Bala Nandgaonkar

Bala Nandgaonkar
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
(2009–2014)
Succeeded byAjay Choudhari
ConstituencyShivadi
In office
(1995-1999), (1999-2004), (2004 – 2009)
Preceded byChhagan Bhujbal
ConstituencyMazgaon
Personal details
Born (1957-06-21) 21 June 1957
PartyMaharashtra Navnirman Sena[1][2] (2006-Present)
Other political
affiliations
Shiv Sena(1966–2006)
OccupationPolitician

Bala Dagdu Nandgaonkar (b 1957) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He started his political career with Shiv Sena and later joined Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. He is a three-term member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Mazgaon assembly constituency.[3] He got the ticket for the 4th time from Shivadi to contest against Ajay Chaudhari of Shiv Sena(UBT) in the 2024 Vidhan Sabha Elections.

Early political life

Bala Nandgaonkar was first elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on a Shiv Sena ticket in 1995 from Mazgaon, and won again in 1999 and 2004. He was elected to Vidhan Sabha in 2009 from Shivadi on MNS ticket but lost in 2014.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena

Bala Nandgaonkar was one of the driving forces along with Raj Thackeray to form the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.[4]

Positions held

References

  1. ↑ "Marathi issue not vote-bank politics: MNS leader Bala Nandgaonkar". indiatoday.intoday.in/. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "MNS leader Bala Nandgaonkar". indiatimes.com/. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1999/2004/2009". elections.in. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Is Raj Thackeray's right-hand man set to join Shiv Sena?". mid-day.com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "In the 1995 elections, Bhujbal, in a major upset, lost to Sena's Bala Nandgaonkar. In 1999". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
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