Bhimrao Tapkir is an Indian politician and member of the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

. Tapkir is a member of the

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. Presently, 288 memb ...

in 2011 (Bypoll), 2014, 2019 from the Khadakwasla constituency assembly constituency in

Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million ...

Political career

MLA Bhimrao Tapkir starter his career in 2001 local body election of

Pune Municipal Corporation The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC, IAST: Puṇe Mahānagarpālikā) is the civic body that governs the inner limits of Pune, India. It is in charge of the civic needs and infrastructure of the metropolis, which is spread over an area of 484 ...

. He was elected as the Corporator in 2001 election and was re-elected as the corporator in 2006

election. In 2011 after the death of the

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (translation: Maharashtra Reformation Army; MNS) is a Regionalist far-right Indian political party based in the state of Maharashtra and operates on the ideology of "Hindutva" and "Marathi" Manus. It was founded ...

Firebrand MLA Ramesh Wanjale he was elected as MLA from Khadakwasala Assembly constituency from the

BJP The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

. In

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election The Indian state of Maharashtra has a bicameral legislature, comprising two houses. The lower house, known as the Legislative Assembly ("Vidhan Sabha" in Marathi), is directly elected by the people and is the more powerful of the two houses. The ...

he was elected twice by defeating NCP Candidate Dilip Barate. In 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, he was elected thrice by defeating the NCP Candidate Sachin Dodke.Bhimrao Tapkir: Read Bhimrao Tapkir Latest Breaking News on Midday
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