Pratibha Dhanorkar

Pratibha Suresh Dhanorkar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded bySuresh Dhanorkar
ConstituencyChandrapur
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
24 October 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded bySuresh alias Balubhau Dhanorkar
Succeeded byKaran Deotale
ConstituencyWarora
Personal details
Born (1986-01-09) 9 January 1986
PartyIndian National Congress (2019-Present)
Other political
affiliations
Shiv Sena (Till 2019)
SpouseSuresh Dhanorkar
ChildrenManas Dhanorkar (Son) & Parth Dhanorkar (Son)
Education12th Pass B.A. - Part1 (Failed), Year - 2004-2005 From Lokmanya Tilak College, Wani
OccupationAgriculture & Business

Pratibha Suresh (Balubhau) 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 from Warora.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Dhanorkar is the Indian National Congress candidate contesting from the Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 general elections.[7]

Dhanorkar took part in Opposition protests during the 2026 Budget Session of the Lok Sabha, during which members entered the vale and displayed placards and surrounded the front benches, including the area of the Prime Minister’s seat, and proceedings were subsequently adjourned.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Meet Maharashtra's 24 women MLAs | India News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. ↑ "23 Out of 288: Women Form Tiny Minority in Newly Elected Maharashtra Assembly". News18.
  3. ↑ "Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019, Warora profile: Congress MP Suresh Dhanorkar's wife Pratibha up against Shiv Sena's Sanjay Deotale". Firstpost.
  4. ↑ The New Indian Express (24 October 2019). "Maharashtra now has seven more women members in assembly". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  5. ↑ The Times of India (26 October 2019). "Meet Maharashtra's 24 women MLAs". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  6. ↑ The Hindu (24 October 2019). "Only 19 of 235 women contestants taste victory in Maharashtra". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  7. ↑ India Today (13 July 2024). "Women activists | Beating all odds". Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Ruckus in Lok Sabha forces adjournment amid Opposition protest during Budget Session". Times of India. March 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.