativist movements in Bom ...
president for the
Chandrapur District. In 2014 he became the Shiv Sena MLA from
Warora-Bhadrawati. In the
2019 Indian general election
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, Dhanorkar became the
INC
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MP from
Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency
Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency is spread over Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts.
Assembly segments
At present, Chandrapur L ...
, becoming the only elected INC MP from Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha. He served as MP until his death. His wife was Maharashtra MLA
Pratibha Dhanorkar
Pratibha Suresh Dhanorkar is an Indian politician from Maharashtra and a member of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra
The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legis ...
.
Death
Dhanorkar died from kidney stone complications on 30 May 2023, at the age of 47.
References
External links
Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India websiteShiv Sena Official website
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1975 births
2023 deaths
Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra
People from Chandrapur district
Marathi politicians
Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019
India MPs 2019–present
Shiv Sena politicians