Omprakash Babarao Kadu is an independent

Member of the Legislative Assembly A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. S ...

from

Achalpur Achalpur, formerly known as Ellichpur and Illychpur, is a city and a municipal council in Amravati District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the second most populous city in Amravati District after Amravati and seventh most populous ...

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, India. Achalpur assembly constituency is a part of

Amravati (Lok Sabha constituency) Amravati Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India. Assembly segments Presently, Amravati Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) seg ...

. He has been elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for four consecutive terms from 2004 to 2019. He is currently serving jail for two-years term in a case against him.

Career

On 19 October 2014, Kadu won the assembly election, defeating congress candidate Bablu Deshmukh candidate by more than 10000 votes. This was the first time in Achalpur assembly elections that a candidate won three times in succession. In 2019 election he won the assembly election by total of 81,252 votes which 44% of the total voters. He is the first candidate to be elected for a fourth consecutive term in Achalpur Assembly elections. He is Leader of Prahar Janshakti Party. He is part of Newly formed MahaVikas Aaghadi or MVA. the banner called Prahar Yuvashakti Sanghatana that became the Prahar Party.He then rebelled against MVA along with

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. In March 2023, He sparked controversy when he said stay dogs should be sent to Assam to be eaten for dog meat. On 22 April 2017,

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said she would take action against Kadu for making derogatory comments towards Malini days earlier.

Positions held

* 1997: Elected as member of Panchayat Samiti * 1997: Elected as Chandurbazar Panchayat Samiti * 2004: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1st term) * 2009: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (2nd term) * 2014: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (3rd term) * 2019: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (4th term) * 2019: Swear in as minister of state in Udhav Thackeray Government. * 2019: Appointed as minister of state for Water Resources (Irrigation) & Command Area Development, School Education, Woman & Child Development, Labour, OBC-SEBC-SBC-VJNT Welfare * 2020: Appointed as guardian minister of Akola district

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MLA Award For Bacchu KaduTimes Story

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kadu, Bachchu 1970 births Living people Marathi politicians Maharashtra MLAs 2004–2009 Maharashtra MLAs 2009–2014 Independent politicians in India Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019 People from Amravati district Prahar Janshakti Party politicians

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